Posted on 05/02/2020 3:55:33 PM PDT by george76
I’m thinking about doing that.
hysteria much? not wearing a mask is like pointing a gun at people? srsly?
You would first have to prove that masks reduce the spread (they do not)) that the virus is highly lethal (it is not) and that the person not wearing the mask has the disease. If you want to wear a mask go ahead. Stop trying to force others to play along with the charade
You don’t want the last thing I mentioned...
Spit.
I don’t even know what that is.
If you follow the instructions for using the masks, we are suppose to leave the masks on until we are done using them. So if you make multiple stops on a shopping trip, you should leave the mask on or use a new mask at the next destination. That also requires using extra hand sanitizer if you want to follow the instructions..
It has certainly been ‘highly lethal’ for everyone who’d died from it. It is also an extremely unpleasant experience for a far larger number of people.
If it’s less lethal than earlier data indicated, that’s because it’s even more contagious. Somewhere between 15% and 50% of New Yorkers are estimated to have been infected. Let’s go with the smaller number of infections: 15% is within a rounding error of 1/6 — that’s one bullet in a six-round revolver.
You have the burden of proof reversed. It’s up to the potential (15% or more) carrier to prove that he or she is not contagious, before taking no measures to protect other people. If you neither been tested recently nor have recovered from the disease; then, you must assume you’re a carrier.
Not so long ago, Freerepublic was a forum for intelligent, rational discussion.
AGREED...
There will be lawsuits — and many will be successful.
Duly-passed laws are considered to be constitutional, until a court with jurisdiction rules otherwise. The quarantine laws have been around for a long, long time. I don’t know the legal history of those laws; but, it’s a safe bet they have been challenged many times. No doubt, there will be a great many lawsuits over the never-seen-before events of recent months. Little doubt, several of them will be successful. Some governors have gone to extremes, and if they can’t prove their measures were warranted, they may be ruled unconstitutional.
However, IMHO, it’s highly unlikely that the general thrust of the quarantine laws will be found unconstitutional. Such laws date back to antiquity — every jurisdiction has them on the books. They are universal and lasting. That doesn’t mean they haven’t been abused; but, it does mean that they can’t just be rejected out-of-hand.
The key is, as you mentioned, ‘acting responsibly and with due regard’. It’s much, much better for governments to inform us (with actual facts), and ask us to do the right things; rather than commanding us to do those things. I think some of the restrictions have gone too far (why not allow walks in the park, or sunbathing at the beach?). But if some people don’t act responsibly and with due regard, how else can other people be protected from their irresponsibility and reckless disregard for the safety of others?
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