Eugenics Victim, Son Fighting for Justice

Elaine Riddick has been fighting for 40 years to get compensation from the state of North Carolina. Between 1929 and 1974, the state sterilized more than 7,600 individuals, including Riddick, in the name of "improving" the state's human stock. (Aug. 15)

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[BethKanellAuthor]

Thank goodness this is finally being talked about, but justice is hard to come by, and even harder as the years pass. For insight into how the eugenics movement turned against Native Americans in the otherwise fair-minded state of Vermont in 1930/31, see "Breeding Better Vermonters" by Nancy Gallagher, and the fictional approach, "The Darkness Under the Water," which I wrote (Beth Kanell).

[noavgjoe]

The evil that men do... That was hard to watch. Now, I am going to try and shake this anger off but its going to take a minute. Coming from a NDAA video to this is not how a weeks suppose to end but it is the harsh reality of life. Men do some fucked up shit!

[corbyz]

This is such a sick and twisted, embarrassing part of American history. To any of you posting comments here saying maybe eugenics and sterilizing people is justifiable... YOU are the people I hope don't have children. Those sick values of yours need to not be passed down to a new generation.

[TopInfadel]

What a stupid negro bitch

[Tuber77]

I cant believe some people (Dick Dawkins) think Eugenics is o.k.. You know why its not o.k. Its because you do not have the right to tell who can reproduce or who can marry who. I have seen what Selective Breeding have done to dogs. One genetics diseases after another. As a agnostic. I would rather have a world full of people doing good things base on their faith. Then a group of assholes control freaks who think its o.k. treat people like cattle waiting for the slaughter.

[dillinger9999]

this is the same crap Hitler did.

[BiracialGirl1977]

@CodeManFromTheFuture  ( Continued ) his offspring that was created before the serial killer became a serial killer should be sterilized as well right ? I don't know what the statistics are for children of serial killers actually becoming serial killers themselves but I don't think it's high enough as to assume they would follow in their fathers footsteps .

[BiracialGirl1977]

@CodeManFromTheFuture ( Continued ) For example : A soon to be male serial killer gets married and starts a family then 10 years down the line he starts killing women who reminds him of his abusive mother... he does this for 10 years before getting caught but it's too late he already procreated so then you think, when he finally gets caught he should immediately be sterilized... and then what ???

[BiracialGirl1977]

@CodeManFromTheFuture Ok, Sterilizing rapist, mass murderers ,Serial killers and pedophiles I can agree with . But like I said before... sometimes these kinds of people are able to spread their seed before they ever commit a violent act .

[BiracialGirl1977]

@CodeManFromTheFuture ( Continued ) Some people have children before they ever even commit a violent act and I've also seen parents that had high enough I.Q.'s to have earned their doctorate and still raise psychopaths . I've seen the poor rise up and over come and I've seen the rich sink so low you'd want to put a bullet in their head just to keep them from carrying on their line .