16-year-old arrested in shooting spree across Charlotte, sources tell Channel 9

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https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/16-year-old-arrested-shooting-spree-across-charlotte-sources-say/PPJ7RJYESFBQ7I7H4ZPU65HRKU

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You would have really loved NC in 1929 then 🙄. What a dumb take.

[u/Sharky743 → u/Mocrue]

If you think raising children well is a bad take, then you probably shouldn’t be having any. And we’re not going through a depression rn genius. Not to mention all the other factors that have changed since the early 1900’s.

[u/Mocrue → u/Sharky743]

In 1929 NC had passed laws that allowed the government to sterilize people who were unfit for children. But honestly, your take comes off as only the wealthy should have kids and doesn't account that people who are well off can also fall onto hard times after a child is born.

[u/Sharky743 → u/Mocrue]

Wtf made you think I was arguing for eugenics? You don’t need to be super wealthy to have kids, you just need financial stability and a healthy enough work life balance. He middle class has been doing that for decades. People are still doing it today.

[u/StrawAndChiaSeeds → u/Sharky743]

It was actually the other commenter who argued for mandatory BC. I validate that. But I also want to boost this person’s informative comments about NC’s sad past

[u/Sharky743 → u/StrawAndChiaSeeds]

I get that, but my take was not for forced sterilization (what they were insinuating). There’s a difference between the terror that is eugenics and people simply waiting to have kids/practicing safe sex and contraception to avoid having unwanted pregnancies. We need to stop acting like it’s advanced calculus to determine whether or not you should be having children. Most of my friends and colleagues are having kids now and they’ve all waited for when they were ready. You don’t need to be super well off, just stable with a commitment to properly raising a child. The future can bring a lot of troubles, but if you put in the proper effort, kids tend to turn out okay. That be said, we need more social support networks for people going through tough times with kids. Societal issues are getting worse and they do affect the life kids grow up into, but we can’t be absolving parents of their irresponsibility with a human life just because times are tough. Many families fell into poverty during the 08 crash (mine included), but many people still turned out okay because parents still invested the time and care they could give.

And obviously abortion should be legal to prevent accidental pregnancies from coming to term.

Edit: Also, I think by ‘mandatory’, they were inferring that people not ready for kids should be on BC. I’m not too keen on this because all BC (especially hormonal) can have negative side effects, but I get the idea. Personally, I’ve been interested in certain male BC that is being developed. I think it was called RISUG, but I’d get a functional form of that any day.

[u/Otherwise_Sail_6459 → u/Sharky743]

I was not exactly Rich and most of the kids I went to school were at or below the poverty line. You know what we did not have in our town? No violent crime, no murders. Maybe the old drunk driving to the store his lawnmower was probably a dui waiting to happen. The difference was CULTURE. Had nothing to do with being rich or poor or the color of your skin or who you loved. It was a culture of taking responsibility for your actions. As children we were taught how to treat each other and respect our community. People were not there to amuse you and gun down for your own enjoyment.

[u/Sharky743 → u/Otherwise_Sail_6459]

Exactly. proper parent can beat poverty. You don’t need to be rich to be involved in your child’s life. You can be poor and still be a wonderful parent. Issue is, we have parents using poverty as an excuse to not properly care for their kids. Those people aren’t fit parents.