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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_itafuo4 wrote

Reply to comment by vtjohnhurt in Vermont town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in water has resigned by Hanginon

He lied to his entire town for a decade about the tooth decay protection program that he was charged with maintaining. He made a conscious decision over and over for 10 years to lie to his fellow citizens and tampered with the dose and put his entire town at a significantly heightened risk of a very serious disease.

He was in charge of a vital health program that the town was expecting was being taken care of and paying for with their tax dollars.

He recklessly and selfishly chose to lie about what he was doing to get away with it. He defrauded the entire town of this health and safety program. That is a criminal act.

It is clearly a decade fraud, with health injury resulting.

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_itdsuyr wrote

Since 2011. He reported his concern up the chain, regarding supply chain and quality and necessity, based on current commercial and publicly available fluoride product data and emerging scientific data on fluorine products. Those who he reported to then reported up to the state. He was not a public figure and did not report to the public. This is a systemic issue.

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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_itdtsrp wrote

"It was far less than 10 years. He reported his concern up the chain, regarding supply chain and quality and necessity, based on current commercial and publicly available fluoride product data and emerging scientific data on fluorine products. Those who he reported to then reported up to the state. He was not a public figure and did not report to the public. This is a systemic issue."

You didn't even bother to read the story apparently, he made a medical decision that he was not qualified to do, which harmed the residents he was in charge of protecting and lied, over and over again for a decade about it:

"Richmond water superintendent Kendall Chamberlin disclosed in his five-page resignation letter, submitted Monday, that fluoride levels have not been in the state-recommended range for over a decade — instead of nearly four years, as the state had recently disclosed."

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_itbgndl wrote

> heightened risk of a very serious disease.

What disease would that be?

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YOurAreWr0ng t1_itbo1e6 wrote

Gingivitis

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_itccfit wrote

No. Fluoride does nothing to prevent plaque regular brushing does that. Plaque is what causes gingivitis it is a bacteria. Fluoride works on the tooth enamel not bacteria so the question remains. What disease does low fluoride levels cause? I suspect an answer won't be coming as most likely it was completely made up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gingivitis

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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_ite23tt wrote

It is right in the article, which you apparently didn't read
"...in the recommended amounts, fluoride in water decreases
cavities or tooth decay by about 25%, according to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control"

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_itg1boj wrote

Thats it you people are just dumb cunts period. Cavities and tooth decay are not diseases you ignorant fool.

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