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Re:Perth man jailed for 7 months after breaching self-quaran... by kadoban on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @04:25PM (#27825843)
I don't know about that. Ggp seems to be arguing that any crime based on risk (and not outcome) should not be a crime, though their possibly forthcoming reply may clarify.

If we agree it should be a crime and just disagree on severity, that seems fair enough and (at least to me) not worth any further discussion than I already engaged in on it.

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Re:Perth man jailed for 7 months after breaching self-quaran... by throwaway894345 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:59PM (#27838363)
Yeah, I can't speak for him. We definitely outlaw things that are simply very risky (e.g., drunk driving) whether or not anyone is actually injured. I don't have a problem with prohibiting unnecessary social gatherings, but this feels like it should be a $200 USD fine--certainly not 5 times the max drunk driving sentence.
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