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39. Probably not refundable tickets, as most tickets are these days.

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Liberia to Prosecute Man Who Brought Ebola to US [View all] herding cats Oct 2014 OP

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

Life in prison or the death penalty? Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #3

If he had stayed in Liberia, he would be dead or dying now Ex Lurker Oct 2014 #4

Exactly. herding cats Oct 2014 #5

Harm Americans erpowers Oct 2014 #12

I doubt that was his intention. herding cats Oct 2014 #13

I agree. Denial was probably at work with him. He even went home to his family. Doubt he meant harm. freshwest Oct 2014 #19

He knew he was in contact with a person who died a short time later. LisaL Oct 2014 #21

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

he will never go back 1dogleft Oct 2014 #24

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

So it's okay Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #46

I didn't say it's okay Ex Lurker Oct 2014 #47

How could bureaucracy fail?! ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #6

easy, put people who profit from its failure in charge of it. corkhead Oct 2014 #8

BINGO!!! calimary Oct 2014 #9

+1000 Dopers_Greed Oct 2014 #10

Why did the US grant him a visa, anyway? Psephos Oct 2014 #7

He isn't even a NATIVE Liberian? rocktivity Oct 2014 #11

He probably came on a tourist visa. Almost anybody can do that. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #27

Why are planes even still arriving from Liberia? Cayenne Oct 2014 #14

He took three flights KansDem Oct 2014 #17

They aren't. There are no direct flights from Liberia to the USA. nt uppityperson Oct 2014 #31

Puzzling... shanti Oct 2014 #49

It would almost make one think that it isn't highly contagious and only through contact with bodily uppityperson Oct 2014 #50

The question should be christx30 Oct 2014 #53

It'd be interesting to know at what stage the ebola outbreak was at when he went to Liberia. snagglepuss Oct 2014 #15

Rick Perry will protect him Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #16

I don't think Duncan is going to pull thru this... ReRe Oct 2014 #18

Shouldn't they wait and see if he survives first? LisaL Oct 2014 #20

Screeeeeeeeeech .. you mean that's all they have is a damn questionnaire asking them about symptoms YOHABLO Oct 2014 #22

That sounds impractical Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #25

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

His disregard for other lives is obviously apparent Drayden Oct 2014 #29

1.He didn't know he was sick. 2. He didn't know he was exposed to Ebola mainer Oct 2014 #33

Who assumed this woman died from complications of pregnancy? LisaL Oct 2014 #34

It was reported on the TV news last night mainer Oct 2014 #37

Per NYT, she was takend to an Ebola ward but turned away for lack of space. LisaL Oct 2014 #38

Another article says family thought it was from pregnancy. mainer Oct 2014 #40

only two of her family members took her to the hospital TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #43

Scroll down to "production" it's pretty fascinating. Marrah_G Oct 2014 #44

Thanks, mainer. Some of MSM wants us to react like this: freshwest Oct 2014 #48

Question: what would have happened to the money he spent on the plane tickets if he had hedgehog Oct 2014 #36

Probably not refundable tickets, as most tickets are these days. LisaL Oct 2014 #39

"We expect people to do the honorable thing," Sparhawk60 Oct 2014 #41

It's not clear the man lied on his form mainer Oct 2014 #42

Good Iamthetruth Oct 2014 #45

I bet the penalty for this isn't nearly as bad as HAVING EBOLA. n/t hughee99 Oct 2014 #51

The question is CullenBohannon Oct 2014 #52