Wrongful conviction is an unfortunate part of our justice system. In some cases it is rectified, and others it is not.
My point was that people who refuse vaccines and people with mental illness who refuse to comply with treatment potentially both pose a danger to others.
If someone is harmed, whether by preventable disease or violence as a result of another's refusal to accept the recommendations of medical professionals, the party that refused vaccination/treatment causes harm to another without being held liable. Either someone else pays to make the party who suffered whole, or the party who suffered loses.
I feel the state should intervene when people are unable to make the correct decision about medical treatment when there are negative externalities. It's unfair to those who comply.
My point was that people who refuse vaccines and people with mental illness who refuse to comply with treatment potentially both pose a danger to others.
If someone is harmed, whether by preventable disease or violence as a result of another's refusal to accept the recommendations of medical professionals, the party that refused vaccination/treatment causes harm to another without being held liable. Either someone else pays to make the party who suffered whole, or the party who suffered loses.
I feel the state should intervene when people are unable to make the correct decision about medical treatment when there are negative externalities. It's unfair to those who comply.