??!! This is My Rifle, This is My Gun…
posted by on March 18 at 9:51 AM
Here’s a novel approach to population control:
A bandit-infested region of India is trying to persuade men to undergo sterilisation by offering to fast-track their gun licence applications, an official said on Tuesday.Officials in central Madhya Pradesh state’s Shivpuri district decided to adopt the policy — already tried out by some neighbouring states — to increase the low vascectomy rate.
“I came to know that it had to do with their perceived notion of manliness,” said Manish Shrivastav, administrative chief of Shivpuri district, part of the Indian Chambal region, which is famed for its lawlessness and bandits.
“I then decided to match it with a bigger symbol of manliness — a gun licence,” he said. “And the ploy worked.”
Last year only 8 men in the Shivpuri district went under the knife. This year so far, over 150 have—with another 100 expected by month’s end.
And how many will die from gun violence?
I guess it's win/win.
Just like Darwin dreamed.
"And how many will die from gun violence?"
In Sociology there are two forms of population control: birth-control and death-control. This qualifies as both.
Finally, a solution that will not only prevent population increase but will also actively decrease the current population! Those Indians are on to something...
Removing gun enthusiasts from the gene pool is one of the most inspired ideas I've ever heard.
Charles Darwin was not a eugenicist.
Does this tread the fine line between population control and eugenics? Albeit it is voluntary, but I doubt any such incentive exists to cater to wealthy tastes.
Damn, Aislinn made the comment I wanted to make.
The double barrel approach?
I call bullshit. Sounds very much like the 'free Camaro for voluntary sterilisation' email joke that goes around periodically.
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