Is it inhumane to allow the handicapped to live?

[Molosh]

Both mental and physical, a line would have to be drawn. First, surveys given to all handicap people (this is on school records, easily accessible by the government (or anyone)) to determine their quality of life vs their level of handicap. The handicapped person would then have to complete the survey in their own hand and return it. It would then be clear as to where to mark the boundary between those to be euthanized and those that would be better off living. It would be humane killing, most likely lethal injection or gas combined with opiates. Feasible?

[launchpad]

What about an Iraqi war veteran who lost both arms in an explosion? What about people like Stephen Hawking? No it isn't 'feasible'.

[Spiphel Rike]

I've seen a lot of dumb shit on this place over the years, and even added a bit of my own stupidity.

Who would trust the inefficient, bungling fools of the government with weighty decisions like that when people who are handicapped/disabled/diseased have contributed some great stuff to the world.

If You were in a vehicle crash and became crippled you could choose to kill yourself if you wish, and I wouldn't stop you. To force others to kill themselves after they are injured or disabled is where the line is.

[Rolloffle]

I think it's inhumane to let Molosh live.

[Knight of blacknes]

I'd say that first off, people who are only physically handicapped or have become handicapped still have the right to choose their own destiny, living or dieing. However I do think that other people shouldn't be burdened by their misfortune so much. That said; handicapped people shouldn't be given so much money out of our pockets.

Mentally handicapped people should have the right to make their own decisions revoked. For the most part, the current system is quite effective at that. However, just plain dumb people (due to some minor mental handicap) can still provide society with some basic services like cleaning, sorting and even carpenting sometimes.

The more heavy mentally impaired people should not have been born alltogether. They have tests these days that can tell if an unborn has some kind of mental illness. If so, abortion should be mandatory.

I'm not saying I'm for or against all this. Its merely a way to make society more effective. Not more pleasurable or more ethical but more effective at production, reproducing itself, etc.

[crazy maniac]

in cases where a child will 90-100% be badly deformed, or retarded, or has a junkie mother with AIDS, abortion should be mandatory

[Splam]

I'm for killing those with severe mental handicaps. For physical, I can't advise killing. However, if the physical handicap is inheritable, even by a 1% chance, the person should be sterilized to assure a clean gene pool. To bad most governments don't do this anymore, because the nazis did this, and the nazis killed the jews, which makes eugenics bad aswell.

[KING G]

It is inhumane to dissallow the handicapped (and anyone else, for that matter) to not have their opinion in whether they should live or not.

Oh, and Steven Hawking's an idiot.

[Spiphel Rike]

Originally Posted by Splam

I'm for killing those with severe mental handicaps. For physical, I can't advise killing. However, if the physical handicap is inheritable, even by a 1% chance, the person should be sterilized to assure a clean gene pool. To bad most governments don't do this anymore, because the nazis did this, and the nazis killed the jews, which makes eugenics bad aswell.

That is a very slippery slope buddy.

Gene therapy to eliminate inheritable defects (legit ones) would be better. No killing/bad press, and you get to actually improve the gene pool.

[Satanz_Handicaped_Helper]

Originally Posted by Rolloffle

I think it's inhumane to let Molosh live.

FUCKING THIS!