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# Letter: ‘Inflammatory’ remarks on vaccine law
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/letter-inflammatory-remarks-vaccine-law/
- Published: 2015-07-14T13:28:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T19:19:44.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Letters, Opinion, Ben Allen, Bill Bauer, carol hastings, Health, letters to the editor, measles, public health, rhetoric, Santa Monica, speech, vaccinations, vaccine law, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 14:44

Editor:

This is in response to Bill Bauer's July 13 column about California's new vaccine law.

Making his point about the value of legally required vaccinations by using public health data is a valid and reasonable argument. His calling those opposed to the measure as "knuckle-draggers who still think the earth is flat" is simply an inflammatory, tacky and irresponsible approach to making a point in print.

Your column is an opinion piece, granted, but take the high road to make your point. I hope you don't teach such argument-making techniques to your children. Otherwise, they will go into the world spouting opinions without seeking facts to support their opinions — something that goes on enough as it is. Why would you want to contribute to such irresponsibility?

Carol Hastings  
*Santa Monica*