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| Pay problem parents not to breed - mayor |
| 2009-11-05 |
| AN outspoken Kiwi politician has proposed a new solution to the country's child abuse problem - pay the "appalling underclass" not to breed. Michael Laws - who stirred up controversy by calling the late Tongan King a "bloated brown slug'' - has again hit the headlines. "That there is a group within our society who give their children no hope nor opportunity from the moment that they are born," the regional mayor wrote on the New Zealand radio website where he broadcasts as a talkback DJ. "That these 'parents' are known to authorities ... and yet the authorities can only intervene after children have been harmed." Mr Laws goes on to write: "it would be far better for this appalling underclass to be offered financial inducements not to have children, given the toxic environment that they would provide for any child in their care." |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #5 how abt paying problem parents to get sterilized...problem solved. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2009-11-05 21:14 |
| #4 Can we pay problem legislators not to legislate? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2009-11-05 20:54 |
| #3 I think the mindset of the mayor was appalling. But worse, I think he took an idea which could have some merit if looked at in a caring and rational mindset and made it seem heartless. I am personally aware of people who have children to get the extra child support payments that the extra children provide. Often, these people have drug problems or simply are young and stupid and think that it seems like a good idea to increrase their monthly income with another child. There is a saying along the lines of you get the behavior for which you provide rewards. He is a jerk, but he is correct that liberal methods have not worked and perhaps it is time to rethink rewarding good behavior rather than bad behavior. I don't have an answer of how to do it, but it's clear that the current system is broken so it wouldn't hurt to at least visit the idea of offering incentives for long term birth control (ie: reversable sterilization, 6 month patches etc.) There is nothing more cruel than an unwanted child. |
| Posted by: Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-11-05 20:34 |
| #2 Now that was funny, Glenmore. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-11-05 19:23 |
| #1 Or maybe just pay a scrota bounty. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-11-05 15:58 |