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Withywindle

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6. The problem with arresting a plague-spreader

Reply to DanieRains (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2020, 04:30 AM

Dec 2020

is that arresting that person will potentially infect the officers doing the arresting, and every other prisoner in the jail. Prisons and jails are already epicenters of spread, with very few people caring because prisoners - no matter the offense - are considered "throwaway people" by too much of society.

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New Year's Eve Parties Are Going To Be Very Very Very Bad For America And I Mean Bad [View all] DanieRains Dec 2020 OP

Arrested might be an overreaction. TexasTowelie Dec 2020 #1

Yes NJCher Dec 2020 #2

+1 AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #5

In the UK, hosts are fined... a la izquierda Dec 2020 #23

I'm getting of the mind that you can't save people from themselves. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #3

It's fair to hold all parties accountable. The host for having the party, & the guests who were napi21 Dec 2020 #4

The problem with arresting a plague-spreader Withywindle Dec 2020 #6

It's my decision to take the risk. No one's forcing you to go. Very small risk at my age progree Dec 2020 #7

The noncompliant businesses should have their license's yanked MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #15

They have been. And lots of court papers being served. What's lacking is enforcement progree Dec 2020 #16

I see MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #18

Yup, me too progree Dec 2020 #19

I hate feeling like this but I can't help it MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #20

I understand progree Dec 2020 #21

When the hospitals are full Aussie105 Dec 2020 #8

Just me, my wife and a pot of crab legs. Throck Dec 2020 #9

We're doing seared Ahi tuna AwakeAtLast Dec 2020 #14

Everybody realizes, I hope... that governments have the power to do damn near anything albacore Dec 2020 #10

This!👆 ✅ ✅ ✅ progree Dec 2020 #12

New Year's Eve is amateur hour PJMcK Dec 2020 #11

Normally, about 8000 people die per day. So an added 2500 is only a 30% increase in volume. Klaralven Dec 2020 #13

Some friends are doing on 24 hour New Year's party Retrograde Dec 2020 #17

LA has to do hard triage these days - you get a heart attack, treatment on site fails, KitSileya Dec 2020 #22

AFAIK, I've never been to a party, outside of family. sakabatou Dec 2020 #24