> You're not forced to suffer the consequences. You have the freedom to adopt countermeasures. You can drive defensively and stay alert when behind the wheel as a countermeasure against other drivers possibly being drunk. You can wear a mask (properly), social distance, avoid crowds, etc., as a countermeasure against other people possibly having an infectious disease. That's how it's supposed to work in a free society.
In this case, the consequences extend beyond merely contracting COVID-19. The consequences also include society-wide social and economic impacts that are amplified disproportionately by people who make "poor decisions".
> We don't have roadblocks everywhere with cops forcibly administering breathalyzers to all drivers to make sure none of them are drunk.
We absolutely do. You probably live in one of the minority of states in which they are not legal.
> The consequences also include society-wide social and economic impacts
Which are not the result of individual people's poor decisions, but of our society's extreme overreaction to any kind of risk.
> We absolutely do.
Where? Please point me at the states where cops are doing this routinely. I have driven in many states and have never seen it done except at particular special events.
If you go to a tourist destination over the summer, there is a good chance you'll see it in a few states. Ive personally driven through them in California.
But, they are not "required" in the sense that you can technically make a (legal) U turn to avoid them and go a different direction.
Thanks for the information. This is still only in certain places (I notice you mention tourist destinations--yes, that's the kind of place I would expect this to be done), not "everywhere", and it certainly doesn't mean that you or I as sober drivers can relax and believe that we are not still at risk from other drivers possibly being drunk. But I agree it does go beyond only enforcing the laws when someone has already made a mistake (unless you count "driving into a visible DUI checkpoint when you know you're drunk" as a mistake).
In this case, the consequences extend beyond merely contracting COVID-19. The consequences also include society-wide social and economic impacts that are amplified disproportionately by people who make "poor decisions".
> We don't have roadblocks everywhere with cops forcibly administering breathalyzers to all drivers to make sure none of them are drunk.
We absolutely do. You probably live in one of the minority of states in which they are not legal.