The Sao Paulo Court of Justice (TJSP) sentenced comedian Leo Lins to pay R $ 44,000 in compensation for moral damages to Adriana Cristina da Costa Gonzaga, mother of an autistic boy.
Judge Marcela Filus Coelho, of the 1st Tribunal of the Special Civil Court, understood that the “joke” involving the autistic child is not an isolated case in Leo Lins’ trajectory. Recently, the comedian was fired from SBT, where he worked on the show “The Noite” with Danilo Gentili, due to the repercussion of a joke on a child with hydrocephalus.
“In the case, the accused has offended the plaintiff and shown contempt for a part of society, revealing (without any justification) that he is against those who face some kind of disease. More: with his behavior, he instigates other people to act in the same way., that is, in an inelegant way and without showing any knowledge. It is not an isolated case in the life of the accused. A quick search on the internet reveals that he is inclined to take action against those who have diseases or difficulties “, reads in an extract from the document, published by the newspaper O Globo.
The comedian has not yet taken a position on the case, but the sentence is still open to appeal.
The action was brought in 2020, after the publication of a video on the profile of Aline Mineiro, the girlfriend of Leo Lins. At the time, the former “A Fazenda” said: “As in all parties, he doesn’t say anything, he’s a bit autistic.”
Adriana Cristina sent a request to Lins that Aline did not use autism lightly. “Advise your girlfriend to retract. Autism is not an adjective,” she wrote.
Far from being sensitized, Lins responded with obscene text.
“I’ve already tried. I swear I told her to answer all the people who are indignant like you. I advised her to tell you to shove a giant cock up your ass. A well veined cock, more vascularized than your brain (even if you don’t need The idea was to punch this roll until the head is out of the mouth, impale the body, then remove the cock (which, by the way, would be a mask, because I don’t want it si Covid), carefully remove, which would leave a cylindrical hole, then I would throw the corn so that the body would become a refuge for the white doves of peace. It was my suggestion, but she thought it was absurd. I promise I will keep trying, “he written the comic.
He also mocked, adding the hashtags #autismisnotadjective, #autismisnotsubject, #autismisnotverb, and #autismisnotpredicate.
Despite acknowledging that he sent the message, in fact, Lins said it would be aimed at a specific person, not the autistic community.
But judge Marcela Filus Coelho understood that the comment was offensive: “Therefore, urged by the author to ask for the retraction of his girlfriend, instead of reflecting on the subject, recognizing the mistake and demonstrating that he can be touched by those who encounter difficulties, the defendant used verbal assault “.
According to the Law on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities No. 13.146 / 15, inducing or inciting discrimination against a person because of his or her disability can lead to one to three years in prison. The sentence, however, was limited to compensation for non-pecuniary damage.
Source: Terra
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