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> "Anyone who doesn't want to do something which they are directed to do can build up a picture of oppression." Likewise you can dismiss anyone's protest about
by exodust 5y ago
> "Anyone who doesn't want to do something which they are directed to do can build up a picture of oppression."
Likewise you can dismiss anyone's protest about anything if you frame their position as merely "not wanting to do what they were told".
She was not flying in from somewhere needing to quarantine. She was a resident, who happened to be a close contact of a positive case. That is not grounds for being taken away in a van for 14 days quarantine.
The health directive should have been as follows: "Hello, you've been identified as a close contact of -- and are required to immediately get tested and self-isolate until you receive a positive result".
That's it. No need to ask questions about what she's done recently, just tell her to get tested and call back next day if she hasn't done it. Easy. No need to drag people away in unmarked vans.