And, you know, while I do endorse people vaccinating their kids, there are times that the government can go too far........................
Police Raid Home, Take Children From Parents Who Failed to Obey Doctor’s Orders
The Arizona Republic reports that Sarah Beck, a pregnant mother in Chandler, Arizona, and her partner, Brooks Bryce, had taken their two-year-old toddler, Heber, to the doctor on February 25 for a fever of 105 degrees and were instructed by the doctor to bring the baby to the hospital because Heber was unvaccinated and the doctor feared the child had meningitis. The doctor reportedly called the hospital to alert them to the child’s arrival, but by the time Beck had left the doctor’s office, she states that the child was markedly improved and that his temperature had dropped dramatically.
“He’s acting normal. He’s dancing with his sisters in his car seat. And I take his temperature and it’s 102,” said Beck.
The mother made the decision that a trip to the emergency room was unnecessary. In fact, unless an actual emergency presents itself, trips to the emergency room for children could often expose them to illnesses they otherwise may not have contracted.
The parents also noted that an emergency room visit would have cost them $2,500, money that they did not see fit to spend for a child that appeared to be healthy and recovering.
By the time Heber went to bed that evening, his temperature was down to 100 degrees.
The mother took the kid to the doctor, the doc told her to go to the emergency room, but when she put the kid in the car, he started dancing in the car seat. Mom checked the temp again, and it was on the way down.
Where I strongly disagree with this is that the police shouldn't have gone in like they were doing a SWAT raid on a dangerous person. And, if the kid was recovering (his temp was going down), why in the hell do they need to raid the home? Couldn't they simply have knocked on the door, escorted the doctor in so she could check out the kid? Why did they have to knock their door down and take away all their kids.
I mean, the kid was recovering, the temp was going down, and besides that, a visit to the ER would have cost the family around 2,500 bucks.
Nope................sorry, but this is a case where the government went too far.