http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/..._getting_tough
A subtle tyranny, but a tyranny nonetheless
Judge forces child immunizations of non-fatal diseases
Cliff notes:
A judge in maryland orders 1200 parents to appear in court because their kids haven't been immunized according to school rules.
These immunizations include things like chicken-pox, which is not fatal and rarely even results in long-term effects.
After dragging these parents into court and injecting their children on the spot under threat of jail, the smug judge said this about his complete disregard for their civil rights:
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The judge noted the unhappy looks of some of the kids in line waiting for vaccinations.
"It's cute. It looks like their parents are dragging them to church," Nichols said.
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How cute! I forced all these people at gunpoint!
The kicker is that if you are poor, as usual, you are completely screwed.
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Any children who still lack immunizations could be expelled. Their parents could then be brought up on truancy charges, which can result in a 10-day jail sentence for a first offense and 30 days for a second.
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So, if you don't want to inject your child, the child gets expelled. But then you are held criminally liable for not having them in school! It's not tyranny though. Nope.
As always, none of this would be an issue if parents had school choice.
natedogg