Nobody was physically restricted from leaving their homes. Large gatherings were forbidden and most places were closed. People were restricted from gathering anywhere enclosed.
Large gatherings were forbidden and most places were closed.
Large gatherings were discouraged. But (at least in the US) nobody suffered any actual penalties for congregating.
Most places were closed because people were hiding from the deadly plague.
So much of this is conservatives who - at the fucking time were as terrified of the Wuhan Flu as everyone else - have retconned the COVID Pandemic to be a Fake And/Or Woke Virus that only they were cleared eyed enough to ignore.
And places in some cities were forced to be closed, not just closed because they didn’t have customers. My city didn’t allow some businesses to open at all.
There were actual lockdowns in some cities. I had to carry a piece of paper from my company saying I was a necessary worker just so I could drive to work. They weren’t letting people drive around for a short period of time… which ended roughly when everyone realized how stupid that was. My city also didn’t allow gatherings outdoors, too. They closed all hiking trails, even to solo hikers.
The term “lockdown” is a huge misnomer though. Most of it was private businesses being closed or remote only.
I’m so tired of all the embellishments people put on describing 2020. Just once I’d like people to be honest and straightforward and just describe what happened that instead of borrowing language from the most insane people in society to describe it.
That is what I did. I was being honest and straightforward with using the word lockdown. Maybe your city was different, but we literally were not allowed to drive without a paper saying we were required to. I would drive to work in the worst traffic city in the country and there would be zero other cars on the road. We were literally not allowed to use public parks or hiking trails or playgrounds, even when alone. Churches were not legally allowed to hold services in person. These are all real things that happened in my city.
Therefore, as the State Public Health Officer, I am issuing a Limited Stay at Home order, effective in counties under Tier One (Purple) of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, requiring that all gatherings with members of other households and all activities conducted outside the residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation with members of other households cease between 10:00pm PST and 5:00am PST, except for those activities associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure[1] or required by law. This order does not apply to persons experiencing homelessness. Nothing in this order prevents any number of persons from the same household from leaving their residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation, as long as they do not engage in any interaction with (or otherwise gather with) any number of persons from any other household, except as specifically permitted herein.
Nobody was physically restricted from leaving their homes. Large gatherings were forbidden and most places were closed. People were restricted from gathering anywhere enclosed.
Large gatherings were discouraged. But (at least in the US) nobody suffered any actual penalties for congregating.
Most places were closed because people were hiding from the deadly plague.
So much of this is conservatives who - at the fucking time were as terrified of the Wuhan Flu as everyone else - have retconned the COVID Pandemic to be a Fake And/Or Woke Virus that only they were cleared eyed enough to ignore.
Ummm… there were actual penalties in some cities for congregating.
https://apnews.com/article/covid-california-church-fine-6daddfd8325e7d63b9828092a69eca8a
And places in some cities were forced to be closed, not just closed because they didn’t have customers. My city didn’t allow some businesses to open at all.
There were actual lockdowns in some cities. I had to carry a piece of paper from my company saying I was a necessary worker just so I could drive to work. They weren’t letting people drive around for a short period of time… which ended roughly when everyone realized how stupid that was. My city also didn’t allow gatherings outdoors, too. They closed all hiking trails, even to solo hikers.
The term “lockdown” is a huge misnomer though. Most of it was private businesses being closed or remote only.
I’m so tired of all the embellishments people put on describing 2020. Just once I’d like people to be honest and straightforward and just describe what happened that instead of borrowing language from the most insane people in society to describe it.
That is what I did. I was being honest and straightforward with using the word lockdown. Maybe your city was different, but we literally were not allowed to drive without a paper saying we were required to. I would drive to work in the worst traffic city in the country and there would be zero other cars on the road. We were literally not allowed to use public parks or hiking trails or playgrounds, even when alone. Churches were not legally allowed to hold services in person. These are all real things that happened in my city.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/limited-stay-at-home-order.aspx
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-county-orders-closure-of-bars-gyms-just-as-city-of-la-did-day-before/2329930/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/coronavirus/governor-projects-56-of-californians-may-be-infected-with-coronavirus-in-next-8-weeks/2332217/