How is this possible?
I think I'd like to focus this blog on religious fundamentalism/fanaticism and the US government's continued coddling of dangerous people simply because they believe in a ghost in the sky. With that said, I think this is a perfect place to start. I don't care how "caring" or pious this man is, belief in god and certain kinds of dogma should never allow the state to afford even the slightest deference to ANYONE.
The city asked Fischer to submit to a blood test in November, and ordered him to stop performing metzizah by mouth while waiting for the results, court papers show. Officials told him to use a sterile tube and gloves in the meantime. But the Health Department got a report that Fischer wasn't following the order, so the city filed the legal complaint to compel him do so....Health officials, aware of the sensitivity of the issue, have been talking extensively to community leaders. "There's been a constructive dialogue between the community and the Department of Health, and we're working with [them] to ensure the safety of all our city's children," said Arie Lipnic, spokesman for City Councilman Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn).
Sensitivity!!?? What issue!!?? Constructive dialogue!!?? There should only be a monologue: "You have the right to remain silent."
