Poll: should you need a license to be a parent

[syndicated44]

I dont know. I could see this going really bad or really good. I plan on having a kid in my late 20's. Although I am in a stable relationship that has withstood more then a few blows and chips but we are still going strong. I think thats all you really need to have if you plan on having kids. Kids arent something you understand. They are small little whiney things that run around and exhaust you. People seem too focused on themselves then raising a family.

I would hate to fail a dumb test and then be banned from ever having kids because that is taking away the absolute base of human life. On that subject how would you enforce that? Casterate whoever fails the test? If said person does become pregnant or impregnates someone would you immediately take away their child? Would there be a second chance? A class would work better. Although you have to follow a different line of thinking then. If you have a mandatory class which you must take if you are found to be pregnant. Is that right to do? You also then have to factor whether or not you would need two parents in the picture or just one.

When you give a government this much power you are giving up a basic human rights. And there is also the possibility nothing would go wrong at all and everyone would be happy and a lot of problems would be solved. Its a hypothetical and could be argued in a couple hundred ways but thats my view anyway.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

No. It's a denial of a basic right, and a license wouldn't stop bad parenting at all, just like a driving license doesn't stop bad drivers.

 

[whycantibelinus]

I feel like it would be too hard to enforce. If yes though I think we would need a massive propaganda program to tell the world to use birth control all the time.

I voted no.

 

[Wrann]

I say yes and hope if it does happen they find a way to make people temporarily steril and give them the antidote to it when they pass a test or something to prove that they can successfully raise a child.

 

[Chrissyluky]

if you mean a drivers license yes... if you mean like a special license you have to buy then god no.

 

[Madshaw]

I think instead parents should have to sign a written contract, officially signing a set of rules that prevent them from allowing a child to take drugs, skive school, play in the street at night, leave it unattended for too long and not doing homework etc.

And by this making them the most boring work-horses on the planet...

If every parent in a society obeyed rules like that then pretty much everyone would be a model citezen, which is a good thing by the way

 

[Madshaw]

I mean this is kind my case

What good can come of that

Watching that video certainly made me lose a bit more faith in humanity.

OT: No, there's no chance in hell democratic governments would allow this cause they'd be voted out in a flash. Maybe some kind of paid for parental classes and relaxation in child abuse laws. Not so parents can randomly beat the shit out of their children but so they can give them a smack if they are doing wrong.

I couldn't even watch past that little bitches entrance

 

[Samurai Goomba]

I think instead parents should have to sign a written contract, officially signing a set of rules that prevent them from allowing a child to take drugs, skive school, play in the street at night, leave it unattended for too long and not doing homework etc.

And by this making them the most boring work-horses on the planet...

If every parent in a society obeyed rules like that then pretty much everyone would be a model citezen, which is a good thing by the way

No it wouldn't. Signing a contract wouldn't mean crap without government supervision, and THAT'S when we get into 1984 and "A Criminal Act" territory. The government simply has no right to tell people they can't have kids. It's not their place, and I sincerely hope any governing body that attempts to regulate our right to create life is razed to the ground on the day it enacts such legislation.

A better idea would be to take children away from unfit parents and give them to people who want kids (and are ready to be mature about raising them). Oh wait, we already do that.

You can't save people from themselves. The best you can do is mess everything up for the rest of us.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

For those who watched that video, I managed to watch the whole thing and found an update that was provided after it. She apparently changed her mind and straightened out her priorities... at least for a little while; eventually becoming pregnant. In the update she is talking about college, has ditched the ghetto accent (thank god) and actually warning other girls not to have a baby that age. Have to admit I am shocked by the turn around even if I somewhat question it.


Anyhow I have often thought of some means to control who is allowed to have children in today's societies as there are an increasing amount of individuals who should in no conceivable way be allowed to become parents. My solution would be if in the future a drug or vaccine of some variation was required to be given to all newborn children, preventing pregnancy. There is no other harm, it would essentially be similar to using protection. The criteria to be provided the 'antidote' for lack of a better term would be as followed...

- A proper education; this does not necessarily mean college as there are many who are success while having never attended.
- Well educated on children, how to care for them, the times requirements and so forth.
- Proof of financial satiability.
- No prior criminal record.

All I can think of for the moment as the mind is drawing blanks however that is the basic concept. Unfortunately it is not a possibility.

 

[secretsantaone]

Isn't this what social services are for?

So instead of sinking a ton of money into this pointless scheme, make social services actually effective.

You can't say that a person can't have a baby based on IQ or criminal record, for all you know he or she could make a much better parent than a genius with a clean sheet.

 

[titanium turtle]

It would be pointless, what would you do to those that fail? You can hardly steal their baby...

parental education

 

[similar.squirrel]

Most definitely. It would keep the population down and reduce incidences of idiocy buy a lot.

 

[boholikeu]

Isn't this what social services are for?

So instead of sinking a ton of money into this pointless scheme, make social services actually effective.

You can't say that a person can't have a baby based on IQ or criminal record, for all you know he or she could make a much better parent than a genious with a clean sheet.

Couldn't agree more with this.

Though I do wonder if it'd be possible to reward good parenting with tax breaks. Say, if your child had less than X unexcused absences (or suspensions), the parents would get a tax break.

 

[nolongerhere]

No, no, a thousand times no. How can you not see that giving the goverment the right to choose who can and cannot have children is not only a horrible idea, but one that has so many ways to get worse? The possibility of corrupt testers. The chance of a goverment with something against a certain group of people. The possibilty that anyone who speaks against the goverment goes on a blacklist. Something like this goes in place, then they can do anything they want, and stand against that, and they revoke your licencse and take your children.

 

[T-Bone24]

Yes, let's get a license for something not only natural, but necessary for the continuation of a species. While we're at it, let's make them get a license to empty their bowels.

Honestly, I can understand how you're worried about careless parents, I am as well, but imposing a law to prevent the most necessary part of human life (that is, to continue the survival of the species) is foolish. They already have child services, that's enough.

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

I actually think parents are a lot more aware of their children now then say 100 years ago. Sure, there are some parents who are absolute retards and shouldn't be allowed to bring up children but I think if there was some kind of license then people who could be good parents might be denied that right. There's another problem - if the parents aren't allowed to take care of the child then what will happen to the child? If the parents were really that bad then social services would probably take the child away from them anyway.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

"That's right, I have a license to PARENT!"

No. People shouldn't be restricted like that, unless they pose a threat to the child's upbringing.

 

[Seanchaidh]

The number of 'yes' votes is quite frankly appalling, as is the criteria people are presenting for "good parenting". Number of unexcused absences? Never doing drugs? Good lord, the priorities. Do yourselves a favor and the next time you feel like something needs control ask yourselves if it's really a problem in most cases: the confused and disjoint ideas flying around about how best to evaluate parenting are demonstration enough that it's a bad idea to regulate it.

 

[Caplix]

By needing a license to have a child, you're basically saying some people can't have a family.
Which I think is wrong.

 

[EchetusXe]

I clicked "Yes" when I meant "No".

Nice going "doctor"

It will never happen but if it does then I should be the licensing authority. So much corruption...