people and fined over 230,000 for violating
quarantine orders.
In one viral video, the person recording it is
heard criticizing a woman who decides to go for
a jog and resists police orders to produce her ID
card. Another shows a family of four heading to
a supermarket carrying a scooter for one of their
children while half a dozen neighbors yell at
them from the window.
And in New Zealand, a police website set up for
the public to report violators crashed after too
many people tried to access it at once. Among
the complaints were people playing rugby and
Frisbee and holding impromptu “corona” parties,
The Guardian reported.
Back in Tulsa, Lt. Meulenberg said the
department’s call volume has increased
substantially with residents ratting out
businesses and neighbors alike, though they
can’t respond to all of them.
“The fact that we have to do this at all means
some people are not interested in self-
preservation” or protecting others, Meulenberg
said. “We’re not immunologists. We’re not
scientists. We’re cops. We’re just trying to do
our part.”Image: Charles Rex Arbogast