i dunno, i may sound fascist, but after wandering round teeside/ newcastle (as well as pretty much anywhere else)etc, i’d have to say that there are far to many substandard, illiterate slags shooting out spawn like it aint no thang. this really depresses me, especially as the stupider someone is, the more likely they are to produce kids without thinking about it, so basically the human race is doomed to stupidity.
the only saving grace is when people like loon who have their head screwed on create us a new life that will be a useful member of society (or at least will know english and appreciate nature).
its a matter of balance and perspective..
Globalloon is of course an intelligent, responsible father-to-be in a stable relationship; and with the benefit of his liberal education and upbringing is naturally shocked by these “scare tactics”.
OTOH unplanned pregnancy at a time of life when girls quite simply aren’t ready for it in health terms (due to bad parenting and education / other lifestyle choices such as multiple partners and/or heavy drug use) is a known problem in many areas (London and the SE are equally bad TBH)
The last thing society (including the girls themselves) needs are more people bringing up a baby suffering serious permanent health problems in (usually) a one-parent family with limited resources.
The dolls are indeed scary, and are meant to be so. But sometimes those tactics are needed – a bit like those harsh adverts and films once shown on telly to keep children away from dangerous situations
If they do make people either think about contraception or girls who do want to start a family cutting down on substance use during their term of pregnancy then perhaps they are worth it.
I do think though that in most cases merely displaying the scary dolls at school or youth club would be sufficient, rather than using them as a “pre-emptive punishment” by making the girls look after them.
