Assuming that these were willfully unvaccinated people, the health secretary of the state is pulling their punches; from an epidemiology perspective, these two deaths would, under that assumption, deserve no more sympathy or pity than one would assign a drunk driver dying in a crash. I’d rather the department talked about it in plainer terms, perhaps by issuing two posthumous Darwin awards in a public ceremony, or by issuing their video statement in front of a Demotivators poster; their audience would react far more strongly to that than to platitudes.
> It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others. Not every life can be a success, just like not every vessel can be seaworthy.
Assuming that these were willfully unvaccinated people, the health secretary of the state is pulling their punches; from an epidemiology perspective, these two deaths would, under that assumption, deserve no more sympathy or pity than one would assign a drunk driver dying in a crash. I’d rather the department talked about it in plainer terms, perhaps by issuing two posthumous Darwin awards in a public ceremony, or by issuing their video statement in front of a Demotivators poster; their audience would react far more strongly to that than to platitudes.
> It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others. Not every life can be a success, just like not every vessel can be seaworthy.
“Mistakes”, https://despair.com/products/mistakes?variant=2457302467
(If these two people were medically unable to receive MMR, then none of this applies this time.)
Updated 8:35 PM GMT, August 25, 2026
And RFK Jr’s kill count goes up by >= 2.
I, for one, applaud our glorious leader for bringing back the good old days of the plague. Less workers means higher wages!