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by strangeattractr 1292 days ago
Yes, the man appeared to have violated the law. I guess my criticism that the Australian government is overly restrictive and the public are hysterical moral busybodies has been rendered void because there was a law in place that he violated.

My friend was unable to go and see her dying mother in France because the Federal government wouldn't allow her to leave the country. Her request to leave was initially rejected and took so long that her mother was dead by the time she was given permission. Now I heard many people have similar experiences because of the inability to find flights. I didn't realise the government forbidding you to leave was a completely normal experience worldwide.
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fennecfoxy 1291 days ago
If she had travelled and gotten covid while travelling she could've easily passed it on to vulnerable people she'd bumped into and caused the untimely deaths of other peoples' loved ones.

We ALL had to make sacrifices during the pandemic.

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ThunderSizzle 1291 days ago
No. We did not.

Hindsight shows we were wrong and distracted on the wrong thing. Society doesn't care about flu this year, and it's hitting just as hard as covid was. Yet, all I see is messaging on Covid still.

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