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That's absurd. Can't we just make peace with the fact that freedom means freedom to do dumb shit?

• faitswulff 3y ago
  Why is it absurd? It's already illegal. The only absurd thing is that said authorities or former authorities have faced no significant consequences for it.
  • mbrumlow 3y ago
    I am sorry what? Speech does not become illegal simply because it is on medical topics or your position of power. Speech may become illegal if your intent is to hide known risk, but most certainly not for being wrong, otherwise you better be pounding your fist to arrest a huge number more of people honest wrong.
  • slibhb 3y ago
    It's obviously unworkable to restrict free speech like that. According to the article, we'd have to jail Trump and Macron. Free speech issues aside, there were plenty of doctors who recommended Hydroxychloroquine. I know a (good) doctor who thought that Ivermectin probably had in vivo antivral properties (before studies showed that it didn't). Lots of doctors have weird fringe opinions.
    • faitswulff 3y ago
      > According to the article, we'd have to jail Trump and Macron. Does that make it unworkable?
• dkjaudyeqooe 3y ago
  What freedom? You get locked up if you take certain drugs.
  • dp-hackernews 3y ago
    That are classified as restricted... marijuana isn't so restricted these days, but that used to be "considered" illegal at one time. When will cigars, cigarettes, and alcohol be made illegal? - they're certainly not good for your health, and the evidence is everywhere.
• pupppet 3y ago
  And when the hospitals fill up and there’s no room for me? Your freedom shouldn’t impede on my freedom.
  • slibhb 3y ago
    If you want to start restricting people's freedom to improve healthcare, start by banning alcohol and tobacco. It's worth considering why we don't do that.