Slog - Comments on This is My Rifle, This is My Gun... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun 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... Copyright 2008 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:51:41 -0800 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:38:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by d And how many will die from gun violence?
I guess it's win/win.

]]> d http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972666 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:12:08 -0800 Comment by Gloria Just like Darwin dreamed.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972671 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:20:15 -0800 Comment by Y.F. "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.

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972672 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972672 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:20:56 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Finally, a solution that will not only prevent population increase but will also actively decrease the current population! Those Indians are on to something...

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972678 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972678 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:28:26 -0800 Comment by Aislinn Removing gun enthusiasts from the gene pool is one of the most inspired ideas I've ever heard.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972684 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972684 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:39:06 -0800 Comment by elenchos Charles Darwin was not a eugenicist.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972687 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972687 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:40:33 -0800 Comment by ams 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.

]]> ams http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972719 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972719 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:05:47 -0800 Comment by Cascadian Damn, Aislinn made the comment I wanted to make.

]]> Cascadian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972817 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:32:12 -0800 Comment by DJSauvage The double barrel approach?

]]> DJSauvage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972839 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c972839 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:53:51 -0800 Comment by Bento I call bullshit. Sounds very much like the 'free Camaro for voluntary sterilisation' email joke that goes around periodically.

]]> Bento http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c973293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/this_is_my_rifle_this_is_my_gun#c973293 ??!! Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:38:28 -0800