Ahhh, the Boston area is reverting to their Puritan roots. They’ll be back to burning witches in no time. That behavior is deeply embedded in the local culture.
Yup....Pandemic paranoia Puritanism.
The Dunking Chairs are the new COVID tests. If you die from being held underwater for three minutes, then it is proven you do not have COVID. Otherwise you must be burned at the stake.
Funny you should say that as I have always believed a book could be written as to how New England Liberals, led by all the colleges up there, reflect the ethos of their predecessors in that they see themselves as the Elect; consider anyone who disagrees with them as "heretics" deserving of punishment; strive to impose their views on all others, for their own good, of course. I could go on but that is the basic skeleton for an interesting social analysis.