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And how did that person figure it out? I really would
like to know. How does one predict with certainty
that an unborn child will be a criminal? Via
statistics? If that's the case, then the whole human
race should stop procreating. What a ridiculous idea!
Rather than abort babies, why don't people just stop
having sex! That would solve the problem, wouldn't
it? No one would get hurt.
- Wilmot
--- VERA R CROWELL <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Actually, I have read that someone, I don't remember
who, did say that due to abortion, the crime rate is
lower than it would be otherwise.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, September 30, 2005 12:10 pm
Subject: Re: It's Now A Curse To Be Black
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> One more thing: I am troubled by the notion that
> eliminating Black babies would reduce the crime
rate.
> This is the one thing about Bennett's statement that
> bothers me the most. While it is true that
> eliminating the Black contribution to crime would
> reduce the rate of crime, it seems racist to me to
> singly cite, think first that, or use an
illustration
> that, elimination of Black babies would be a
solution
> to crime.
>
> - Wilmot
>
>
> --- "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>
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> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Let's be careful how we read and hear. According
to
> > the quotes below, Bill Bennett said that one
> > "could,"
> > not "should," abort Black babies to reduce crime.
> > (Note: I am by no means defending Bill Bennett.)
> > People have the tendency to get emotional about
> > things
> > without thoroughly understanding what's being said
> > or
> > advocated. The forwarded e-mail below indicates
> > that
> > someone already believes that Bill Bennett said
that
> > Black babies "should" be aborted. From what I
read,
> > that's false.
> >
> > Needless to say, the word "could" indicates
> > possibility or probability, while "should"
indicates
> > an imperative. They are not synonymous, nor do
> > they
> > mean the same. Please, let's note the difference
> > before we get all hot under the collars.
> >
> > Having said that, I think it was stupid of Bill
> > Bennett to make the statements or illustration
> > attributed to him.
> >
> > - Wilmot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- VERA R CROWELL <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
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> > It already is genocide. From BlackGenocide.org:
> >
> > Between 1882 and 1968, 3,446 Blacks were lynched
in
> > the U.S. That number is surpassed in less than 3
> > days
> > by abortion.
> >
> > 1,452 African-American children are killed each
day
> > by
> > the heinous act of abortion.
> >
> > 3 out of 5 pregnant African-American women will
> > abort
> > their child.
> >
> > Since 1973 there has been over 13 million Black
> > children killed and their precious mothers
> > victimized
> > by the U.S. abortion industry.
> >
> > I have often wondered how we have come to the
place
> > where you have black men and women espousing their
> > belief that abortion is right and should be
> > preserved
> > legally. There was a time when black men and women
> > would give their lives to preserve that of a black
> > child. It is as if they believe that if they
> > espouse
> > the beliefs of the majority culture, then they
> > become
> > more like them. Foolish, foolish. The abortion
rate
> > for black women is twice that of white women. We
are
> > destroying ourselves.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Devine Akabutu <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > Date: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:36 am
> >
> > Subject: It's Now A Curse To Be Black
> >
> >
> >
> > > Atsu,
> > >
> > > Should I take this toke seriously or just take
it
> > as
> > a joke? An
> > > expensive joke ! Reminds me of former Senate
> > Majority leader Frits
> > > (did I get the name right?).
> > >
> > > Will it not be "genocide" to abort ALL black
> > babies?
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Devine
> > >
> > >
> > > "J. Atsu Amegashie" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Bennett Under Fire for Remark on Crime and Black
> > Abortions
> > >
> > > By Brian Faler
> > > Special to The Washington Post
> > > Friday, September 30, 2005; Page A05
> > >
> > > Democratic lawmakers and civil rights leaders
> > denounced
> > > conservative commentator
> > > William J. Bennett yesterday for suggesting on
his
> > syndicated
> > > radio show that
> > > aborting black children would reduce the U.S.
> > crime
> > rate.
> > >
> > > The former U.S. education secretary-turned-talk
> > show
> > host said
> > > Wednesday that
> > > "if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if
> > that
> > were your
> > > sole purpose --
> > > you could abort every black baby in this
country,
> > and your crime
> > > rate would go
> > > down." Bennett quickly added that such an idea
> > would
> > be "an
> > > impossible,ridiculous and morally reprehensible
> > thing to do." But,
> > > he said, "your crime
> > > rate would go down."
> > >
> > > Bennett's comments, flagged by the liberal news
> > media watchdog
> > > group Media
> > > Matters for America, were quickly condemned by
> > Senate Minority
> > > Leader Harry M.
> > > Reid (D-Nev.), who issued a statement demanding
> > that
> > Bennett
> > > apologize. Rep.
> > > John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) circulated a letter,
> > signed by 10 of
> > > his colleagues,
> > > demanding that the Salem Radio Network suspend
> > Bennett's show.
> > >
> > > Wade Henderson, the executive director of the
> > Leadership
> > > Conference on Civil
> > > Rights, demanded that the show be canceled.
> > >
> > > "Bennett's statement is outrageous. As a former
> > secretary of
> > > education, he
> > > should know better," Henderson said. "His
program
> > should be pulled
> > > from the
> > > air."
> > >
> > > A spokeswoman for Salem Radio Network did not
> > return
> > three calls
> > > requestingcomment.
> > >
> > > Bennett, education secretary under
then-President
> > Ronald Reagan
> > > and director of
> > > drug policy during George H.W. Bush's
> > administration
> > has written a
> > > number of
> > > books stressing the importance of traditional
> > values, including
> > > the 1993
> > > bestseller "The Book of Virtues."
> > >
> > > In 2003, he admitted he was a heavy gambler
after
> > news reports
> > > that he had lost
> > > millions of dollars in casinos.
> > >
> > > Bennett's comments came Wednesday, during a
> > discussion on his talk
> > > show "Morning
> > > in America." A caller had suggested that Social
> > Security would be
> > > better funded
> > > if abortion had not been legalized in 1973
because
> > the nation
> > > would have more
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
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