Question for the right wingers

[Lady Sidhe]

Originally posted by marichiko


Me, too! You know, I'm finding out that you and I have more in common than I originally thought. If we're going to sterilize people for stupidity, Radar definately makes the top of that list! I mean how dumb can you get? Make up an enemies list and post it, ensuring that even if those people didn't like you before, they don't now, then blind yourself to their comments while they, along with everyone else can read ALL comments. If that isn't a formula for making yourself a dumbass laughing stock, I don't know what is.

As to the sterilization question, if anyone still cares: I actually agree with you that people who are profoundly mentally retarded should not have children that they can't care for. Its just that I think its up to the parents or close family of the individual to ensure that doesn't happen. It spooks me out to give the government power to sterilize people.

I agree with you, on both counts.

When a family takes care of a profoundly retarded member, they should watch out for them, in every sense of the word, because they can't watch out for themselves. They're too trusting and can be taken advantage of too easily because they don't understand the consequences of what they do. But when the people are in an institution, there should be a safety net. I know that when I worked at the mental hospital, a few of the patients got pregnant, even with staff members watching them.

One thing I've noticed is that once family members put someone in an institution, it's like that person no longer exists for them. I saw a few family members visit some of the patients, but for the most part, you'd think these people hatched out of eggs and didn't have family. One girl had been there for almost 20 years, and her family just abandoned her there.


Sidhe