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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by moistly on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:00PM (#32186823)
Do you support the right of the polio-infected resident of Rockland County (a NYC suburb) to attend tonight’s basketball game? Would you be okay with him shopping at your grocery store, standing in line with you at the cash register?
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by spacemanmatt on Friday July 22, 2022 @02:53AM (#32189292)
Yeah, infectious disease beats free assembly every time.
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by nradov on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:41AM (#32192341)
No. There is always some sort of infectious disease going on. Even before COVID-19, thousands of people died every year from influenza and other respiratory diseases (including other corona viruses). This is not a valid reason for imposing restrictions and mandates.
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Re:Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes by spacemanmatt on Friday July 22, 2022 @11:19AM (#32192896)
Sure, not rhinovirus but definitely polio. Surely you aren't proposing that anyone ever tried to limit free assembly for run-of-the-mill germs. Point being, your rights exist in tension with public health; they are not absolute.
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