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Where do you think
the line between public safety and personal freedom
should be drawn?

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One thing I should warn you about. This question is kind of vague. Some mods don't believe it is part of a school subject, and so it will get deleted. You should make clear why you want an answer.

Let me begin by saying that in Canada, the question is not really a question. We have a constitution and a bill or rights. We don't think our rights have been transgressed when something like the virus shows up and we have to obey certain restrictions. Public Health takes presidence over personal freedom, and most of us willingly suspend our personal freedom in favor of public health. We can go back to expressing our opinions with letters to the editor and our government representatives when the virus is no more. There is a minority that objects to what I've written, and they get to have their say, but most of us are obedient.

The line is not really a line. Where public safety is concerned, the scale tips in that direction.

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