Brandon Rutherford was recently presented with a dilemma in an Ohio courtroom: get vaccinated or face incarceration. The 21-year-old was sentenced to two years probation for fentanyl possession by Judge Christopher Wagner of Hamilton County, Ohio on August 4, but his sentence came with a twist: he was ordered to get a COVID vaccine as a condition of his probation. Should Rutherford fail to comply, he could be sent to jail for up to 18 months. “I’m just a judge, not a doctor, but I think the vaccine’s a lot safer than fentanyl, which is what you had in your … Continue reading →