His license should be taken away.
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Not to mention the ease with which anyone can buy a fake vaccine card. I have to say that as soon as I saw my Dās vax card back in January, my immediate reaction was how easy it would be to copy. This article is the tip of the iceberg for such scams.
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Not the brightest bulb in med school.
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Heās not alone: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/parents-coached-escape-mask-vaccine-rules-79575870?cid=referral_taboola_feed
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And honestly, this is why I no longer have sympathy for those who choose not to get vaccinated. They know what they are doing. They havenāt figured out itās based upon bad odds and they donāt care if they hurt others by their actions, probably believing they arenāt, but they know what they are doing. Their choice. Their consequences.
I feel a lot of sympathy for those who disagree with them who are affected.
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This isnāt a surprise. It is a continuation of the āexcuse letterā industryā¦
-Want to take your turkey on an airplaneā¦get a letter
-Want a handicap parking permitā¦get a letter
-Want your kid to have special accommodationsā¦get a letter
-want your Russian wolf hound to live with you in the dormā¦get a letter. (yes, it happened)
- want to smoke a medicinal substance in an area where smoking is forbidden - get a letter
- want to live in a tent on the sidewalk and scream at passersby, and shoot up drugs - get the local activist group to write a letterā¦
and on it goesā¦
We have conditioned a society where many feel so special ā¦that of COURSE they donāt need to obey any rules.
Heck, just look at our own leaders and the ārules for thee but not for meā behavior.
Not a WOWā¦but sadly a business as usual.
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FWIW, not all letters are wrong. Quite a few are legit.
But then there are the others.
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A letter is correct if I agree with it.
A letter is wrong if I disagree with it.
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Hardly. A letter is correct when thereās substance to it - my disabled dad having a handicapped parking permit for example.
A letter is wrong when thereās no substance to it - a totally able-bodied person who just doesnāt want to have to find somewhere to park and ābuysā a letter online or elsewhere to get a permit.
Same with trained service dogs vs āI want Fido with meā and other such things.
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I actually agree with you @Creekland. I donāt believe in lying and lying to get a letter to not get a Covid shot, or a dr. Lying in a letter is wrong. I have been very consistent in this view as I know youāve seen in the booster thread. I donāt agree with lying for that either.
My comment was more intended to agree with @dietz199 that people are getting all sorts of ālettersā for reasons that suit them. Itās a crazy world we live in.
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My first job out of college was production supervisor in a truck manufacturing plant. Two doctors in our area, a chiropractor & a psychiatrist, were prolific providers of excuse notes for employees. It was common knowledge that the notes were baloney, but the docs knew enough about what they were doing to get away with it. Nothing surprises me when thereās an opportunity to make a few bucks.
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Wow is about the blatant openness of it. Advertising it in a FB group. And selling it. Many doctors may write a letter but do they also sell it? It is a level up.
Or down, in this caseā¦
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I donāt agree with what he did. But on top of that, Iām shocked that he didnāt think heād get reported.
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We all know cutting corners a little bend rules a little while maintaining some resemblance of compliance to the rules. In this case, the guy turned the criminal act to an enterprise. They are all breaking the law whether doing it in hiding or openly. Doing it openly is much worse. It is not acknowledging it is unlawful.