I swear to god, sometimes I think social media is the worst invention ever. There’s this guy where I live who is a pharmacist. He runs a blog and host a TV show with the aim to debunk health myths. Looks harmless enough, but you’re wrong.
There was a petition sent to our provincial parliament asking for the government to pay for vitamin C injection for cancer patients. According to some, it helps with the side effects. The guy wrote an article saying that there is very little scientific proof that this actually works, in fact, it could be the opposite. He’s also saying the government shouldn’t pay for it. Again, looks harmless enough. Except, he’s been getting death threats because of it. You read that right, he’s being threaten for pointing out a scientific fact.
People have written to his broadcaster to end his show. They’ve written to the producer. They’ve called for a boycott of his wife’s books (she’s a well know writer here). They’ve posted the address of his pharmacy. Again, all of this because he dared to tell people without any scientific training that no scientific data backs their claim.
Imagine being so pissed off at someone stating the truth that you wish him dead. And he’s not the only one being harassed by that group. I know admitting you’re wrong sucks, but this is just insane. I hope he sues these people. Using the anonymity of a keyboard shouldn’t shield you from consequences.
