The following assignment is an extra-credit discussion board post assignment worth 15 points under the Modules Tab. If you would like to earn extra-credit, please review the video and articles in the extra-credit module. Then post on the discussion board for 9 points and reply to two student posts for an additional 3 points each. The original discussion board post must be a minimum of 300 words to receive extra-credit and the reply must be a minimum of 200 words. This extra-credit assignment is due Tuesday, 4/28 – the last day of our course.
The topic is as follows:
As the spread of COVID-19 continues, challenges that the virus poses for governments and markets around the world — including the “emergency” steps that many state and local governments are taking to contain the outbreak, are being examined. One of these emergency steps is “social distancing.” Four weeks ago, I did not even know the term “social distancing,” much less what it meant to practice it. And now, I’m already fed up with it, as I’m sure most of you are. But my family and I will persist for as long as necessary because we put our faith in the doctors and scientists who preach its effectiveness.
However, there have been many who are not following the measures. Governor Cuomo of New York recently stated “[t]here has been a laxness on social distancing, especially over this past [Easter] weekend that is just wholly unacceptable…People are dying. People in the health care system are exposing themselves every day to tremendous risk walking into those emergency rooms, and then they have to go home to their family and wonder if they caught the virus and they’re bringing it home to their family.” As such, governments around the world have begun issuing fines to those who refuse to practice social distancing and shelter-in-place. This has caused controversy for some, especially with regard to implementation. We will examine this practice in the extra-credit module.
Extra-Credit Video
Please review the following video to learn more about the COVID-19 fines currently being implemented.
Extra-Credit Article
What should a government do the initial fines are not working to encourage social distancing? Please read the article below with regard to New York.
https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/1262648/can-law-enforcement-handle-scofflaws-amid-a-pandemic-
Extra-Credit Article #2
If fines are implemented, how much should they cost? Please click on the link below to learn how one city is approaching this.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/haverhill-police-issue-fines-social-distancing-violators/DAZM3I2T2ZC7NLW4QNEPLAIPSE/
Please make it more then 300 words, I will pay you extra.