D&D and the rising pandemic

[Guest 85555]

Theater of the mind by Discord or Skype has been working great for us during the pandemic.

 

[Istbor]

More familiar with Discord, and I can see the ability to easily post images and media as a handy feature in something like that.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Yeah, at least in the U.S., proving that a case of COVID came from a specific source well enough for a court of law would be a hard row to hoe. Especially since erratic or effectively contrarian responses are so common. Even if you can show that person X who you came in contact with had it, it'd probably be easy to question whether you had contact with two or twenty other people who had or could have had it.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah, at least in the U.S., proving that a case of COVID came from a specific source well enough for a court of law would be a hard row to hoe. Especially since erratic or effectively contrarian responses are so common. Even if you can show that person X who you came in contact with had it, it'd probably be easy to question whether you had contact with two or twenty other people who had or could have had it.

Yes you can't prove it even if it's the same strain and you have lab proof.

Borders closed so they're pushing internal tourism. Cheesy and cringy but it's pushing nostalgia buttons as well.



Not sure if others would laugh or cry. It's aimed at internally but some here might find it entertaining.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Even if you can’t prove a person is the source of another’s infection, the intentional or reckless spreading of disease is still an offense in most states. And as I recall, all they gave to do is prove knowing disregard of the law- like firing a gun within city limits- without proving harm to an individual.

So all those people crowing in print, on the internet, radio or TV about how they won’t follow the rules have already opened themselves up for legal action if they ever test positive and don’t modify their behavior.

 

[Zardnaar]

Even if you can’t prove a person is the source of another’s infection, the intentional or reckless spreading of disease is still an offense in most states. And as I recall, all they gave to do is prove knowing disregard- like firing a gun within city limits- w

Criminal or civil?

I was thinking if they were getting sued for liability.

 

[Garthanos]

Criminal or civil?

I was thinking if they were getting sued for liability.

Civil has much easier proof standards at least here

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Criminal or civil?

I was thinking if they were getting sued for liability.

Both.

People have gone to jail for spreading venereal diseases, including HIV. And Mary Mallon- aka Typhoid Mary- spent the last 30 years of her life confined to an island quarantine hospital for disregarding orders regarding her spreading of disease.

 

[Zardnaar]

Both.

People have gone to jail for spreading venereal diseases, including HIV. And Mary Mallon- aka Typhoid Mary- spent the last 30 years of her life confined to an island quarantine hospital for disregarding orders regarding her spreading of disease.

Typhoid Mary was a long time ago.

USA in 1919 closed things and wore masks.

They knew the basics on social distancing as well.

There were books published after the Spanish Flu that are still relevant now.

 

[Umbran]

If you post that you ignored precautions and don't care, it's just a matter of time before the contact tracers map out the path of the virus that killed somebody. There's gonna be a reckoning and the lawyers are gonna get rich.

Oh, no. Not at this point. There's broad community spread. Contact tracing is great for managing risk, but it is not conclusive for a court of law to eliminate reasonable doubt that you didn't get it elsewhere.

For this to hold up in court, I would imagine you'd need very specific circumstances - like, the victim had contact only with the defendant. They didn't go to the supermarket or drug store where someone else might have coughed or the like.