system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: In the US, why is it allowed to potentially expose your child and other's children to deadly diseases through vaccination exemptions but other state mandated laws, such as vehicle child restraints or smoking age-limits, are non-negotiable?
gpt
Because you can get away with almost anything in this country if you claim it's against your religion.  Parents have let their children die, literally die, because they didn't "believe" in modern medicine.