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Re:India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers by gvjddbnvdrbv on Saturday May 02, 2020 @07:09AM (#23051043)
> Sections of the society are hostile towards medical and police personnel.

> About getting beaten or made to do situps, in my view, a far lesser punishment rather than charging and going the legal route. Than would be draconian.

I wonder why they are hostile? Could it maybe be because their civil liberties get massively infringed on a regular basis?

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Re:India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers by gen_greyface on Saturday May 02, 2020 @07:33AM (#23051123)
> their civil liberties get massively infringed on a regular basis?

^This in addition with rumors spread among these sections,

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Re:India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers by kumarvvr on Saturday May 02, 2020 @07:32AM (#23051120)
There is a fear that medical personnel might spread the disease.

Yeah, police force is a complex beast in India. Just like anywhere in the world.

Regarding civil liberties, can you specify why you have come to such a conclusion?

There are countless instances where police have infringed civil liberties, as well as countless instances where the police were ineffective.

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