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A father whose unvaccinated six-year-old daughter became the first U.S. measles death in 10 years remains steadfast in his anti-vaccine beliefs.

The Mennonite man from Seminole, Texas told The Atlantic, "The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," maintaining that measles is normal despite its near-eradication through vaccination.

His stance echoes claims by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who initially downplayed the current North American outbreak before changing his position under scrutiny.

Despite his daughter's death, the father stated, "Everybody has to die."

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, this fucker should be arrested, kids taken away and he should be housed in a care facility where he slowly can be weaned off the conspiracy theories until he's normal again

Yes, I'm advocating for forced treatments of these fuckers. Hell, I'd deport and quarantine them in a remote island where they can slowly die of diseases and what not, I don't care.

If in 2025 you still need to believe in dumb shit like unicorns, skydaddies, and conspiracy theories like a 5 year old then you don't have the right to live liek any other healthy adult, you should be considered mentally deficient and treated as such. Sorry, you are not competent to raise children, these poor kids deserve better.

Lock em um

I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry. These people habe been ruining this world since forever and it has to stop. I'm out of are, I'm out of mercy, I'm out of patience

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Downvotes from people who don't like this authoritarian stance.

Fuck em, this is one authoritarian stance I share. If your kid dies because you made the active decision to feed them nothing but fruit, you get arrested. If your kid dies because you made the active decision to leave them in a hot car, you get arrested. If your kid dies because you made the active decision to not get them vaccines, you should be arrested.

[–] cool@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

I see those few downvotes, but I agree with you.

Unchecked stupidity is dangerous, and even deadly as we see evident right here.

These people should not be allowed to make decisions for others.

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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Should be up on manslaughter charges. What the hell man.

[–] SomeChick@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

I bet he'd be more upset if his son died, not his daughter

[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

I suppose doubling down on being an utter useless fool is still easier on the ego than owning up to having negligently murdered your own daughter.

So he's a coward too. Lovely.

[–] Cassandra3MadScene@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Magical Sky Daddy logic strikes again

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[–] gamer@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this a case of total brainwash, or just a case of a parent who didn't want his kid? Measles seems like a socially acceptable form of post-birth abortion today.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

He's a Mennonite, pretty sure they've been opposed to what basically counts as modern medicine for a long time. The Old Order ones live similar to the Amish.

[–] segabased@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

Brainwashed cult, and unfortunately we don't have time to deprogram these people

[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What happened to pro life 💀? oh wait it's Texas

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[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

I sort of think we should be really mean to these people.

[–] JesterAUDHD@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You can lead a horse to water that lost their baby to dehydration, but you can’t make them drink

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Guy's almost happy his kid died. That should be a crime. Even worse, he's happy to have been at the helm of her death. Disgusting.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I should feel sorry for this man because he's obviously mentally ill. But I don't.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I feel sorry for the kid.

This pile of shit on the other hand….

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's a lot of stuff that I don't fully understand that I trust. Seatbelts for example. Saw a video a long time ago on how they work but totally forgot about how they work.

Point is, you have to trust other people and recorded evidence for most things in life.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Everybody has do die

Maybe we make one codfin size S and one XL in this case

[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Well I guess he has to choose, trust a vaccine, or trust Trump. We should ask his daughter how his decision held up

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