Special needs child was exploited at polls for political gain

To The Dally Sun,

Several outraged “special needs” parents and counsellors are OUTRAGED at the exploitation of one of God’s beautiful “special needs” children.

This reaction has occurred since a special needs” child was pushed forward in public at the Gilmanton Town Hall at the election center on election day with the words, “I am not a crayon eater.”

This is in response taken to an “out of context” remark made in private and later apologized for immediately by a private resident with many “special needs” children among his family that he dearly loves and has lost one recently.

The O’Connor family has admitted this proudly on Facebook and said, “She did not say all that she wanted to say.”

Remarks from folks were unbelievable and horrible and mostly, “I would never tell my child about this much less expose them to this situation in a public forum.”

We are all saying, “How could any parent who loves their child exploit their child so cruelly in this manner for their own political and vindictive purposes. If they have a battle to pick why not do it as adults — not behind “special needs” children?

Janice McWhinnie

Gilmanton