Lindsay Mitchell
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The police are running around ordering people off Christchurch beaches. Their message: “If you’re not exercising, clear out.” So you can skip on a beach but not sit on it.
It’s a revolting and indefensible state of affairs.
But it set me off again on trying to get my head around another consideration.
Many New Zealanders are not law-abiding. Think the size of the black economy. Or that some don’t bother to register a birth. Or that substantial numbers lie about their family circumstances to qualify for a benefit. Or the extent of still-illegal cannabis use. Just a few examples I can substantiate for any readers who think I make stuff up.
Despite the PM’s patronising and puke-making accolades for our en masse efforts, do YOU honestly believe the level 4 lock down was dutifully observed across the country?
I don’t. Not for a minute.
Yet the Covid incidence reduced anyway.
Which explains why Australia’s far less intrusive and stringent lockdown measures achieved similar results.
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