Shirley says sterilize

Larry Shirley, modern champion of the science of eugenics, is a man of high standards:

Shirley offers fix for bad parenting
Sterilize irresponsible moms, dads, he says

Charleston City Councilman Larry Shirley says the robbery of a downtown video store – allegedly by a band of kids, including one too young to be charged – is a sure sign society has gone awry, and it’s time to start a “dialogue.”

And one of the things he says needs to be talked about is whether bad parents should be sterilized. “What we’ve got is a failure in society…,” Shirley said Friday. “We pick up stray animals and spay them. These mothers need to be spayed if they can’t take care of theirs.

So says a September 30, 2006 report in the Charleston, South Carolina Post and Courier.

(Thanks to investigator Ralph Deacon for bringing this to our attention.)