There are some activities that you just cannot ban. You don’t really see people walking in groups all that often anymore, so if someone is walking around by themselves.
I have a friend that lives in Alaska that bought a treadmill because for some parts of the year it is immediately dangerous to go on walks by himself. That’s maybe the only thing that I can think of.
The fact of it is, that there are some things that the government has absolutely no business telling people what they can and cannot do.
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a new emergency order Wednesday that bans unnecessary “travel on foot” as he warns the city is nearing a “devastating tipping point” in their fight against COVID-19.
“Our city is now close to a devastating tipping point, beyond which the number of hospitalized patients would start to overwhelm our hospital system, in turn risking needless suffering and death,” Garcetti wrote in the order. “These unfortunate facts about the spread of COVID-19 in our City mean that we must resume some of the more restrictive measures we instituted in the Spring.”
The article goes on to state the following:
The order prohibits “all travel, including, without limitation, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit,” with limited exceptions.
Garcetti also prohibited gatherings of people from more than one household, and demanded that all residents living in the city to stay inside their homes.
A few exceptions are allowed, including for people who work in healthcare or the news, music, film and television production industries, grocery stores, farming, gas stations, auto repair, banks, hardware stores, plumbers, electricians, morticians, landscapers, gardeners, sanitation, and mail services. Residents are also allowed to go out for trips to grocery stores, gas stations and other essential locations.
Some activities are permitted, such as “outdoor faith-based services” and “in-person outdoor protests” if people are wearing a face covering and maintaining social distancing.