| Comment | Is being able to avoid an abusive spouse a luxury? Is being able to manage chronic claustrophobia a luxury? If you're living 4-to-a-room in a Govanhill slum flat, is staying inside 23 hours a day still the most reasonable course of action?
You need to consider the many people for whom a lockdown is a literal nightmare with no known end. This is why we need to be able to exercise some flexible judgement as to what behaviour is and is not 'reasonable' in the context of the need for self-isolation. Blanket imposition of rules that, again, are not laws, will lead to horrific outcomes in some sectors of society.
Some people are giving up a lot more than luxuries. |
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