Jailing of mentally disabled man is 'intolerable'

16 Nov 2012: As the following link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-23/jailing-of-mentally-disabled-man-27intolerable27/4329358 discusses the jailing of a man with a intellectual disability, questions need to be asked as to why jailing him is the only way to go.

My questions are: Why did they not see that this man had a disability? Why was he not given better representation? Why did it take his case going to court for them to see his disability? The mishandling of this case has cost tax payers money which was unnecessary as the case should never have been tried in the first place. The fact the Ross was not cared for and looked after in a way that accommodated his disability is a gross misconduct of his human rights as an individual with a disability.

What do you think?