Well, neither you nor I are particularly "special". the State doesn't care about my or your individual feelings. The State puts sustaining the existence of the

Well, neither you nor I are particularly "special". the State doesn't care about my or your individual feelings. The State puts sustaining the existence of the collective first. And it will do so at the expense of your and my freedom and comfort if necessary. 5.000$ is pretty tame compared to penalties issued by a wartime governments of the past. I support a State that cares about the general well-being of its citizens and is prepared to that takes stern measures now in hopes of safeguarding our individual freedoms in the future. As such, I harbor little empathy for the individualistic tendencies of those who hoard supplies in times of crisis. All they end up accomplishing down the road is excluding themselves outside of civil society.