“A City Council member, reacting to a video store holdup believed to have been carried out by children, says parents who can’t properly care for their kids should be sterilized.”
As I am not a parent, with the exception of pets, my view may be a little skewed in favor of this. However I know of plenty of people that would advocate an extreme measure like this. If you, as a parent, can not raise your child(ren) properly and instill good moral and ethical values in them, you have NO business being a parent. Irresponsible parents are no longer “parents”, they’re “breeders”.
My 2¢
Addenum: Sorry if I seemed cruel in posting my thoughts on this. I don’t advocate forced sterilization; that would be big step in “Third Reich” thinking. However, I wouldn’t be opposed to people requiring a license to procreate. One of the requirements would be real world common sense, seeing as many “parents” seem to be lacking in this quality. That’s my other 2¢!
I think sterilizing the parents is reactive thinking. They’ve already had the kids, lets sterilize them and stop the lineage.
(see I do look now and again at you’re blog!)