Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by ojhughes on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:12AM
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Why so many of us accept authoritarian lockdown rulings is beyond me. It’s even more alarming how willing many are to report their neighbours for perceived infringements. Freedom of movement is sacred and people should be able to make their own choices based on the information available.
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Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by gregoriol on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:27AM
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"your rights end where mine begin" => you can't use your freedom to endanger others
Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by ojhughes on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:37AM
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If we both wear a mask then we pose very little danger to each other. We pose a far greater danger to others driving a car and having a collision
Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by gregoriol on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:52AM
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In France for example, there has been ~35'000 deaths because of COVID-19 in ~6 months of 2020, while there has been ~3'500 deaths on the roads in ~12 months of 2019.
Your "if we both" is a very big if => without making it mandatory, people don't wear them and ill people can propagate the virus to many, making COVID propagation possibly more dangerous than a car accident they could create.
Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by ojhughes on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:58AM
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Making mask usage mandatory and actually policing it would be a much lighter touch and the evidence from Japan suggests the virus can be kept under control without lockdowns. If you take the numbers in Japan in your example, driving is more dangerous
Re:What it’s like to go into lockdown for the second time
by thinkingemote on Sunday August 16, 2020 @07:17AM
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I'd things are beyond you, you should look harder. To understand why might make you more afraid though.