Make it a simple $1000 fine. (Reply #7)

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Sun May 17, 2020, 11:56 AM

roamer65 (26,083 posts)

7. Make it a simple $1000 fine.

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

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48 replies	Author	Time	Post
Make It A Felony To Get Within 6 Feet Of Anyone Without Your Face Mask On [View all]	DanieRains	May 2020	OP
That would be unenforceable.	The Velveteen Ocelot	May 2020	#1
They just needed to make it a thing at the outset.	bullimiami	May 2020	#2
This administration values the economy over the people.	Arkansas Granny	May 2020	#3
There Weren't Enough Masks For Health Care Workers They Couldn't Ask Us To Wear Them	DanieRains	May 2020	#10
What About Stand Your Ground?	DanieRains	May 2020	#4
Exactly. To me, unmasked and a foot away? it's attempted murder .	BamaRefugee	May 2020	#11
I'll be going out today	sarisataka	May 2020	#22
I want to make a crinoline for a 12 foot hoop skirt	Politicub	May 2020	#5
There is this, but I like your idea better.	Yonnie3	May 2020	#14
Those Germans.	roamer65	May 2020	#17
That's actually very clever... and economical.	Politicub	May 2020	#29
Increased policing is not the answer.	WhiskeyGrinder	May 2020	#6
Why not?	MineralMan	May 2020	#8
To me, the term "police state" comes readily to mind	Seeking Serenity	May 2020	#30
I see. So health regulations are right out, then?	MineralMan	May 2020	#31
So nuance or proportionality not your bag	Seeking Serenity	May 2020	#33
Not much nuance in "Police State,"	MineralMan	May 2020	#35
As a general matter, the more power one gives to police,	Seeking Serenity	May 2020	#36
Well, I think I'm done here.	MineralMan	May 2020	#37
Nice chatting with you	Seeking Serenity	May 2020	#38
Increased policing is generally applied disproportionately, and people from already oppressed	WhiskeyGrinder	May 2020	#43
This message was self-deleted by its author	WhiskeyGrinder	May 2020	#41
Make it a simple $1000 fine.	roamer65	May 2020	#7
Yes This Would Make More Sense	DanieRains	May 2020	#12
I do understand your frustration.	roamer65	May 2020	#18
Nah, too fascist for me.	Fiendish Thingy	May 2020	#9
Fines Make More Sense	DanieRains	May 2020	#13
Cops love fines.	roamer65	May 2020	#16
That'll show all those low wage earners and unemployed people !	MichMan	May 2020	#19
Or they won't do it in the first place.	roamer65	May 2020	#23
Is that what you say to poor people in other situations	Seeking Serenity	May 2020	#32
Completely different situation.	roamer65	May 2020	#39
That'll help the issue in prisons....a year min in jail.	jmg257	May 2020	#15
This is way too authoritarian for me.	Ace Rothstein	May 2020	#20
You know stress tests for banks?	Igel	May 2020	#25
I've been saying that for a month.	EllieBC	May 2020	#46
There is so much fear and hysteria here.	Ace Rothstein	May 2020	#47
Felony huh? We'd have to build a lot more prisons in a hurry.	panader0	May 2020	#21
OFFS!	Kali	May 2020	#24
The MAGAs would love that!	Initech	May 2020	#26
Forgot mine in the car yesterday	Wawannabe	May 2020	#27
Republicans would love this. No voting with a felony	jimfields33	May 2020	#28
That's...not legal. You can't just make shit up and demand people obey it	Tarc	May 2020	#34
Why only 6 ft when a cough or sneeze sprays for 25 ft? Shouldn't we make that the legal distance?	Baclava	May 2020	#40
Im Michigan it's a $1000 fine and a misdemeanor, not a felony	MichMan	May 2020	#42
hard pass nt	Celerity	May 2020	#44
Funny how fear turns people into authoritarian	EllieBC	May 2020	#45
You want tattooed numbers and armbands next??	raptor_rider	May 2020	#48

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