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Three weeks is very long to lock down 6.7 million people. I assume that enforcement will be assisted by someone like the National Guard. Wonder if there will be
by blintz 7y ago
Three weeks is very long to lock down 6.7 million people. I assume that enforcement will be assisted by someone like the National Guard. Wonder if there will be a large fleeing out of the area (since people are not forbidden from leaving).
- conroy 7y agoPlease read the article. Shelter in place is not lockdown, as it is not enforced for residents.
- crazydoggers 7y agoIt’s not accurate to say this will not be enforced for residents. From article: > The order calls for the sheriff or chief of police to “ensure compliance.” > All non-essential gatherings of any size are now banned, along with non-essential travel “on foot, bicycle, scooter, automobile or public transit.” People may travel for shopping for necessary supplies, accessing health care, and providing aid to family and friends who need assistance, and for non-residents, returning to their home outside the Bay Area.
- lsh123 7y agoCool, I can still fly away in a plane :)
- crazydoggers 7y agoYes you can! Because it’s trying to limit people interacting rather than simply people’s movement. Still doesn’t speak to it not being enforced.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoIt's not gonna be three weeks, we're not that lucky.
- AJ007 7y agoOnce the hospitals a past capacity and people are dying in tents, it will make a lot more sense. This should have been done earlier but it wasn’t, and likely could not be in a free country.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoDying is a charitable word...you'll be left to essentially drown fully aware. Have you read the stories from Italian docs? Old and/or those with diabetes and heart issues are left alone, not by choice. Triage. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-italy-doctors-intensive-care-deaths-a9384356.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-italy-... https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italian-doctor-says-fighting-covid-19-outbreak-is-like-war-11954229 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italian-doctor-says-f...
- spookthesunset 7y agoSpreading panic helps nobody.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoFirst it's true and I'm not telling it to a 4 year old. And second: He bitterly scorned people "on social networks who pride themselves on not being afraid and ignoring the rules, complaining because their normal lifestyle habits are 'temporarily' in crisis - all the while an epidemiological disaster is taking place".