[2006alum]

2006, no suggested remedies are perfect for the mess we are in, short of completely isolation from others that nobody thinks is possible or pragmatic.

If you knew you could get ticketed in a crowd outside or if not wearing a mask inside, you would be more inclined to wear one.  It's basic economic incentive at work. We have to be willing to do a lot more than we have to reduce spread if we ever want to stop the damage the virus is doing to us.

My family members and friends know they can get ticketed for failing to wear a seatbelt, and it doesn't stop them. Even the loud annoying automated reminder chimes don't stop them. In the era where nearly every interaction between the police and protestors is fraught, the last thing we need is police using a protest as an opportunity to enforce a mandatory mask policy and trying to tackle people who run off to evade citation.

[2006alum]

2006, no suggested remedies are perfect for the mess we are in, short of completely isolation from others that nobody thinks is possible or pragmatic.

If you knew you could get ticketed in a crowd outside or if not wearing a mask inside, you would be more inclined to wear one.  It's basic economic incentive at work. We have to be willing to do a lot more than we have to reduce spread if we ever want to stop the damage the virus is doing to us.

My family members and friends know they can get ticketed for failing to wear a seatbelt, and it doesn't stop them. Even the loud annoying automated reminder chimes don't stop them. In the era where nearly every interaction between the police and protestors is fraught, the last thing we need is police using a protest as an opportunity to enforce a mandatory mask policy and trying to tackle people who run off to evade citation.