In New Jersey, 74% Of People Telling “Contact Tracers” To Go Away

[PeteS in CA]

In New Jersey, 74% Of People Telling “Contact Tracers” To Go Away

https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/12/08/new-jersey-74-people-telling-contact-tracers-go-away/

So how are things going with the latest surge in COVID-19 cases and the government actions in response to these numbers? At least in New Jersey, not all that well, apparently. Garden State residents are clearly suffering from a wave of pandemic fatigue, but in this case, it’s not simply a matter of being tired of the virus. A significant majority are clearly equally tired of the Governor’s authoritarian response to the surge in new cases. Like many other states, New Jersey has attempted to step up its contact tracing protocols, quizzing everyone who produces a positive test result as to who they’ve been in contact with recently and then hunting down those people to question them as well. But over the course of November, Governor Phil Murphy reports that nearly three quarters of those individuals refused to cooperate with the government contact tracers when they came knocking at their door. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Authoritarian high-handedness has consequences.

[Gefn]

@PeteS in CA
Thanks for posting. I heard this last night on the news. For the record, I don’t answer my door to strangers unless it’s the Amazon guy/gal.

Several people I know irl are sick. It’s getting really worse here. But this time their attitude is fudge it. It’s almost Christmas and I won’t let this defeat me.

[roamer_1]

Authoritarian high-handedness has consequences.

Especially when their heavy-handed ways have not fixed a ding-dang thing.