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Canada just lost its measles-free status. So here’s the question..

If an unvaccinated child spreads measles to someone else’s kid, why shouldn’t the parents be liable in small-claims court?

I’m not talking about criminal charges, just basic responsibility. If your choice creates the risk you should have to prove you weren’t the reason someone else’s child got sick.

Is that unreasonable?

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ignore them when they harm society. They don't get the freedom to commit murder and they shouldn't get the freedom to not follow public health requirement just because they have some mumbo jumbo excuse.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gonna show my age here and I'm not from the USA, but I remember in the 80s the doctors and nurses would come to the school one day, we'd all have to line up, and we all got vaccinated with something. Pretty sure there was no parental consent involved.

We've gotten a bit too soft on some things.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I got those needle parades in the 90's in the area I grew up in (Atlantic Canada), in much the same manner.

It wasn't a choice for us and we didn't have outbreaks.