Protesting Stay At Home orders

Let's do some hypotheticals.


  1. If a guy is walking down a street with a gun shooting at people, even if he doesn't actually hit anyone, do we just say he's 'exercising his 2nd Amendment rights' and let him keep doing it?
  2. If a person is drunk out of their minds and driving all over the road, even if he doesn't actually hit anyone, do we just say they're having a harmless bit of fun and let them keep doing it?
  3. If a person is throwing shards of broken glass out of their window onto the passersby below, even if they don't actually hit anyone, do we just say it's their right to freedom of expression and let them keep doing it?
  4. If a person has a deadly contagious disease, even if they're not showing symptoms, and they walk around hugging and kissing people, do we just say they're being demonstrative and let them keep doing it?

The answer to all of these is, of course; NO!  We don't! Because they are endangering others! The lives of others outweigh these people's individual rights.

Tell me what's different here?

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