[Dacod]

It's really not a similar situation. Refusing to social distance is illegal as it puts other people's lives in danger but working for a dirty restaurant is not and is not analogous this is in any way.

[AstralStorm]

However the same sanitary law can be applied if Tesla violates distancing. It's exactly like a restaurant without a sink to wash hands or gloves.

[yrwwywtywsrty]

To make his analogy more accurate, it would be the restaurant gets shutdown for being too dirty, at which point the owners continue to open and the workers continue making food there.

[AstralStorm]

And then the owner is supposed to be slapped with a reasonable fine. Or jailed if they're continuing to defy the court order.

[natrik]

Smoking and obesity put other people's lives in danger as well, whether it be due to second hand smoke or being a burden on the healthcare system and diverting resources.

There have been countless discussions already about at risk groups and potential spread to them, QALY's, etc. What I want to get at is "social distancing" is arbitrary (6 feet?) and should not be forced. (I am unsure of your statement "Refusing to social distance is illegal...")

[wolfgke]

> What I want to get at is "social distancing" is arbitrary (6 feet?)

There do exist concrete studies on what distance makes sense; see for example https://medium.com/@jurgenthoelen/belgian-dutch-study-why-in...

[AstralStorm]

Illegal, as in not allowed and punishable by law in the state.

But the state is willing to make some exceptions, making it legal for this.