I'm inclined to agree with you re the anti-vaxxers. I legit do not care when I see another one on the news with their social media full of anti-vaccine nonsense and their sad family talking about how they just got sucked into the fox news nonsense. What angers me is the people who cannot get vaccinated. I know two people who have legitimate medical concerns regarding the vaccines and there's nothing they can do about it. So they are in danger because some morons refuse to get vaccinated. Then there's the crowd that says well do what's right for you and I'll do what's right for me…except that's not how viruses and science work so here we are.

Can the herd of stupid be quarantined in South Dakota away from the rest of us?

The tech used to develop the vaccines has been around for years. 1:29 and the rest of the nutters need to just leave. Go away. You're selfish, awful, willfully ignorant people who ignore science and facts in favor of nonsense and tinfoil hat theories. So just go. Move to South Dakota or something. Just go away…far, far away.

You do realize that the vaccines have not gotten FDA approval except for EMERGENCY USE, don't you? How can you condemn people for wanting to wait until these experimental vaccines have gone through the entire protocol for vaccine testing and approval before subjecting themselves to the vaccine?

Only an ignorant asshole will brand someone a "nutter" for wanting to rely on the FDA's well-established testing regime.

jfc You're citing to an alternative health nut? Seriously? You know this is a law blog, right? Remember that class we all had about legal research and credible citations? Like how citing your mom isn't really credible? Moron.

Woooo….I was rude. Someone get the smelling salts.

You are a nutter if you think an alternative health fraudster is a credible source for medical advise. You are a nutter if you think Fauci is anything other than a dedicated civil servant with decades of experience handling pandemics and public health. You are a nutter if you think covid is just the flu.

Here's a reason to get the vaccine – the worldwide medical community recommends it. It's very effective at preventing you from getting covid, and in the very small chance you get it, it's very very effective at preventing it from causing any serious problems.

A personal anectdata – I lost smell/taste with Covid last October. After getting the pfizer vaccine, it has started to return significantly. A couple other friends reported the same improvement.

Generally I sort anti-vax people to be in the same category as flat earth society members or those claiming to be sovereign citizens. Lots of convoluted arguments.
But…
Think of the boundless opportunity here for PI lawsuits.
Person A, without medical excuse, refuses vaccine and passes the virus to Person B, who is at risk or has a serious side effect.
If I could link A as the person (more likely than not standard) who infected B, where A, with knowledge of the risk to others, did not get vaccinated, I would sue A into bankruptcy. Just like a MVA, general and specials to include cost of care/treatment, loss of income, futures for loss of smell, heart, lungs damaged etc. Seek non dischargeable punitives for reckless endangerment.
Anyone willing to admit they are not vaccinated and infected someone else? Now, where can I find those contact tracing records?

Slow down on the Covid Cool-aid, it's well known that the poor that can't afford to bury the dead put them in the Ganges river…long before Covid. The hospital overflow has been hyped. Try talking directly to those that work in them, and not just reading sensational headlines. Same with the funeral homes. This Delta variance is being spun out of control by the Delta-Bravos that can't think for themselves.

8:32,

You're not a nutter on everything, just on the vaccine. As long as your stupidity only puts yourself at risk, I don't care.

The covid deaths were greatly exaggerated. Anyone who died having tested positive was counted as a covid death. The disease affected a smaller percentage than advertized. Too much focus was put on positive tests even though a great majority of those testing positive were asymptomatic. Early on the coming vaccines were touted as the only solution when scientists had no idea. Competing remedies were and still are shunned even if they work. Also, viruses mutate to become more contagious but less deadly. This is what happens time and time again. So, the Delta variant is probably an exaggeration to get the unvaccinated in line.

600k+ people in this country have died from COVID. No one commenting on this blog knows all the rules re reporting deaths. It varies state to state. There is credible evidence that DeSantis intentionally underreported the numbers in Florida. The state employee he had arrested for disagreeing with him on the COVID data has been granted whistleblower status. That's just one example.

People can go on about comorbidities, etc, but the reality is that we all either have our own comorbidities or we know and love someone who does. It is selfish and ignorant to claim we should all be allowed to make our own decision regarding COVID precautions when the choices of one irresponsible individual can have devastating consequences to an entire community.

I find it incredibly disrespectful for people to post about their individual freedom and choices and their quack medical theories some natural "doctor" told them about on youtube when a large portion of America has lost a loved one to this pandemic. It's so very sad and it's a slap in the face when some asshole on the internet claims it's just a bad flu. It's not. It's a fucking pandemic. Wear your mask, stay home when you can, and get vaccinated.

To the moron dumb enough to think a personal injury lawsuit can be maintained against an unvaccinated Covid spreader, please find and cute for everyone a case with those same facts but for any other illness for which a vaccine exists. Flu, polio, chicken pox, etc. We'll wait. What are you, a first year law student?

The whole trans issue is nonsense. If you do not confirm with gender norms, than wouldn't the logical conclusion be that gender norms are nonsense? It doesn't make sense to say "I don't conform, so I am in fact, a women." Wouldn't it be better to say, a man or woman can be anything? Including someone who cross dresses? Doesn't mean your gender is "wrong." Seems to be a illogical idea which has grown to the point where it cannot be contested.

No, 4:05, there is no disrespect to a man when he is called a man. When every DNA cell in your body is male, you're a male, no matter what you call yourself. Can I identify as a tree? A toaster? A tire iron? A paramecium? Would calling myself one of those things make me that thing?

And being dishonest is the very embodiment of NOT acting in good faith.

We do so-called trans people a disservice when we endorse their delusions and mental illness. If a schizophrenic were to perceive that a lawnmower was talking to him, would we say "yes, absolutely, the lawnmower IS talking to you"?

@4:17 just say you wish you were as pretty as Miss Nevada and move on lol

4:23 – thank you! Exactly the point. What is gained by marginalizing and belittling people? Denying their experience? Nothing. And it costs us nothing to simply be kind and accept trans people at their word.

LGBTQ+ children and people are at extremely high risk of suicide and exploitation. If just taking a person at their word puts a dent in those numbers, I'm here for it.

I am transgender, and probably against my better judgment, can't resist adding my 2 cents.

First, to 3:25 and others, I ask that you reconsider your view that "the whole trans issue is nonsense." I (and many non-trans medical professionals) can tell you that gender dysphoria is a real condition that causes real pain to real people. (I deleted the treatise I started to write here. Instead, I ask you to suspend your disbelief for a little while and research gender dysphoria to better understand it.)

Second, this condition is a separate thing from the rhetoric about trans issues, some of which I agree is ridiculous. The point is that, even if you reject some of the overzealous advocacy, that does not mean that gender dysphoria is not a legitimate health issue that some people face. Even if you don't understand it, I hope that you can value the person just for being a person, and be empathetic enough to honestly try to call the person by the right name and pronouns.

Third, on the other side of the coin, people need to stop shouting "transphobia!" every time someone even asks a question about sports or bathrooms, etc. You're not helping. This just shuts down discussion and alienates instead of engages or educates people. (Honestly, I have no idea what we should do about transpeople in sports. We should talk about it.)

I transitioned more than a decade ago and it helped me substantially. Previously it really was like being in the wrong body. I'd get painful reminders throughout most days that the world did not see me the way I saw myself. So I avoided a lot of social interactions. Several times I got myself into really dangerous situations because it did not occur to me at the time that other people saw someone of the "wrong" gender there. It's actually a wonder I'm not dead.

Now all that crap is gone. Is life perfect? No, but it is much better. Hell, a lot of times I forget that I transitioned. Like the time I greeted an old friend from high school who I hadn't seen in ages. At first I was sort of hurt that he didn't seem to remember me – then duh! I realized that he had no idea that I had transitioned.

That said, as 12:20 noted, some people do regret their transition. Transition is a serious thing that no one should undertake on a whim. I am grateful for the progress that advocates have made, but I also fear that advocacy for transpeople has gone somewhat off the rails. Things like putting "she/her/hers" in your email signature is not really supporting transpeople. It's silly, imo, and I think can even do harm because other people see it as silly also, and end up thinking all trans issues are a joke.

But this message is still on the mark: if you know someone who is transitioning, honestly try to use the right name and pronouns when you are talking to them or about them. Even if you don't understand what they are going through, or even if you plainly reject it based on your religion or philosophy, it's just a matter of basic respect for a fellow human.

I guess after all of that I could have just said "ditto to 4:23 and 10:55."

@9:09, Treatments include transitioning and gender-affirming surgery.