Already notorious for mistreating its prisoners, the California Department of Corrections has been tarnished further. The largest prison system in the nation, with more than 119,000 currently incarcerated, has been exposed by the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) for sterilizing “nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010.” Over at least a 4 year period, without required consent, California officials ordered doctors to perform tubal ligations, a procedure that closes a woman’s fallopian tubes.
According to CIR’s report, victims and prison advocates claim prisons sterilized women believed to be more likely to return to prison. The report cites internal dispute over the surgery at the California Institution for Women in Corona, one of the two prisons identified as having performed the procedure. -- MSNBC
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ChaosEngineI'm not sure eugenics as a concept is actually wrong. Merely that it's targetting the wrong people. Forget sterilising jews, blacks, etc. There's nothing wrong with them.
Instead, start with a few simple questions:
Ever wanted to be on American Idol? Yes? Get on the bus.
Ever watched Jersey Shore (even "ironically")? Get on the bus.
Own any Nickelback albums? Bus
Member of the Tea Party? Bus
Is your last name Kardashian or Hilton? Forget sterilization, we're just going to shoot you here.
Kofisays...You will surely appreciate this - http://videosift.com/video/Great-Rant-from-God-Bless-America
I'm not sure eugenics as a concept is actually wrong. Merely that it's targetting the wrong people. Forget sterilising jews, blacks, etc. There's nothing wrong with them.
Instead, start with a few simple questions:
Ever wanted to be on American Idol? Yes? Get on the bus.
Ever watched Jersey Shore (even "ironically")? Get on the bus.
Own any Nickelback albums? Bus
Member of the Tea Party? Bus
Is your last name Kardashian or Hilton? Forget sterilization, we're just going to shoot you here.
ChaosEngineHah, that reminds me I must watch that movie.
You will surely appreciate this - http://videosift.com/video/Great-Rant-from-God-Bless-America
chingaleraYou'll like it-Little miss Tara Lynne Barr can't be any cuter as she's cappin' more fools than Alice³ in Raccoon City
Hah, that reminds me I must watch that movie.
YogiHow do Doctors justify this? How are they not being sanctioned by the AMA?
JustSayingWell, as long as they don't take away your guns, you should be fine. Land of the free, yeehaw!
radxSame way the telecoms justify their cooperation with the NSA: the legal paperwork was in order.
How do Doctors justify this? How are they not being sanctioned by the AMA?
siftbotSterilized Behind Bars has been added as a related post - related requested by radx on that post.
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