Prevent closed Southport killer case 'prematurely' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rqxpg2ryvo
"[Rudakubana's] potential ASD [autism spectrum disorder] and 'special interest', which frequently are combined, are part of the reasons that make him susceptible to being drawn into terrorism."
Some initial 'answers' are starting to emerge following the heinous crime in Southport in 2024 but there'll be more. Not that these should be any surprise given what we already know about the issue of autism and susceptibility to extremism and radicalisation e.g. Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cbm.2330
The news report also includes this really strange quote: "The officer also noted that Rudakubana had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and said the way to address his "vulnerabilities" may lie outside of the Prevent scheme." This is strange because the state already knew Prevent was dealing with 'staggeringly high' numbers of autistic people: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/07/staggeringly-high-number-of-people-with-autism-on-uk-prevent-scheme and already learning how to 'manage' such vulnerabilities.
The fact that this important aspect of this particular offence is at last seeing some 'daylight' is welcomed. It forms a part of the wider inquiry into what happened in Southport and, importantly, how such a horrific crime came to be. One would hope lessons will be learned for the future safety of the general public.
