Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[EricHiggin]

SpokenTruth said:

EricHiggin said:

Some think the protests are stupid because it's just making the lock down last longer, but who really thinks that's going to stop them? It's not as simple as sit down and shut up and do as we say. Everyone needs to find a reasonable balance, which is easier said than done. The smart thing would be to have as little restrictions as possible, while containing the spread as much as possible. If you've gone so far that the people don't care and will spread it through protests, then you need to adjust to find a new balance point. The world is not static.

So you're saying we should base our pandemic response on the angst and ignorance of a proportionally tiny segment of the population? 

If it's important enough for the media to cover and point out how much of a problem it is towards extending the lock downs, then I'd say yes. Obviously they aren't covering that for other useless reasons, right? Some people aren't using that as a reference as to why people should just stay put, right?