’Cause politicians are idiots? (Yeah, I know, it’s stating the obvious.)
I remember during the Gas Crisis™ in the ‘70s, you were limited to something ridiculous like 2gal or gasoline per trip. So instead of gassing up once during the week to get back’n’forth to work (no such thing as working remotely, working from home, or telecommuting, back then), you’d instead have to sit in long lines on odd/even days (and that’s if you could manage 2 days’ worth of travel back’n’forth on that), letting the car idle all that time or just killing your starter and battery every time you moved up a notch. Worst case, you’d have to wait on those lines in the morning before work, then at home at night when you’d get back. Or who knows, maybe get your 2gal then head right back to the end of the line for 2 more. Ridiculous.
They probably think that “illegal gatherings” are going on at night, or that everyone should only be out during business hours and then stay home, when in fact the Unintended Consequences™ that even an astute 6yo would grasp, would dictate that now everyone who could do things in the sparseness of night, gets crowded into a tighter spot with everyone else who has to go shopping during the day.
Remember one-way supermarket aisles? If you forget something, rather’n going back half an aisle to grab it, you’d have to loop around through another aisle and then back, encountering even more people than you’d otherwise go past.
Politicians are like managers who think only in soundbites, and anything more complex than a dozen or so 1-syllable words ends up when them just glazing over and wanting a “simple” answer. So if it sounds good, it therefore must be good, when anyone with more’n 2 functional braincells to rub together can see how disastrous it might be.
In short, it’s business as usual. :confounded:
Oh, quick example. The house on the corner with their usual warm-weather luaus where everyone practically licks each other on the face, would still be having their parties. If there were any nighttime curfews imposed here, they wouldn’t stop having parties, but just having their guests crammed inside overnight for a sleepover, then leaving the next morning. Can you say “superspreader event”? I knew you could. :laughing:
Funny part? Having them stay over would likely be perfectly legal. It’s that going home at night that would be illegal.