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.... My sister is such a DRAMA QUEEN. OH GOD.
Well, she was telling us about her day at school (snorefest), when she starts talking about this question she got in school that she got a good mark answering. The question was "Do you think employers and insurance companies should receive people's DNA information?" Since we're quite a liberal family, including myself, we were all anticipating her to say, of course, no. However...
She told us that she though the employers and insurance companies had a right to the info. Naturally, my mother and I (my dad wasn't in) were VERY shocked. We asked her for reasoning. She said "What if the person has a high percentage chance of heart attacks, and they die on the job? You can't hire them. And what if employers want to help these people, but don't know enough about them to do it?"
Naturally, I facepalmed, and told her about something called PRIVACY, and how people have a right to it. Then she said "Yes, but it's for their own good." THAT was when my mom stepped in and went, "Then you don't understand that by giving this information, you're biasing these employers and insurance firms against these people. What if this is their last opportunity for a job?" My sister shrugged. "If they're not healthy, they shouldn't be applying. It's better for them, anyways."
And THAT was the last straw. We had this debate all throughout dinner, but she stubbornly clung to the idea that it was okay to give DNA INFO to EMPLOYERS AND INSURANCE FIRMS. And then she broke out into tears. And sobbed through dessert. It really killed the mood.
Okay, no more walls of text. But, really, I was just so shocked at what she was saying. I don't have anything against Republicans, but I'm just not a fan of their policies... Still, that was crossing the line...
.... My sister is such a DRAMA QUEEN. OH GOD.
Well, she was telling us about her day at school (snorefest), when she starts talking about this question she got in school that she got a good mark answering. The question was "Do you think employers and insurance companies should receive people's DNA information?" Since we're quite a liberal family, including myself, we were all anticipating her to say, of course, no. However...
She told us that she though the employers and insurance companies had a right to the info. Naturally, my mother and I (my dad wasn't in) were VERY shocked. We asked her for reasoning. She said "What if the person has a high percentage chance of heart attacks, and they die on the job? You can't hire them. And what if employers want to help these people, but don't know enough about them to do it?"
Naturally, I facepalmed, and told her about something called PRIVACY, and how people have a right to it. Then she said "Yes, but it's for their own good." THAT was when my mom stepped in and went, "Then you don't understand that by giving this information, you're biasing these employers and insurance firms against these people. What if this is their last opportunity for a job?" My sister shrugged. "If they're not healthy, they shouldn't be applying. It's better for them, anyways."
And THAT was the last straw. We had this debate all throughout dinner, but she stubbornly clung to the idea that it was okay to give DNA INFO to EMPLOYERS AND INSURANCE FIRMS. And then she broke out into tears. And sobbed through dessert. It really killed the mood.
Okay, no more walls of text. But, really, I was just so shocked at what she was saying. I don't have anything against Republicans, but I'm just not a fan of their policies... Still, that was crossing the line...
[quote name='TheRazyChan']You should have asked what would she do if she found out she had some disease through DNA information. What'd she do.....
DNA information can always be altered, always.
Gataca ftw >.>[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but she started freaking out and talking about "Freedom of Speech", and how I wasn't respecting her rights. 0_0 Hypocrite...
DNA information can always be altered, always.
Gataca ftw >.>[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but she started freaking out and talking about "Freedom of Speech", and how I wasn't respecting her rights. 0_0 Hypocrite...
