Dystopia in Victoria: Melbourne’s Curfew Has Nothing to Do With Public Health
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 2020-08-10

Police and soldiers have been photographed walking around the streets of Melbourne, Victoria. I’d forgive you in thinking that these are scenes from some sort of dystopian novel or movie, but this is present-day Melbourne, a city in lockdown. I’d also forgive you in thinking that the current military presence and nighttime curfew is there to somehow protect you from coronavirus. Its purpose is to protect public health. Melbourne citizens give up a few of their liberties and in turn they help stop a rampaging virus. By locking yourself away at night, the virus will slowly fade away. Well, I’d just like to call bulls**t on that. I think there’s something inherently flawed with the curfew rationale. Luckily for Melburnians, the soldiers are only armed with hand sanitiser and not rifles. We’re creating criminals of common people. Somebody steps out to go for a walk or feed their uncle’s horses – completely innocuous acts – and then suddenly they’re labelled a criminal and issued a fine or arrested. It doesn’t sound right to me, and I don’t think it actually helps in the fight against coronavirus. If I go for an early morning walk around the block outside of curfew hours, am I really putting the lives of other Victorians at risk? Of course not. But I am now considered a criminal. As I said in the title, Melbourne’s curfew has nothing to do with public health. It’s an act of desperation.

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