Dr. Boyce: North Carolina’s Refusal to Compensate Sterilization Victims is Beyond Reprehensible
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com
I am not sure what to think about the state of North Carolina. I’m always impressed with the good people I meet when I visit the state, and Research Triangle is one of the most impressive intellectual hot spots in the country. But then, the state has a nasty, backward way of thinking, one that is a reflection of the state’s challenged racial history. I saw some of this when I applied for a position with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a few years ago, interacting with a few white folks who seemed to want me to carry buckets of water for them.
The state of North Carolina further damaged its reputation when it recently decided not to compensate women who were sterilized against their will over a 45-year period. Most of these women were black and brown, which was probably a strike against them from the very beginning. The state decided that these women were “unfit” to be mothers, so they chose to play God and end any chances that these women could ever bear children.
The victims were only asking for $50,000 apiece in compensation, about .05% of the state’s $20 billion dollar budget. I am not sure of the economic value of losing one’s ability to bear children, but I am willing to bet that it’s greater than $50,000. But for some reason, the state thought this amount was too much, and sent the families home in tears.
This is the message being sent by the state to the women who’ve had their fertility stolen by corrupt and racist legislators, in exchange for no compensation whatsoever:
1) Your babies are not valuable to us
I’m not sure how much the legislators themselves would expect to receive in a lawsuit if their wives went to the doctor for simple procedures and came out unable to have kids. I’m sure they would ask for more than $50K. The fact that the state is indisputably liable for this atrocity and is refusing to hold itself accountable is interesting in light of the fact that any physician committing the same act against their patient’s will would be expected to pay much more than $50,000.
2) The pain being experienced by you and your family doesn’t affect us
When black and brown people experience unspeakable trauma, legislators typically don’t empathize with that pain. Thousands of black teens are dying in the city of Chicago, and the Obama Administration focuses on protecting gay kids in the suburbs. Millions of black families are affected by mass incarceration, unspeakable unemployment and grossly unequal educational opportunities, yet legislators don’t say a word. At times, there is an understanding that the pain of minority communities is so commonplace that it is hardly worth mentioning.
3) We really don’t want you people to have more kids anyway
When a black baby is born, especially a boy, someone builds a prison cell for that child to occupy. When a judge sentences a teenager to 15 life sentences for selling drugs, he does so because he believes that this child’s life is not worth redeeming. People don’t look at black babies and see a future doctor, lawyer or rocket scientist. Instead, they see a convict, welfare recipient or homicide victim. Therefore, it’s difficult for some lawmakers, especially in a notoriously racist state like North Carolina, to really feel that the world lost something special when these black children were not allowed to exist.
4) The past is the past, and we’re hoping that we can all just forget about it
When it comes to heinous acts committed against African Americans in the past, there is a reason that we are not well-educated about them. It’s because those in power are hopeful that they can escape accountability for the terrible actions of the past by simply not telling anyone about them. Some people think that if we get together at a Martin Luther King dinner every year, hold hands and sing “Well shall overcome,” everything is going to be alright. Well, I’m sorry my friends, but wrongs don’t go away until they are rectified: Black families continue to pay a tremendous price for actions of the past, and America expects us to simply forgive and forget while the outcomes of Jim Crow lie all around us.
The dirt of America’s history is as deep and disgusting as the computer hard drive of a serial child molester. There is no denying that the state of North Carolina committed this repulsive crime against humanity and the fact that they are not willing to pay is highly irresponsible. So, the next time a legislator wags his/her finger at black folks and gives us a speech on personal responsibility, we can wag our fingers back at America for not being willing to take responsibility for the past.
Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black WorldCoalition. To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.
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How dare they decide who can and cannot reproduce. That is a God given right.
What gets me is we have Congressmen/women and Senators who get paid too much while they are in office but then continue to collect from the American People after they are out of office from taxes collected by the Government and there is no law that says the Government can collect Federal taxes. Delete the former persons from the role and every state would be able to compensate people and keep their programs running.
It’s a shame when we need to cut, the first thing we look at are the very things the taxpayers pay for without consent because they just take our money with little regard to our well-being.
The only way for this to change is to get vocal, get verbal, exercise your rights in picket lines and boycotts.
It’s time to WAKE-UP, they sterilized people against their will, NOW THEY ARE POISONING PEOPLE…EVERYONE THAT’S NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHATS IN THE FOOD. LEGAL GENOCIDE…as you watch your babies get sick and die.
There is a solution to the Genocide, but it’s an individual responsibility to take care of their own. If you want to know what it is email me at oneofthosewomen@yahoo.com
God Bless the United States and Help Us All…We Need It!
Cynthia you are so right but black people fail to keep up with how we have been targeted by the white supremacy power structure. Please read the article on the 19 year old car jacker, in the comment section you have blacks that are call for the force sterilization of blacks! Why in the world would any state or federal government pay for something we have no knowledge of? If we are asking for a eugenics program, that means we are so in the dark about the subject that are asking for the same people that single us out to perform these atrocities on to do it again.
America has proved by its actions in too many cases that racism
still is a major problem for this country.If you have been paying
attention more so since president O’bama was elected president.
This story so pathetic and is beyond comprehension. However, it is a fact that blacks have it better in the US than in any other country. Just look what has been happening to women in Africa for decades.
I do agree with you Jaleel that we have been seeing a greater racial divide since Obama took office. I was hoping that our President could bring people of all races closer together but sadly he seems to have created a greater divide. THis administration wants blacks to be dependent on the government with all the entitlement programs. The reality is that the more we become dependent on our government the less freedom we have. That my friend, is the equivalent of slavery!!!
Blacks do not have it better here in the USA…if you have notice that the 62 worst countries to live in are black…and the 50 worst cities in the USA have a large black population…that said, the USA is responsible for all of the WAR’s in Africa…
This country is surely 100% racist…
Now wait a minute….. this is an ideal case for North Carolina TOP LITIGATOR John Edwards to take on! John wishes to absolve himself of his sins. What better way than to seek reparations for poor women who were sterilized against their will or lacked the prerequisite knowledge to refuse sterilization.
Dr. Watkins, please ring up former Senator Edwards and request his help. While you are reaching out to Edwards.. call up a few of them Kennedy lawyers and ask for their help as well.
Why don’t you follow through on YOUR suggestion and YOU write Sen. Edwards?
Thank you for this article. It’s about time we speak up on these issues which is hardly ever spoke upon nowadays.You hit the nail right on the head with everything you said. I wish that more of the leaders would speak out on these issues.But, for some reason many are acting like racism don’t even exist any more. When you have the platform to speak…speak on things that will help the people. I really don’t care to read articles about who in Hollywood is sleeping with who or who didn’t pay their taxes.Those articles mean nothing at all. There are more serious subject matters that needs to be confronted and made aware of.Again,thanks for this one.
I’m confused, while I think the action is Shameful, Dr. Boyce you failed to provide enough information.
You said over a 45 year period, (did it just stop or was it stopped 50 years ago) does not make the actions any less despicable but it’s important to know.
You said mostly black and brown females, ( is that 39 black and brown and 36 white?) just trying to get a perspective on the total picture.
I’m thinking once something of this nature is done their is no end to anyone paying for pass sins.
Black people want reparations for slavery, Mexicans want the southwestern United States back, Jews want the whole country of Germany, Iran wants the old Persian Empire back.
Dr. Boyce please no sensationalism Facts, all of them!
You know full well black people are emotional and without all of the facts our first thoughts, our first reactions to a given subject can be incorrect.
Hey onesilverbac, just wanted to tell you that I love your observation, and you are so right I know how much racism and intentional prejudice there is but I also go based on facts!!
I think the Navajos, Apaches, Zunis, Utes, Arapahoes, Hopis etc. want THEIR land in the southwest back. The Mexicans were the first to steal their land and the US took over that same land from the Mexicans. Both the US and Mexico are colonial powers. The Apaches fought the Mexicans first from invading their land and killing their people, then after that, he fought the US – another colonial power that took that same land the Mexican stole and made it part of the US. The original people on that land are NOT Mexicans.
Your comment “You know full well black people are emotional and without all of the facts our first thoughts, our first reactions to a given subject can be incorrect.” is a stereotype.
@Onesilverbac
Are you an agent or provocateur? Why are you on this site? You are attempting to convolute and thwart this country’s responsibility for targeted Eugenics by asking these asinine questions. The Eugenics campaign launched in this country was done so by White Supremacist–this is an irrefutable fact. Margaret Sangar, Lathrop Stoddard, President Nixon, and a slew of other elitist have promoted Eugenics activities on especially African descendants. Again this fact is irrefutable. You have some nerve suggesting that the African American response is somehow based off of sensationalized events. This is your opinion and you are offering no substantiation to back up this idiotic assertion. North Carolina’s Eugenics campaign was no different than the rest of America’s Eugenics campaigned aimed at ridding the society of its undesirable” n****r” people and there is plenty of documentation suggesting that NC’s campaign targeted primarily black women. You need to ask yourself, has was white supremacy convoluted my mindset so much that you find black people ‘s response to this Eugenics campaign more objectionable than the actual Eugenics activities. This is n**i Germany s**t, and your dumbass is on here attempting to minimize it—How imbecilic. As a matter of fact, you are quite lucky that the American Eugenics activities were racially motivated because with your low brow assertions, your mother would have probably been sterilized and your dumbass wouldn’t be on here pretending to be intelligent. But I’m against Eugenics period, even if it means that I have to occupy a landmass with white supremacist idiots like yourself. Even you have the right to exist.
I know the cost of raising a child is far more then the compensation these victims are asking for. As a matter of fact, I checked into it and according to the Cost of Raising a Child Calculator (http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-raising-child-calculator), specifically for the region NC is located, the figure comes to $230,720. This is only up to until the age of 18, going to a public college (not private). We all know 18 years are still children these days and really don’t mature until the age of 25, if that. Is the State of North Carolina serious?!
Wait minute, where are the dam black leaders that should be fighting for these women? Oh, i forgot. The women’s story probably won’t make the national news,and those leaders won’t have the opportunity to be seen world wide.So, they won’t no part of it at all..not even a peaceful march. ~
No, you wait a DAM minute! This is what happens when black folk don’t vote and leaders get in office who do not have our interest at heart.
Keep NOT voting and things will get worse. Black leaders of old are “OLD”, young people are failing to step-up.
The civil rights leaders who fought so hard for us in the past are in their 70s and 80s. Now most of our young people don’t even finish High School…think about it!
This is a typical, hypocrital response to a travesty commited on powerless, unsuspecting Black people by the White, dominant power group. If they are using the basis of “It didn’t happen on our watch so we are not responsible”, does that mean that the privileges they enjoy, “that didn’t happen on their watch” should be forfeited? It is still another example of how a privileged few have benefitted from the labor of the oppressed and have responded with callous indifference. Shame on the Tarheel State.
Well Jessie Jackson had a love child and no one is on his black a*s about it, so go out and bang a white gal tonight is what Im a bout to go and do me one…jha ha ha put some more black jazum into the whites race..he he he
This situations is the granddaughter of the Tuskegee Experiment. The same people whom banked rolled the syphilis administered to the poor.Sterilization is one the main symptoms of Syphilis.Bill Gates Sr.is part of Eugenics.He co founded Planned Parenthood. The Tuskegee experiment was funding through Planned Parenthood.It’s not a coincidence that Bill Gates Jr. contribute allot of money to AIDS research.Women of color has the devastating end of this Genocide.The Eugenics don’t want us to have no more children let alone healthy ones.Women of color in the U.S IS ALMOST have HIV/AIDS TWICE as much the women in the whole continent of Africa.We have to fight the more to let the Gov.right your wrong or you ‘ll wont be in office
As A Resident Of Greensboro NC The State Could Care Less About These Women . This Has Been Ongoing Over 60 Years . .. This State Is Always Building New Jails or Prisions . $130 Million New Jail Was Just Opened Here In Guilford County . These Women Have Been On The Back Burner For Years And Need To Be Compensated .
that is so deep people don’t even understand my brother is in Tabor correctional facility and in which they just opened in 2008 and they are building a new prison unit right beside it and they are making the inmates build it paying them 12.00 a month.
Ok,Mrs. Elizabeth. Your statement made a whole lot of sense. I never thought about like that..that the leaders of old are so stubborn that they won’t step down and let the young folks with the education have the leadership positions. That’s why we’re still marching to “we shall overcome some day.” All of us together as a people need to evolve. Those of old did a great job and i applaud that.But just like i mentioned,they should proudly step down and trust those that they taught to take over their leadership positions.And we do vote.We voted our a*s’s off last election. But no matter how we vote,honestly,we get the same results or worse everytime …democract or repulic.What changes have you seen for African Americans in the past 20 or 30 years?
I’m not very optimistic… If reality shows and musical taste are indicative of what’s in store, we are in trouble! If art imitates life where are we headed? It’s like Hip-hop is this food that is totally bad for your health but is so incredibly good to the taste buds. When our own historians looks back on this cultural phenomenon I wonder how kind they will be?
I wanted Jessie to run for president back when he almost did. But what is Rev about the Most Rev Jessie Jackson. Reminds me of all them catolic preist , and that coach sandusty…So Im gonna do my part and find a dum blond white chick tonight and put a length in her she gonna know she wuz with a real pip tomorow,,PIMPIN!!
Please stop the negative and stupid comments about Rev Jesse
Jackson!!! like he said to the Media at the questioning of his child
out of wedlock/ And i quote Mr Jackson…. He without sin let him
throw a brick. Yes that is what he said. Because the Bible says
he without sin let him throw a stone.
I get tired of black people that don’t know what he have done
that the media keep hidden about what he have done for black
people. Yes he marched with Dr King. then after the Civil Rights
era he fought Coporate American and still today he is still fighting
then. So please go the Library go on Amazon books and read his
Bio and books he have written. Please read Ms. Barbara REynolds
about him Title of her book Jessie JAckson is David’s Goliath. Indeed he is !!! Great Man mached with DR. King and still fighting !!!
Barbara Reynolds books about Jessie Jackson
The title of the book Jessie Jackson DAvid’s Golitha
You may purchase it at Amazon books;
People wake up and don’t let the media character Assasinate
this man. Many men have done what he have done and
by no means am i making an excuse for him.
He confessed and moved on with his life and never gave
up the fight. Women will bring great leaders down! read
your Bible or read your history books
“These victims just need a fresh approach since they have “exhausted their state remedy”. The case is now ripe for the international courts because North Carolina and the United States have a “state obligation” to protect its citizens. It appears to me that cases like this must be referred to our Human Rights Institute. http://www.americaninstituteofhumanrights.com. Our attorneys are especially trained in international Human Rights law. This is a “crime against humanity”, a “international tort”. The victims should receive about 1 million each, and the State of North Carolina must apologize, and institute measure so that this will never happen again. In the International court this is a slam dunk we would win this case 15-0. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I will personally reach out to these victims.”
Thanks for this information. This is a human rights issue because forced sterilization is a violation of human rights and international law. It is also an act of GENOCIDE.
I know that alot of Black people think that the only history that is relevent to us is OUR history ONLY, I would like to present something to think about. If another people has experienced the same crimes from the same criminal that you are experiencing, I think you should look at what happened to those other people so you can see the patterns of the criminal. For example: if there is a killer in your neighborhood that killed your neighbor, would you say “that has nothing to do with me because he killed my neighbor, and not me.” Does that make sense? Now, you see the same killer lurking around your house. What I would like to ask is why are Black Americans surprised when the white man and white power structure is engaging in genocide, which is what this is, when we all know the white man killed Native Americans (genocide) to steal the land we are all walking on every day. Where are they? We all know what happened. Why do so many Black people think this history does not apply to them because the target were Native Americans?
In addition to this, I would also like to suggest that Black people learn their history more because they will learn that the first peoples on this continent were Black, and that many Black people were killed systematically by whites because they were Black (genocide). We also need to learn about the SYSTEM of racism/white supremacy. Read Neely Fuller’s book and look for Dr. Frances Cress Welsing’s lectures. They will help you to understand that it is a system that has many components, which includes things like discrimination, the klan, a biased media and legal system, teaches lies about our history in the educational system…which contributes to self-hatred and the related actions, they funnel drugs and guns into the Black communities on purpose, etc.
Another point: as long as you are relying on the very system that is trying to destroy you for justice, you will find yourself on this treadmill…running long and hard but going no where. We need to take our case, as a people, to the World Court and put the US on the hot seat as a nation, for the crimes it has committed to us, and one of the crimes is genocide.
We also need to learn the difference between ‘civil rights’ and ‘human rights’ and the jurisdiction of each of these. Civil Rights are rights given to us by the US itself. That means the US has the power to take these rights away. Human Rights has a jurisdiction that is over the US. This is what Malcolm X suggested back in the ’60′s and this is why he makes more sense to me than any of the other civil rights leaders, even though they all have contributed greatly towards our cause.
“…especially in a notoriously racist state like North Carolina.” — Dr. Boyce
Dr. Boyce why would the Democratic Party hold its 2012 convention in a “notoriously racist state like North Carolina?” Why did a “notoriously racist state like North Carolina” give its 15 electoral votes to Barack Obama in 2008? In a “notoriously racist state” would a Republican controlled (R-68; D-52) House of Representatives vote to compensate the victims of a eugenics program?
My point is, it isn’t that simple. It is a fact that the Republican controlled NC Senate (R-31; D-19) refused to consider the compensation. For all we know the House Republicans may have known that when they voted to include the $10K in the state budget
The critical issue in my opinion is the inordinate fear of reparations.
[Legislators also feared paying the victims would lead other groups, such as descendants of slaves, to seek reparations.
"If you could lay the issue to rest, it might be one thing. But I'm not so sure it would lay the issue at rest because if you start compensating people who have been 'victimized' by past history, I don't know where that would end," Republican Sen. Austin Allran said.
Republican Sen. Don East said last week that money would not change anything.
"You just can't rewrite history. It was a sorry time in this country," East said. "I'm so sorry it happened, but throwing money don't change it, don't make it go away. It still happened."]
The same mentality worked against the living victims of the Tulsa Race Riot.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/us/20tulsa.html?pagewanted=all
Civil Rights organizations called for an economic boycott of South Carolina for flying the Confederate Flag over the state capitol. Forced sterilization is obviously a more serious issue. Would they dare call for an economic boycott of North Carolina with the Democratic National Convention coming to Charlotte in September? There isn’t a snowball’s chance in h**l that will happen.
OBTW, President Obama also opposes reparations.
What’s next for the victims? Perhaps another lawsuit?
[One of the most outspoken victims, Elaine Riddick of Atlanta, has said she was raped and then sterilized after giving birth to a son when she was 14.
Riddick said she planned legal action, but she has already been to court once. In 1983, a jury rejected victims' claims that they had been wrongfully deprived of their right to bear children. Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the case.
"I have given North Carolina a chance to justify what they had wronged," she said Wednesday. "These people here don't care about these victims. ... I will die before I let them get away with this."]
Just a thought.
There is no statute of limitations on crimes against humanity. I think both the North Carolina and Tulsa victims should do as Malcolm suggested: take their cases to the world court, if they can find a sponsor. Since Muammar Qaddafi has been overthrown and assassinated would any country in Afrika present their cases to the UN? Zimbabwe? Perhaps Cuba or Venezuela (Chavez has Afrikan ancestry) would take up their cause.
These people can be defeated, if masses of people are committed.
Brilliant thank you for that information I have a brother right now in prison for conspiracy in North Carolina for what they call a reverse drug deal he was offered a bribe by the police he had .60 cents when they took him to jail even had the police recordings where they laughed at him for how poor he was, he is serving 14 to 17 years and he didn’t have any drugs. North Carolina is a horrible state.
Voting? Do you all really think voting is enough? I’m amazed at the many comments calling for “black leaders” to come forward and represent these women when the ENTIRE black community all over this country should be emailing, calling and visiting their local, state and federal legislators and demanding that they get involved in this case! But we think that a vote is enough to make our voices heard? Please! Give me a break. The legislators in NC (and everywhere else) could care less about your d**n vote! Unless your vote comes with a campaign contribution and more involvement in the political process the black community will continue to get what we have always gotten…nothing!
Legislators know that the numbers of blacks that vote are not enough to make a difference in the outcome of most elections especially local and state elections. They know that the black community only comes out to vote in National elections and most of them get elected in the off season not in the Presidential
elections. And because we are not involved in the process as it relates to things like even knowing who are local and state elected officials are, working on campaigns and contacting legislators and keeping up with legislation, we get nothing.
Elected officials know that when a “crime” like this has been committed against the black community the most that we are going to do is post comments about how awful this is! They know that we will make a fuss for a few days and maybe even a few weeks but that is all that we are going to do. Call email or visit a legislator and demand that they get involved? Not going to
happen! Start an online petition asking for this case to be reviewed by the NC Supreme Court? Not going to happen!
My point is that until the AA community wields the political power that we CAN have if we were more involved in the process of politics these kinds of things will continue to happen in our communities across the country. We don’t need to call on our so called black leaders we just need to organize and let these elected officials know that we are holding them responsible for the outcomes of cases like these and if they don’t do something to change them then we are going to organize them right of their jobs! We have got to be willing to be more involved in the political process because THAT is where our power as a community is; in electing the people that will represent and speak for us and if we can’t find those people then we have got to be willing to put up candidates of our own choosing and SUPPORT them with dollars and our time. Until we do that then we can just shut up about how terrible this situation and others like it is!
Your assertions are true, but the unity necessary to wield that power doesn’t exist anymore. We are too splintered and as such have too many voices in our heads telling us what to think. President Obama alone is a topic of great divide. Boyce Watkins and his elite group representing the so-called black intelligentsia are part of the fuel for this debate. I believe that tough times are ahead for us. If our perspective about THIS president is full of gloom, let’s wait until Romney is president. North Carolina will be the nationwide sentiment.
Makar, what do you think the reason is that this kind of unity doesn’t exist any more? I agree with you and it’s disheartening to see this especially when we are constantly complaining about our elected officials not “doing anything for us.”
its sad, but its not suprising, there not gonna go against what there great great grandpappys dicisions were, and that was to experiment with sterelizin som negroes. and the real real sad part of this is?? none of us are gonna take a stand on this and confront these powers that be white racist that made this decision in carolina. it seems that we still have this slave slumber spirit hangin over our heads where we see nella get whipped and we cant say nothin , all we can do is cry shake our heads and keep on picin na cotton, or wez gone get whipped or hung. we are a sad oppressed group of people. let the truth not be hidden any longer”
Our Black community desperately needs to return to social activismi to push back. We are 42 million strong for God’ sake! What would Dr. Bryce, Tavis, and Cornel have Black folk do support Romney? Punish Obama by witholding our Black votes.
Catlover
Well said I hope everyone reads your comment.
Enough about the legal issues…let’s hear some solutions for the “unfit mother” problem that started this in the first place. Let’s just examine one case of many occurring today. There is a mother of 8 currently receiving pulic assistance, pregnant with #9, all fathered by different men with no child at home…8 in foster care due to child abuse, neglect & unclean conditions. Also, there is the young man receiving permanent SSI compensation for a rollerskating accident who brags he has fathered 23 children by different women and cannot afford child support. Several of the children are supported by public assistance or foster care. You all agree that these people should not be sterilized….then, what should be done?
Regarding your ” ‘unfit mother’ problem that started this in the first place” comment, the issue of genocide of Black people and other peoples of color began since this continent was invaded by Europeans. This is a very OLD and continuing crime. It is a function of the system of racism/white supremacy.
TO ALL THOSE THAT LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA REMEMBER THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE THEM RIGHT OUT THEIR JOBS. SINCE THEY CANNOT COMPENSATE PEOPLE FOR WHAT THEY STOLE FROM THEM.THE POWERS THAT BE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR JOBS. REMEMBER TO ROCK THE VOTE.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to informed sisters and brothers;just to a search on eugenics you will see a lot of high-profileded families and corporations financed this pseudo-science here and in Europe especiallyGermany.
Also blog california’s connection to n**i racial idealogy.
IF IT WAS ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS. I WOULD FIND EACH AND EVERONE OF THOSE GOD d**n DOKTORS WHO HAVE SINCE DIED AND DIG UP THEIR BODIES AND BURN THE REMAINS. THEN CRUSH IT TO A FINE POWDER EXCEPT FOR THE HEAD. THEN I WOULD SPREAD HALF THE POWDERY REMAINS IN PIG s**t AND FEED THE REST OF THE POWDERY REMAINS TO THE PIGS.I WOULD KEEP THEIR SKULLS ON MY MANTLE UNTIL JUDGEMENT DAY AND DARE GOD TO TAKE THEM FROM ME. I WOULD DO THE SAME TO THE DOKTORS WHOARE STILL ALIVE PENDING THEIR DEATHS……..
And I used to wonder why My Father and all of His siblings left Durham NC. in the 1930′s and never came back to live. as beautiful as NC. is The more it changes ( triangle research Park? Duke University and so on) the more it stays the same.
This is beyond depressing. I don’t even have any words.
North Carolina should not have to pay and thats the bottom line. When they have babys they cannot take care of them and the state has to spend millions doing just that.
Three years ago, while attending a philosophical conference in Charlotte N.C, I listened as the presenter, from Findland giving a lecture on immigration state that America owes so much to Europe because of its culture, and finished with life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I, after thanking him for his presentation stated “you left out the most important mathematical equation of your construct. When he squwinshed up his face I said “three fifths of a man”. He bowed his head to less than a half an inch of the dais, threw up his hands like I had pulled a gun on him and said, Sir, you’re so right, I can’t make a comment or answer that”. A woman behind me then shouted out “And three fifth’s of a woman until you allowed us to vote. I guess North Carolina has not evolve yet.