Would you support a hard shutdown option for two to four weeks to crush the virus?

[Anonymous]

I mean a real hard shutdown. No grocery store runs. No McDonalds. No Home Depot. Emergency workers only on the streets, police to nab and send home everyone else. Kind of like what they did in Italy and a few other places to crush the virus spread, not just 'flatten the curve'.

In the Post today there are some advocating a hard shutdown as one of three scenarios going forward, but I'm not sure they'd get the public support for that option.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/21/toll-covid-19-worsens-us-has-three-options/

[Anonymous]

I'd support. This will never happen in the US.

We need grocery stores, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd support. This will never happen in the US.

We need grocery stores, though.

+1 even Italy and Wuhan allowed grocery stores to stay open. I would support grocery delivery services being reserved only for the elderly and high risk folks.

[Anonymous]

I’d do it but it won’t work because everyone would have to comply. And they won’t.

[Anonymous]

Hell to the Yes. Just give us a week heads up

[Anonymous]

God, yes

[Anonymous]

In Wuhan they had limited grocery stores open and some had restricted hours. I think many got delivery service groceries.

[Anonymous]

Nope, complete overkill. All we need is a mask mandate.

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Yes a thousand times.

Instead, the dumbest and most reckless among us drive the grade on this group project from hell

[Anonymous]

Yes, if every one would do it. But they won't, so....

[Anonymous]

Yes but I'd want buy in from a whole bunch of states at the same time. I get that the south and west won't go along, but I'd want PA, MD, VA, OH and NC to all buy into it at least and be sure that the whole NY/NJ New England states would also be on board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, complete overkill. All we need is a mask mandate.

Well, I would do it, but I agree that a mask mandate could be just as effective. But, a real mask mandate, so no indoor dining or other bullshit.

[Anonymous]

Not with police. No way.

But yes to the idea.