should should mentally challneged couple be allowed to have children?

Originally posted by justjakk
you hear it all the time.....why do you think they came up with Hooked on Phonics? you must live under a rock or in a hole in the ground or something not to know about life outside.....or do you just stay on the computer all the time?

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Originally posted by Lana
And basically you are saying that you don't think someone with mental retardation is able to support the quality of life that is needed to raise a kid.

You know what? A lot of people who AREN'T mentally retarded can't properly raise a kid either. All those stories you hear on the news about kids who are neglected/abused? Those parents are perfectly normal people. A bit messed in the head, but not retarded.

How would you like it if you were told that you were not fit to raise a kid because of something you can't help and that has very little impact on your life?

So a person who can't even remember what they did a minute ago is better suited for raising a child?

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
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So a person who can't even remember what they did a minute ago is better suited for raising a child?

That's called having a poor memory. Which does not make one mentally retarded.

FFS. You really don't have any idea as to what you're talking about.

Originally posted by LanceWindu
Wrong.

The musically inclined straight A student is the one with the mental handicap. Clinically diagnosed, yet she is leaps and bounds beyond others her own age without retardation. I've seen it in real life, and I'd be damned if I'd let some non-handicapped person without the will to learn (call it ignorance 😉) raise a child, yet the supposed mentally ill person has shown the responsibility needed to become a parent.

I'm sure the person who started this thread wasn't concerned or talking about people who are dyslexic or have "learning disabilities"--he was talking about stumbling, drooling, you-can't-understand-'em, retards.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
The word "ignorance" is over used and misused.

"I don't like what he said!--Oh my God, he must be ignorant!"

please....

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
I'm sure the person who started this thread wasn't concerned or talking about people who are dyslexic or have "learning disabilities"--he was talking about stumbling, drooling, you-can't-understand-'em, retards.

Originally posted by LanceWindu
Who has the mental retardation? A 10 year old girl who is an accomplished musician and excels in the classroom or a 10 year old girl who can't play an instrument and has low grades.

Tell me who you would say is mentally challenged.

There has been many cases in which the mentally ill excel regular kids in certain subjects.

But things like those hardly mean they can raise a child.

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
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So a person who can't even remember what they did a minute ago is better suited for raising a child?

there are many people who aren't "retarded" who can't remember what they did a minute ago. and not all mentally challenged people have that affliction. it seems like only the most extreme cases of the mentally challenged are being used here. many of those individuals are more caring, loving and responsible than most "normal" people.
and seriously...if a person has a serious physical and mental disability, the chances of them having sex and producing children are very slim anyways.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
I'm sure the person who started this thread wasn't concerned or talking about people who are dyslexic or have "learning disabilities"--he was talking about stumbling, drooling, you-can't-understand-'em, retards.

And as I have been saying throughout the entire thread.....people with severe mental disabilities are in a very small minority.

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
There has been many cases in which the mentally ill excel regular kids in certain subjects.

But things like those hardly mean they can raise a child.

Really, I want to know....who are you to decide who's fit to raise a child or not, anyway? You're still a child yourself.

Originally posted by justjakk
now tell me this, you like questions.....how did i missuse the word "ignorant"? i told you that you are ignorant because you want to put down those whom you think is lesser than you...you also down someone because of a typing error, but you have still not answered for your mistake....like i said " spellcheck cant fix ignorance". your ignorance comes from not being able to form understandable text.....you have yet to answer," just becaue you ""what:"" retards"?

I wasn't talking about you personally, I'm talking about folks in general. Just because someone doesn't like something or is head-strong about a certain issue you don't agree with doesn't make them ignorant.

Ignorance is not knowing. I personally never take shots in the dark or make blind assumptions--if I don't like something, its for a reason.

Originally posted by Lana
That's called having a poor memory. Which does not make one mentally retarded.

FFS. You really don't have any idea as to what you're talking about.

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Schizophenia is one of the many symptons of mental illness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retardation

Originally posted by ROYALGUARD
yes retarded couples if there are any?
If there is a huge % chance that their kids will also be retarded?

I have some trouble answering the question. My usual instincts tell me yes, the government has no business in the private lives of people, but on the other hand, the baby will be an extra burden on society and you are preventing pain and suffering from the childs point of view...

Your views on this?

No person is a "burden" to society. Ever. Regardless of sexual, mental, or social status. If the couple are married, than it is by both divine and mundane right for them to show that love towards one another. If they produce children, than good for them. If anything, we could use the kindness, innocence, and perhaps candidness of a mentally retarded person.

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
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Schizophenia is one of the many symptons of mental illness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retardation

Schizophrenia is a mental illness by itself, and is not related to retardation. It can be a symptom of severe retardation but otherwise is completely unrelated.

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck

So a person who can't even remember what they did a minute ago is better suited for raising a child?

Nope. A person with Alzheimer's is DEFINATELY not fit to raise a child, much-less an infant.

Originally posted by Lana
Really, I want to know....who are you to decide who's fit to raise a child or not, anyway? You're still a child yourself.

Says the girl who dresses up in Final Fantasy costumes 🙄

Please don't contradict yourself.

Originally posted by Lana
Schizophrenia is a mental illness by itself, and is not related to retardation. It can be a symptom of severe retardation but otherwise is completely unrelated.

You can read, right?

Originally posted by Lana
Schizophrenia is a mental illness by itself, and is not related to retardation.

Exactly, we're talking about retards--not nutcases.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
I'm sure the person who started this thread wasn't concerned or talking about people who are dyslexic or have "learning disabilities"--he was talking about stumbling, drooling, you-can't-understand-'em, retards.

No the person who started this thread was talking about all mental retardation, he didn't specify the severe case.

Quit trying to weasel out of the hole you're in by trying to find a loophole.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
I wasn't talking about you personally, I'm talking about folks in general. Just because someone doesn't like something or is head-strong about a certain issue you don't agree with doesn't make them ignorant.

Ignorance is not knowing. I personally never take shots in the dark or make blind assumptions--if I don't like something, its for a reason.

Originally posted by LanceWindu
No the person who started this thread was talking about all mental retardation, he didn't specify the severe case.

Quit trying to weasel out of the hole you're in by trying to find a loophole.

How do you know what his intentions were?

Originally posted by justjakk
you still havent answered my question.....i dont give a care what your views are, but you dont even seem to be reading anything anyone is typing....i didnt call you ignorant because of your views. i called you ignorant because you made a judgement of my typing, yet you made an error of your own....you stated that i should use the spellcheck....the phrase you made cannot be corrected by spellcheck....

Then there should be a Sentence Check. 😬 😐