Posted: Oct 25, 2010 4:37 pm
lordshipmayhem wrote:The anti-vaccination crew definitely should feel the full weight of the law, for example: they are demonstrably endangering the physical well-being of others with their demonstrably factually incorrect claims.
"Demonstrably factually incorrect" is the problematic phrase here. The should not, and cannot, be in the business of determining which claims are scientifically accurate. Although unlikely, it is not inconceivable that future evidence will demonstrate that vaccines are, indeed, dangerous. If your proposed law exists then, scientists will be in the untenable position of being banned from announcing their findings.