Make It A Felony To Get Within 6 Feet Of Anyone Without Your Face Mask On

[DanieRains]

That you don't live with.

The country would be 99% re-opened in 30 days.

Just sayyin.....

Keep your Coronavirus to yourself.

What a plan!

But, but, but, but..... Freedumb!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That would be unenforceable.

[bullimiami]

2. They just needed to make it a thing at the outset.

A patriotic American thing the right thing to do for god and country to slow the spread

But we have president evil and his minions.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. This administration values the economy over the people.

[DanieRains]

10. There Weren't Enough Masks For Health Care Workers They Couldn't Ask Us To Wear Them

In the beginning there wasn't enough PPE. Masks. The powers that be could have still made it mandatory to cover your face if you went out with 100 different semi-useful things.

Only in America are there so many stupid people who care nothing for their neighbors, and literally their families.

Sad.

[DanieRains]

4. What About Stand Your Ground?

Keeps crossing my mind.

They "look infected" would be enough to shoot someone in Floriduh.

Right?

[BamaRefugee]

11. Exactly. To me, unmasked and a foot away? it's attempted murder .

[sarisataka]

22. I'll be going out today

Have to go to the grocery. I'll have my mask and a properly concealed pistol.

At 5 feet an unmasked person will get a warning. At 4feet I will produce my pistol. At 3 feet I will give a final warning and if they step closer I will fire.

Can I count on you to have my back and support my actions? That you will speak up to say I was acting in self-defense?

[Politicub]

5. I want to make a crinoline for a 12 foot hoop skirt

That way, I could mark my zone.

Plus, I think it would be wonderful to walk around in a hoop skirt and wearing a matching mask.

I am not kidding.

On edit: someone in the 1800s beat me to it. https://theconversation.com/the-fashionable-history-of-social-distancing-134464

[Yonnie3]

14. There is this, but I like your idea better.

German cafe tells customers to wear pool noodles to enforce social distancing

By Nadine Schmidt and Jack Guy, CNN

Updated 12:23 PM ET, Fri May 15, 2020



https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/europe/german-cafe-noodle-distancing-scli-intl-grm/index.html

[roamer65]

17. Those Germans.

I love how they engineer things.

[Politicub]

29. That's actually very clever... and economical.

I think they sell those pool noodles at Dollar Tree, too.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Increased policing is not the answer.

[MineralMan]

8. Why not?

Please explain.

[Seeking Serenity]

30. To me, the term "police state" comes readily to mind

as an explanation as to why not.

[MineralMan]

31. I see. So health regulations are right out, then?

Hmm...I'm afraid I disagree.

[Seeking Serenity]

33. So nuance or proportionality not your bag

OK, then.

[MineralMan]

35. Not much nuance in "Police State,"

it seems to me. Which laws do you think should be enforced and which should not? I tend to be a public safety sort of guy. I'm in favor of laws that promote that, you see.

Really, though, I didn't propose anything at all. I merely replied to another DUer with a question, which has gone unanswered.

And then, you come back at me with the "Police State" thing. I don't believe I have ever been in a discussion with you, so I don't know much about where you are coming from.

I did not advocate for any particular laws or enforcement actions. I asked a question.

[Seeking Serenity]

36. As a general matter, the more power one gives to police,

the more police seem to take.

And to give police the authority to regulate things and behaviour in the name of "public health"? That's more power than a good man should want or that a bad man should have.

[MineralMan]

37. Well, I think I'm done here.

Thanks for playing.

[Seeking Serenity]

38. Nice chatting with you

[WhiskeyGrinder]

43. Increased policing is generally applied disproportionately, and people from already oppressed

populations bear the brunt. Poor, BIPOC and disabled people would be targeted, because they always are when policing is increased, no matter the initiative. A felony charge would increase incarceration, which would result in putting more people in prison, which are already hot spots. The carceral state is a vector for pandemics.

[roamer65]

7. Make it a simple $1000 fine.

The police love revenue. They’ll be writing citations everywhere.

[DanieRains]

12. Yes This Would Make More Sense

I admit.

[roamer65]

18. I do understand your frustration.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Nah, too fascist for me.

So you’d put all violators in prison? Doesn’t really make sense.

Other countries seem to be able to enforce masks and distancing without locking folks up.

[DanieRains]

13. Fines Make More Sense

Enforced fairly.

No mask, no money.

[roamer65]

16. Cops love fines.

It will fill their quotas.

[MichMan]

19. That'll show all those low wage earners and unemployed people !

When they cant afford basic necessities after they pay the fines. they will think long and hard about what they have done.

[roamer65]

23. Or they won't do it in the first place.

At least those with a smidge of common sense left.

[Seeking Serenity]

32. Is that what you say to poor people in other situations

as their fines, interest, fees and penalties continue to mount to where they'll be hard-pressed to climb out? "Well, they shouldn't have done it (whatever petty offence "it" is)."

Very, very compassionate. Or no, wrong word. Oh what is it?

Oh, yes -- authoritarian.

[roamer65]

39. Completely different situation.

You know that.

Fines for breaking laws are light years different than financial hardship.

Apples to oranges and courts get lenient in those situations, anyway.

[jmg257]

15. That'll help the issue in prisons....a year min in jail.

Maybe it’s not a good idea,

[Ace Rothstein]

20. This is way too authoritarian for me.

I don't like where this virus is bringing many people on our side.

[Igel]

25. You know stress tests for banks?

Think of it as a stress test for people.

[EllieBC]

46. I've been saying that for a month.

Fear has turned our side into what 9/11 turned the GOP.

[Ace Rothstein]

47. There is so much fear and hysteria here.

Obviously this virus isn't a good thing and I'd rather not get it but too many on DU talk about it like it is the bubonic plague.

[panader0]

21. Felony huh? We'd have to build a lot more prisons in a hurry.

Or, we could make it under penalty of death, and save on building prisons.

[Kali]

24. OFFS!

[Initech]

26. The MAGAs would love that!

[Wawannabe]

27. Forgot mine in the car yesterday

Was halfway thru the store before I realized ... but sure make it a felony! 🙄

Some really strong words there, pardner.

[jimfields33]

28. Republicans would love this. No voting with a felony

Don’t give them any ideas. Keep in mind they just had a rally in Georgia for the shooting and social distancing was not kept at all.

[Tarc]

34. That's...not legal. You can't just make shit up and demand people obey it

We have the rule of law, still. You can't just mimic Trump and waive away what you don't like because it is inconvenient.

[Baclava]

40. Why only 6 ft when a cough or sneeze sprays for 25 ft? Shouldn't we make that the legal distance?

[MichMan]

42. Im Michigan it's a $1000 fine and a misdemeanor, not a felony

[Celerity]

44. hard pass nt

[EllieBC]

45. Funny how fear turns people into authoritarian

boot lickers.

Actually it’s not funny it’s disgusting. Fear is exactly what brings policies like stop and frisk. Fear and use of authority to make yourself feel safe is what has given us a bloated for profit prison system.

If you think we need more laws that will be most definitely applied unequally and unfairly, then you need to have a long talk with yourself about your fears.

[raptor_rider]

48. You want tattooed numbers and armbands next??

Get a grip 🙄