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In reply to the discussion: Liberia to Prosecute Man Who Brought Ebola to US [View all]Dopers_Greed
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I'm glad somebody is stepping into this breach of good health, manners, citizenship
Demeter
Oct 2014
#1
I bet the inmates in the jail are looking forward to this guy's arrival.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2014
#2
I agree. Denial was probably at work with him. He even went home to his family. Doubt he meant harm.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#19
Denial is not just a river in Egypt as the song goes. Tempting fate is common. That's why the GOP
freshwest
Oct 2014
#23
I think that was a political statement, not a true expectation. Nice words. Changes nothing.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#30
It's not out of the realm of possibility, but if he'd wanted to do that he wouldn't have gone to
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#26
It would almost make one think that it isn't highly contagious and only through contact with bodily
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#50
It'd be interesting to know at what stage the ebola outbreak was at when he went to Liberia.
snagglepuss
Oct 2014
#15
Screeeeeeeeeech .. you mean that's all they have is a damn questionnaire asking them about symptoms
YOHABLO
Oct 2014
#22
They also check temperatures. But they clearly don't have good contact tracing and isolation
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#28
They don't have enough medical professionals to treat the ill, much less check every departing
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#32
I think every medical professional in Liberia is busy treating victims of the disease.
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#35
Question: what would have happened to the money he spent on the plane tickets if he had
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#36