Re:Americans are underestimating how long disruptions will l...
by munk-a on Friday April 03, 2020 @12:43PM
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I agree - up here folks are being quite cooperative, someone even recently painted a mural of Bonnie Henry & Dr. Tam[1]. That all said, some parts of America are quite different from Canada with some churches openly protesting the orders[2] (and putting the most vulnerable at risk).
My big concern down there in America is, if folks get crazy and LEOs need to step in and enforce quarantine it will make that quarantine ineffective and LEOs will become the new disease vector. Additionally if any significant portion of the population decides to violate the order than the LEOs, National Guard and even standing army won't be sufficient to enforce the peace - because the peace can't be enforced, peaceable society can only be accomplished through voluntary social contracts.
My big concern down there in America is, if folks get crazy and LEOs need to step in and enforce quarantine it will make that quarantine ineffective and LEOs will become the new disease vector. Additionally if any significant portion of the population decides to violate the order than the LEOs, National Guard and even standing army won't be sufficient to enforce the peace - because the peace can't be enforced, peaceable society can only be accomplished through voluntary social contracts.
1. https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/03/31/fans-paint-murals-dr...
2. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/art...