Loved Armando's post (and the Media Matters treatment (
http://mediamatters.org/items/200509280006)of Bill Bennett's ill-advised (!) comment that "[Y]ou could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down". But I can go you one better, Billy! I have a modest proposal that would result in a much more dramatic reduction of our crime rate. My plan would virtualy eliminate rape, reduce violent crime by about 90%, and halve the rate of petty crime. We could close most of our prisons (especially the extremely expensive high-security lockups) and spend the savings on education and other socially desirable programs.
All we have to do is castrate the men, just before they reach puberty.
Not all of them, of course. The best among them - the most intelligent, the most talented, the nicest and the kindest - could retain their cojones and serve as sperm donors. This would create an ancillary benefit - a vast improvement in our collective gene pool.
Guys, I know this is a lot to ask of you, but hey! I'm not asking you to DIE to create a better America, like some politicians I could name. It seems a very small sacrifice when you think of the enormous social benefits this step would yield for our beloved country.