TG said

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Those who cheated (e.g. bribing the doc $50 to squirt it in the trash) are arguably in the worst situation of all.

this is my only quibble with an otherwise outstanding post. I dont believe people who got fake vaccines will face any consequences at all, as the side effects from these vaccines become obvious to even the most obtuse.
I was fortunate to not need a fake card. The biggest hardship vaccine mandates caused me was not being able to get a Big Mac in sunny Newark New Jersey, but I was prepared to photoshop a card if it was my only ticket into a supermarket.
No private employer is going to press charges against an employee who avoided a life threatening jab with a bit of ingenuity.
The only plausible potentially legal risk, I believe, are folks who work in government and were forced to play Russian roulette: risk you life, your livelihood or take a calculated gamble. At some point, very soon I suspect, the harm of these jabs will become so apparent, prosecuting someone for presenting a fake ID will be like prosecuting someone in the South who lied to the police about their involvement in the underground railroad.
The last the the authorities will want to remind anyone about will be their vaccine mandates.

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I will have NO survivor's guilt, except a bit of shame for all my Schadenfreude.