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Topic	Don't Wear A Mask: "Go To Jail" Says California
adjl 04/09/20 12:20:48 PM #118:	aDirtyShisno posted... It is a bad thing to fine someone $1000 per day or put them in jail for not wearing a mask that they cant necessarily get ahold of because of the instant massive demand that was caused by making people panic when they were threatened with a $1000 fine or jail time for not wearing a mask! Its a circular fallacy in logic. If the government mailed every citizen a bandana and said wear this or we will fine you at least they will have provided everyone with the mask so they all have an equal opportunity to be in possession of it, but as it is there are going to be some who are literally unable to comply through no fault of their own and there is the possibility that they will be punished for it and *that* is wrong! It also probably won't fly in court if they started being that strict about it immediately. It should be paired with instructions on making homemade coverings and resources for people that aren't able to access the materials for homemade ones (which isn't actually that many people, even among the homeless), but even so, expecting people to immediately start wearing masks they don't have and can't buy is not reasonable enough to stand up in court. The ACLU exists for precisely that reason. That said, it's not a requirement that everyone wear one of those coveted N95 masks that are completely unavailable. It's a requirement that everyone attach an old t-shirt or a couple coffee filters to their face, which is significantly more accessible than you're making it out to be. People exist who legitimately can't spare those resources, yes, and they should be supported by providing them with those resources, but they're a very tiny minority who probably won't end up prosecuted anyway (again, because demanding that they fulfill a requirement they physically cannot fulfill isn't reasonable enough to stand up in court). If you're really that concerned about the horrible injustice of it all, when you're making your mask, make a dozen or two extra (again, these resources are far from inaccessible, so I'm fairly certain you can afford it) and go hand them out to some of the homeless people you're so worried about. It won't completely solve the issue, but you'll actually be helping (both to protect them from potential fines and - more importantly - to slow the spread of the disease) instead of impotently whining on the Internet. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:937071172] in Don't ... [t:78555917]...</cite> <quote>aDirtyShisno posted... </cite> <quote>It is a bad thing to fine someone $1000 per day or put them in jail for not wearing a mask that they cant necessarily get ahold of because of the instant massive demand that was caused by making people panic when they were threatened with a $1000 fine or jail time for not wearing a mask! Its a circular fallacy in logic. If the government mailed every citizen a bandana and said wear this or we will fine you at least they will have provided everyone with the mask so they all have an equal opportunity to be in possession of it, but as it is there are going to be some who are literally unable to comply through no fault of their own and there is the possibility that they will be punished for it and that is wrong!</quote> It also probably won't fly in court if they started being that strict about it immediately. It should be paired with instructions on making homemade coverings and resources for people that aren't able to access the materials for homemade ones (which isn't actually that many people, even among the homeless), but even so, expecting people to immediately start wearing masks they don't have and can't buy is not reasonable enough to stand up in court. The ACLU exists for precisely that reason. That said, it's not a requirement that everyone wear one of those coveted N95 masks that are completely unavailable. It's a requirement that everyone attach an old t-shirt or a couple coffee filters to their face, which is significantly more accessible than you're making it out to be. People exist who legitimately can't spare those resources, yes, and they should be supported by providing them with those resources, but they're a very tiny minority who probably won't end up prosecuted anyway (again, because demanding that they fulfill a requirement they physically cannot fulfill isn't reasonable enough to stand up in court). If you're really that concerned about the horrible injustice of it all, when you're making your mask, make a dozen or two extra (again, these resources are far from inaccessible, so I'm fairly certain you can afford it) and go hand them out to some of the homeless people you're so worried about. It won't completely solve the issue, but you'll actually be helping (both to protect them from potential fines and - more importantly - to slow the spread of the disease) instead of impotently whining on the Internet. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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