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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Mizoowse on 2023-09-24 06:33:32.

My nephew(13) was bitten by a stray dog on his way home from school. I have read that some countries are free of canine rabies but it is still an issue in my country. So when my nephew called me about the bite, saying his parents won’t take him to the hospital, I freaked out. I usually don’t interfere in their parenting but this was extremely serious and involved the risk of my nephew dying painfully so I called them.

They said they washed the wound thoroughly. I told them there is still a risk but they insisted that it’s fine since they already cleaned the wound. That’s when I sent them a few articles and a couple of videos of rabies victims showing symptoms to demonstrate what could happen to the kid. They took him to the hospital afterwards and got him started on the course.

Afterwards, my brother wasn’t angry with me but my SIL said I could have just stopped at the articles instead of sending the disturbing videos.