I mean, you can, but it's going to cost you so much political capital that you'll be out of the game entirely. And I don't see many politicians willing to put their jobs on the line for it.

Jesus. Putting people's lives at risk, just so you can keep your government job? How low can we can go?

I mean, it's over-the-top nonsense, but compared to it, putting a city to hang is easy.

How about using a drone to bomb an underage citizen without trial?

politicians are participating in game theory and acting out their best interests based on the other players. It takes two to tango.

I suppose this opens up a slippery slope whose neighbors are authoritarianism and will-less-ness and, in their innocence and ignorance, people cease to venture forth.

Nah. You must be new.

I truly can't believe how many people (including in my own hard hit country) praise the "Wuhan model" made by an authoritarian state. There are other successful models like the one in South Korea (after the disaster with that church, not before), which are far less authoritarian.

It's really true that vigilance needs to be kept up at all times, lest our freedom be taken away (and I don't mean not doing quarantine or lockdowns: I mean limitations of freedom "for your own good because you don't understand").