> Corrosion of democracy is when these rules are used selectively and for political reasons. Interesting. You see, in the UK there is a large difference betwee

> Corrosion of democracy is when these rules are used selectively and for political reasons. Interesting. You see, in the UK there is a large difference between the government guidance on mask wearing (taken to be rules by many), and what the law says. And yet, the police routinely arrest people not for breaking the law, but for ignoring what is in essence the preferences of a few ministers in government. This is the very definition of a police state: enforcing 'rules' without legal authority.