Against the law to be sick in public in Washington State

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Posted: 9/22/2014 2:02:16 PM EDT

According to statute RCW 70.54.050: "Every person who shall willfully expose himself to another, or any animal affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon his or its necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health; and every person so affected who shall expose any other person thereto without his knowledge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:03:51 PM EDT

[#1]

Wait until the stoners start coughing then call the cops.

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:04:37 PM EDT

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According to statute RCW 70.54.050: "Every person who shall willfully expose himself to another, or any animal affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon his or its necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health; and every person so affected who shall expose any other person thereto without his knowledge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

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how does one go to the doctor without committing a crime?

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:06:02 PM EDT

[#3]

I suppose you could always argue it was un-willful. Boss said I have to go to work. Or I had to get milk for my kids...

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:07:32 PM EDT

[#4]

So if I don't show my weiner, there's no crime?

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:08:50 PM EDT

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how does one go to the doctor without committing a crime?

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According to statute RCW 70.54.050: "Every person who shall willfully expose himself to another, or any animal affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon his or its necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health; and every person so affected who shall expose any other person thereto without his knowledge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

how does one go to the doctor without committing a crime?

Oh, you can go to the doctor. Just not when you are sick. I went in for a physical last month, no problem.

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:12:49 PM EDT

[#6]

The verbiage in laws is always so clear and concise.

removal is an archiac verb that can just mean "transportation" - to change the location, position, station, or residence of -
"remove soldiers to the front"

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:13:31 PM EDT

[#7]

sweet, get a STD never work again

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:19:10 PM EDT

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Oh, you can go to the doctor. Just not when you are sick. I went in for a physical last month, no problem.

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According to statute RCW 70.54.050: "Every person who shall willfully expose himself to another, or any animal affected with any contagious or infectious disease, in any public place or thoroughfare, except upon his or its necessary removal in a manner not dangerous to the public health; and every person so affected who shall expose any other person thereto without his knowledge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."

how does one go to the doctor without committing a crime?

Oh, you can go to the doctor. Just not when you are sick. I went in for a physical last month, no problem.

Silly me

Posted: 9/22/2014 2:22:46 PM EDT

[#9]

Co workers come to work sick often. Pisses me off but nothing anyone can do. Washington state has a shit ton of old laws on the books that are unenforceable.