Judges force 3 citizens to wear GPS tracking devices while on house arrest over coronavirus

[Elderberry]

American Military News by Laura Widener  April 03, 2020

Judges force 3 citizens to wear GPS tracking devices while on house arrest over coronavirus

Kentucky circuit court judges ordered three Louisiana residents to wear tracking devices and remain in their homes after they allegedly ignored social distancing guidance.

Two of the three residents tested positive for coronavirus, and the third resident is a family member. The three had been in public despite doctors telling them to avoid it, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal on Tuesday.

Judge Charles Cunningham signed off on two of the “health-related civil orders” on Friday, remarking that such an order is unprecedented for the courts. Cunningham’s order was against one coronavirus patient and a family member living together.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/04/judges-forces-3-citizens-to-wear-gps-tracking-devices-while-on-house-arrest-over-coronavirus/

[mountaineer]

Alles ist gut.

[Fishrrman]

Would you have approved of such a device being worn by Typhoid Mary, in her time...?

[mystery-ak]

Ankle monitors ordered for Louisville, Kentucky residents exposed to Covid-19 who refuse to stay home

By Mallika Kallingal

Updated 11:55 AM ET, Fri April 3, 2020

 (CNN)Kentucky is taking severe measures to ensure residents exposed to the coronavirus stay at home. Louisville residents who have been in contact with coronavirus patients but refuse to isolate themselves are being made to wear ankle bracelets.

A judge has ordered one resident to stay at home after refusing to self-quarantine. CNN affiliate WDRB reports that the person, identified as D.L. in the court order, is living with "someone who has tested positive for the illness and another person who is a presumptive case," according to an affidavit from Dr. Sarah Moyer, director of the health department.

Having been exposed to the highly contagious disease, D.L. was ordered to stay at home last week. But according to family members, D.L. "leaves the house often."

When D.L. didn't respond to the health department's messages, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Angela Bisig ordered the Department of Corrections to fit D.L. with a global positioning device for the next 14 days. If D.L. leaves the house again, he or she could be criminally charged, WDRB reports.

more
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/us/kentucky-coronavirus-residents-ankle-monitors-trnd/index.html

[EdinVA]

So, it's ok to require vaccinations, toss folks in jail for having unprotected sex when they are known to be HIV positive but we cannot have folks who are  corona virus positive who defy social distancing wear ankle bracelet???
Consistency anyone?

[Mod2]

Threads merged and moved to state govt category.