Originally Posted by
C441
Within 20 minutes of Anna's announcement there was a queue 100m long to get into the local Woolies. Inside the store, people waited in queues winding through the aisles for 45 minutes to check-out, as other shoppers squeezed among them. After an hour the queue outside was 300m long in 2 directions, all standing half a metre apart, with maybe one in fifty people wearing masks. This was repeated at most shopping centres with a Coles/Woolies/Aldi around Brisbane.
It could be argued that the manner of implementation actually dramatically increased the likelihood of the virus spreading; if there was ever a significant danger of it spreading at all.
The public are like sheep,thinking or analysing the situation doesnt come into it.
Also,the politicians should be advising the supermarkets before they make these announcements & get restrictions imposed before the idiots start turning up for 50+ rolls of toilet paper.
These are the very people that then throw blame at whoever they can for causing chaos in the shops & as you say completely disregarding distancing rules etc.
I hate defending politicians but with so many selfish people in our community,they are dammed if they do & dammed if they dont.