[SoothingDave]

Eugenics is the theory that some people should not have children because they are inherently defective. They have bad genetics. It assumes that we have the wisdom to breed humans for desired traits. Out of this great wisdom we will force some people to never have children The program in question assumes that some people engaged in behavior that is demonstrably destructive to themselves and those around them are less likely to be good parents. Are you seriously arguing that this is not the case? Therefore it’s a good idea to encourage, NOT FORCE, them to choose not to become parents.

Say I had a large fortune and I decided that since the black community disproportionately is responsible for crime in this country it would be a good idea to discourage them from breeding.

So I offer $1 million dollars for the successful sterilization of any black man. Voluntarily.

IS there any moral objection to this? It is voluntary.

[Sherman Logan]

You can see no difference between discouraging reproduction of a race and discouraging reproduction of those engaged in certain behaviors, regardless of their ethnicity?

I sure do.

Now if you want to encourage voluntary sterilization of criminals, a disproportionate number of whom are black, I have no problem with it.

In fact, the program in question targets druggies, a disproportionate number of whom are black.

But it’s the behavior that’s targeted, not the race.

That’s a huge difference, IMHO.

Also, if you want your program to be truly effective on limiting the number of black people born, you need to target black women, not black men. A small number of fertile black men can keep a large number of black women pumping out black babies. In fact, they’re probably happy to volunteer for the chore.

(Note for those who are sarcasm-challenged: The above suggestions are not meant to be seriously considered for implementation.)