21° F  Charges mulled for letter to autistic boy's family  By By
Kevin Conlon and Greg Botelho CNN Published On: Aug 21 2013
06:41:01 PM CDT Updated On: Aug 22 2013 06:11:17 AM CDT Autism
letter  (CNN) -  Canadian authorities are considering criminal
charges -- albeit not for a hate crime -- against whomever wrote
a stark letter to an Ontario family urging them to either "move
or euthanize" their autistic son.  Prosecutors determined that
"despite the hateful language used," the content of the letter
"falls below the threshold for a hate crime," the Durham
Regional Police Service issued a statement Tuesday.  "However,
there are other criminal code issues that are being considered,"
police added.  The anonymous letter stirred a far-reaching
outcry, as well as prompting neighbors to rally around the
targeted 13-year-old, Max Begley, since it became public.  The
letter -- signed "one pissed off mother" -- castigates Begley's
family for what they describe as the "nuisance" the teen poses.
"That noise he makes wh