Citizen Stasi

Citizen Stasi are everywhere. In California:

Authorities say they can’t ignore such calls or discount them as paranoia, hypochondria or fakery. They must respond even when every other public entity adopts “social distancing” in order to reduce possible coronavirus transmission.

Meanwhile, in Michigan, we have a small “win” squeaking out from underneath Home Imprisonment Day #1. The Michigan State Police know that they will receive a gazillion calls from obedient slave-type busybodies to “report” people to the “authorities” for being somewhere, anywhere, but home. So they are telling people to not call 911. But oh, it will happen. A lot. And people needing real assistance, quickly, will be the ones who are endangered. So, once again, this is not about helping your fellow citizen stay healthy. It is about proving your obedience by deriding, outing, and shaming others.

In my own community chat room (Facebook group), folks are snapping photos of Trugreen fertilizing lawns and posting them in the group, demanding that they abide by “the rules.”

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1:38 pm on March 24, 2020