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How exactly would you be able to prove that your daughter caught a disease from any particular person?

For instance, if someone with whooping cough coughed hard, then left the room, and 10 minutes later your daughter walked through the room on the way to meeting the other person's daughter, how exactly could you tell that?

I think that there ought to be a law against people who think "there ought to be a law against X" ...




> How exactly would you be able to prove that your daughter caught a disease from any particular person?

Set the standard of evidence to whatever the current technology can provide. Right now I'm fine with unvaccinated people having responsibility for all outbreaks in their area.

> I think that there ought to be a law against people who think "there ought to be a law against X"

I think there ought to be a law against people who don't know the difference between civil and criminal law.




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