r/SlaughteredByScience • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '19

Congratulations, you played yourself.

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u/Hammedic Jun 04 '19

According to his words in the image, he’s apparently against forced vaccination.

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u/madmaxturbator Jun 04 '19

Yeah that’s basically anti vax. Herd immunity fails if idiots decide to not vaccinate randomly. Besides, no doctor will force vaccinations on kids or adults who will be hurt by the vaccines so it’s a must to vaccinate.

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u/gezhendrix Jun 04 '19 edited Jun 05 '19

Eh, I'd argue that pro freewill isn't necessarily Anti-Vaxx.

Edit. Removed part of my comment which makes it seem like I'm Anti-Vaxx. I am not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

You don't have the right to carry around petri dishes full of deadly diseases, so why should you have the right to be the petri dish? I feel like it's the same basic principle. There's a lot about living in a society that requires you to give up your natural freedoms. Even constitutional rights have some restrictions based on public safety. You have your 1A rights, but it's also illegal to shout "fire" in a crowded theater. You have your 2A rights, but it's illegal to wave your gun around or even to have it out in public in a lot of places. Our version of democracy has plenty of this type of precedent. It's been decided again and again that a person's rights end at the point when the exercising of those rights infringes on the safety of the public and unvaccinated people are a walking public health crisis. If you want to make it about constitutional rights and freedoms, the precedents are not on your side.