COVID-19: Ignoring Lockdown

 I think we'll see a lot more people ignoring lockdown rules this time round. Mainly because the rules don't make sense and most of the measures put in place since the first lockdown haven't stopped the rise of case numbers. 

The wearing of masks hasn't stopped a rise in cases.

Social distancing Rules haven't stopped a rise in cases.

Plastic screens in pubs and restaurants haven't stopped a rise in cases.

So, if they haven't stopped a rise in cases, they are not stopping infections. So why do we persist in using them?

The obvious answer is infections are being caused by something that these measures don't prevent.

So where are the infections coming from? What has opened up since the initial lockdown? 

Is it the pubs? Is it the Restaurants? Is it the non-essential shops? 

Or could it be the opening of schools and colleges? 

Persisting with measure that provably don't prevent the spread of the virus is just wrong-headed. Why are they still in place? Are they just there to reassure people? If that's the case, that's criminal. 

Reassurance does not stop infections.

We need to look into this and find the real reasons why infections are increasing. Then deal with it properly.

Locking down and keeping schools open sends the wrong message. Also if schools are the source of the spread, then keeping them open whilst locking down won't stop the spread.

Is this some sort of giant experiment to try and find the true infection vector?

People are fed up with jumping through hoops and being blamed for the spread, when it's the government's lack of acknowledgement of the rear sources of infection that is the real issue.

We've jumped through hoops and the infection is spreading, so why do we continue to jump? People are rebelling and I've heard several normally compliant and sensible people saying they will rebel. 

Fuck the rule of six, fuck the masks, fuck the closure of non-essential shops. They will find a way round it. A kind of lockdown black market is already forming.

It's about time the government came to it's senses and started coming up with common sense solutions that people can get behind.