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Over 100 children at the school are susceptible to virus.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Failing to vaccinate a kid (unless there are legit medical reasons) should be a chargeable offence in the same way that letting them sit in the backseat of a car without a booster / seatbelt is. These parents, as stupid and credulous as they are, have endangered their kids and some of them might suffer life altering injuries or death from that.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Manatee Bay in Weston Florida. I saved you a click.

It's a very affluent neighborhood in a very affluent city. Homes start at $1 Million in the entire city. Feel bad for the kids.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Any parent of a kid that is unvaccinated should be charged with abuse and child endangerment IMO.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

At first I though this was a bit draconian; that is, solving what is largely an education/misinformation issue and diminishing civil liberties all the while opening the door to abuse from a more nefarious government — on the other hand, it would force the topic of vaccinations into a court of law where anti-vaxx fallacies would fall completely flat.

Personally I'd much rather bring up charges against the primary sources of such misinformation; then that might cause them to think twice about spreading lies in the future.

But America is open for business when it comes to grift. From Alex Jones and Joe Rogan to Steve Bannon — they understand that the gullible are profitable.

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sad the children have to suffer for their idiot parents.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's worse than that. Vaccines are not 100% effective and some people have legitimate reasons why they can't get a vaccine...and those kids are getting fucked by other parents' poor decisions.

Non medical exemptions need to go.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Vaccines are not 100% effective

Ah ha, so vaccines aren't effective! /s

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes, but they don’t have autism, and their DNA hasnt been changed and they can’t get Covid from the 5G towers. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Technically true.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Kid can't get autism if they die from a preventable disease first [finger-to-head-guy.jpeg]

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It really is the roaring twenties all over again

Though now we're roaring out of frustration.

(Except for the suit for breakfast it really is pretty close.)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, the stupid people had children...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago
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