[Mrs. Don-o]

He's alking about his own daughters. Thus he's talking about his own grandchildren, whose existence he would regard a "punishment."

I've never heard a white racist say it's a "punishment" for black babies to be born alive.

[mdwags]

I totally agree! The “punishment” (baby) he is talking about would be his own grandbaby. Yikes!

Ask mothers from situations like this if they consider the baby a “punishment”. How about the grandparents?