You're right, but I can only speak to personal experiences with certainty, so that's the perspective I was coming from. Honestly I can't imagine any point in the citys history where that code of conduct wouldn't be prudent, especially among more marginalized citizen groups. As far as I'm aware the police have always been what they are now.

Yeah, maybe if they actually helped people instead of shooting them we would reconsider our position

Yup. "Don't call the cops" is like code of conduct for gen Z in Baltimore. The understanding is that no matter how bad things are, the cops are virtually guaranteed to make it worse/escalate the situation.

Why on earth did you think that?

While you watch, can I wash your balls?

Autistic person here. Sure, deficiency is part of autism. But autism is a grab bag, a whole spectrum of presentation. Some things we do worse than neurotypicals, some things we do better, depending on the individual. For instance the idea that autistic people make better scientists, engineers and programmers is widespread within those communities, and in fact it can even be harder to find a job in those fields if you are not autistic. But an inspirational article about a non-autistic person becoming a scientist would feel odd, wouldn't it? Maybe even a little patronizing?

I'm not saying autism is without it's downsides, or that we're better than neurotypicals, or even that some autistic people don't feel wholly disabled by their condition. In fact I'm sure this article might even be inspirational for some autistic people. But in that same vein, I think it's understandable that things of this nature ruffle some peoples feathers.

Everyone has different preferences, I know. But personally, if I ever started a business I would feel quite insulted to see an article like this.

Yes as someone in the process of overcoming PTSD through psychedelics, it takes years, but it's also much faster than it would otherwise be.