weeding out criminals

[jf noonan]

On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Carrol Cox wrote:
>
> There is something terribly wrong with the assumption that
> "improving the population" makes any sense whatever. In fact
> the assumption is so obnoxious or, rather, establishes such
> an obnoxious framework of discussion, that within that
> framework all propositions become repellant. If you can't
> see that your question is wrong, then I don't see how it is
> possible to have a conversation with you.

As startled as I am to say it, I agree with every word written
by Carrol above.  And I think it was well put too.

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Joseph Noonan
jfn1 at msc.com