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The power to quarantine individuals and groups of infected people has been well-litigated. But it is a very new thing indeed to tell 7 or 8 million people at a
by fennecfoxen 7y ago
The power to quarantine individuals and groups of infected people has been well-litigated. But it is a very new thing indeed to tell 7 or 8 million people at a time, around 99% of whom are still expected to be uninfected, that they are now threats, and are under some form of house arrest. This is unprecedented and has never been litigated.
New York's quarantine law, in particular, allows you to challenge the quarantine order in court after 3 days. It is then on the state to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that you — specifically you — pose a clear threat to the safety of others, and that your confinement is the least restrictive means to contain this threat.
- watwut 7y agoThe expectation is not that 99% are uninfected.
- fennecfoxen 7y agoDo you expect that when the Shelter In Place orders were issued around the Bay Area earlier that there were 70,000 active cases in the Bay Area? That would be a far higher estimate than I've heard and I would love sources which project it in detail.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> The power to quarantine individuals and groups of infected people has been well-litigated. So has the power to issue emergency curfews when justified by a compelling state interest, which is what a shelter-in-place order is.