A recent Rasmussen Reports poll revealed a significant percentage of the public agrees with punitive actions for people who decline COVID-19 vaccines, such as fines, confinement or imprisonment. This mindset reflects a power strategy designed to chip away at the rule of law and spur divisiveness among the public.
Based on the poll, this strategy has successfully — and deeply — influenced public opinion. Viewing people as inherently dangerous based on their status rather than their actions poses grave risks to everyone’s human rights.
According to the poll: 59% of Democratic voters would favor a government policy requiring that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they decline a COVID-19 vaccine. Forty-five percent of Democratic voters favored removing people from their homes to reside in a designated “facility” if they decline the vaccination.
