Vaccinated Against Vices?

Smoke Me A Kipper writes "The Independent is reporting that the latest UK government sponsored quango, charged with looking at the problems of drug abuse, is to recommend a national anti-addiction 'vaccination' scheme. Apparantly, trials are already in progress. No details as to whether it would be mandatory. Personally I find such an idea utterly shocking - what happens when you find yourself injured in later life and morphine based painkillers no longer work? I wouldn't be surprised to find existing phamaceutical companies excited by this, having to replace cheap drugs with something new, which they can patent and control."

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Remember kids

[Anonymous Coward]

Only fags do recreational drugs.

is this sponsored by the religious right?

[quelrods]

Seriously! They might be the only group to advocate giving this to everyone. Just wait for the anti-prostitute vaccine or genes and the anti-copyright theft gene. Speaking of copyright is the MPAA or RIAA backing this? The only halfway legit use though would seem to be someone who is a repeat drug offender. Still though seems like a giant infringement on civil liberty.

Lordy Lord

[vandan]

The do-gooders clearly must all be lined up and shot.

If anyone tries to administer such a drug to me I'd fucking rip them limb from limb.

It sounds a lot like the Jewish idea of forced genital mutilation to prevent the children from decending into a life of sin later on. Problem is that sin gets defined by parents and by society, whereas it should always be defined by the individual. Things change, and opinions differ.

Right now the establishment will have you believe that ecstacy is the drug of the devil and alcohol and nicotine are God's candy. But there are the more wise among us who protest that the reverse is in fact true.

Pushing one set of value ( even the dominant set, I admit ) onto everyone at birth, permanently , is an unbelievable crime that I could only expect to come out of one of the 'Axis of Evil' countries ( US, UK, Australia ). I can see Bush, Blair, Howard, and all the drug companies with patents for new drugs laughing all the way to the bank on this one.

But 'save the fucking children', won't you?

Sample religous reasons

[sveinungkv]

we have a little choice in the US, from home schooling to waivers for "religious reasons", although most would not have enough information to do so.

I have one religous reason here, if anybody needs one: A lot of those caccinations are made of parts from murdured babyes. (or abortions, if you like to be political correct)
"I refuse to sanctionise those murders by taking advantage from them." (a lot of christinas and others belive abortion is murder)
"Parts of a human sacrifices is the most powerfull bearers of curses! No way!" (in some occult tradisions, a curce can easyly be carried by a object. It will be extra powerfull if it is placed near / inside the one that is cursed. A powerfull bearer will be a pice of a sacrifice. Humansacrifices are considered the most powerfull, the younger the better)

Re:Spare me the BS

[untaken_name]

Why don't you just vote Libertarian? In addition to supporting legalization of marijuana, Michael Badnarik is a candidate who stands on his principles, even to refusing to pay taxes until someone points out to him the Constitutionality of the IRS, which tellingly has not yet happened. He also refuses to get a Texas Driver's License because they force you to put your fingerprints and social security # on record to get one. Even at the risk of fines and imprisonment, he stands up for what he believes. I doubt Bush would risk jail time on principle, and I can't tell what Kerry's actual beliefs are because they seem to change depending on who he's talking to.