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Civil liberty and Covid-19

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Elegran Mon 18-May-20 20:35:43

In insisting on being allowed to mix when others when he has very likely been exposed to a virus which could prove fatal to the vulnerable amongst them, he is infringing their rights.

Rights and liberty work in two directions, and every right has an equal and inseparable responsibility.

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Greeneyedgirl Mon 18-May-20 20:25:55

Lord Sumption, former Supreme Court Judge was interviewed on the BBC by Mishal Hussain yesterday, and he was arguing against the continuing of lockdown on grounds of civil liberties.

I feel that the risk to society is a greater concern to me than my own personal freedom to take risks in the present pandemic.

Do you think he has a point I wonder?

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