That was all American lawyers needed to hear to launch an avalanche of cases blaming the vaccine for epilepsy and any disease they could possibly relate to the brain. The litigation threat literally eliminated one major supplier of the vaccine. More exhaustive studies showed no evidence of serious neurological complications or deaths from the vaccine. Someone called a Ford dealership and asked how many quarts of oil a 1989 Lincoln held. The only way he could get the information was to say he was going to bring the car in for service.
Many people claim lying is merely a survival technique in our modern world.
Officials specifically charged with upholding the law and dispensing justice, are, and should be, held in esteem by the public. They are supposed to be the people who protect us and make the world a safer place. They are sending a signal to young people that it is acceptable to commit a crime. Hastings is now a U.S. Representative, and on the public payroll is his friend and former lawyer, Patricia Williams. As a judge, Hastings was responsible for upholding the law, which he broke.