Fri Jan 14, 2022 – 4:22 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The Los Angeles Times drew a firestorm of criticism after it ran an opinion piece Monday which advocated for “mocking” unvaccinated people who die after contracting COVID-19.
“How should we react to the deaths of the unvaccinated?” asked Pulitzer-prize winning columnist Michael Hiltzik in an article entitled, “Mocking anti-vaxxers’ COVID deaths is ghoulish, yes — but may be necessary,” published by the left-leaning L.A. Times on January 10.
“On the one hand, a hallmark of civilized thought is the sense that every life is precious,” Hiltzik observed, before going on to contend that “those who have deliberately flouted sober medical advice by refusing a vaccine known to reduce the risk of serious disease from the virus, including the risk to others, and end up in the hospital or the grave can be viewed as receiving their just deserts.”
“It has become common online and in social media for vaccine refusers and anti-vaccine advocates to become the target of ridicule after they come down with COVID-19 and especially if they die from it,” Hiltzik continued, promoting the alleged “spectacular” efficacy of COVID-19 jabs while criticizing unvaccinated people
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