Even more than protecting just the children of idiots (because whether by nature or nurture, there’s a possibility that they may grow up “science challenged” as well), there’s the whole “herd immunity” thing…
The state has an interest in protecting not only the children of idiots, but the other children, those with compromised immune systems, the un-vaccinatable etc…
The thing that pisses me off is that, even if you’re stupid enough to be willing to risk the health of your family, their bad decisions put mine at risk as well.
