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I won't argue with the global broad stroke of that definition at 1000ft not being correct. But being legally threatened and forced to leave for visiting a publ
by rob_c 4y ago
I won't argue with the global broad stroke of that definition at 1000ft not being correct.
But being legally threatened and forced to leave for visiting a publicly owned and publicly accessible UK national trust land in the middle of nowhere is stupid, yet this is what was regularly happening in 2020.
Basic right of way ability to go about ones life without state harassment was removed in countries that people pretend are full off freedom and virtue.
- n4r9 4y agoThe policy does seem absurd hindsight. As does the whole "wash your hands for 20 seconds" and "we see no reason to record mask-wearing". I agree it's important to be cautious when deciding whether an emergency overrides the right to liberty. We have to bear in mind that in mid-2020 we had very little knowledge of the fatality, infectiousness, or transmission mechanism of the virus. It was huge, unknown risk to public health, there wasn't time to research the virus profile or to carefully construct fine-grained policies.