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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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[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Parents who don't vaccinate their children without a good medical reason should be treated as any other parent who intentionally abuses, harms, mistreats, or abandons their children, simple as that.

If they harm other people on top of that, then that should probably count as attempted murder plus aggravated assault and battery, or some equivalent.

It's a shame that rampant wilful idiocy with intent to cause harm and mayhem isn't a criminal offence, though, because they should also be charged with that.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 week ago

You know, we eliminated smallpox in the wild, and mostly eliminated polio, by giving vaccines. Fuck these moronic idiotic parents not vaxxing their kiddos. It ABSOLUTELY should count as child abuse to not vax your kid.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Completely agree. I said more in my own comment, but if you're interested, here's the relevant criminal code that backs up what you're saying; https://www.criminalnotebook.ca/index.php/Failing_to_Provide_the_Necessaries_of_Life_(Offence)

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Failing to Provide the Necessaries of Life

I'm not fluent in legalese, but that seems about right, yes.