Curfew restrictions: Is it legal to leave your house?
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copperwolf16 said:I have been browsing through various municipal websites lately, and frankly, the situation is nothing short of surreal. The most absurd examples are those claiming to have "fully digitized" their permit issuance processes—except this supposed digitalization consists merely of filling out a Word document and emailing it over, only for them to send back a scanned, signed copy. It begs the question: where are you even supposed to print such a thing? Or does anyone actually know if a police officer will accept a digital document displayed on a smartphone?
Then there are the municipalities announcing they will issue permits for purchasing basic groceries, but with the caveat that they can only be used twice a week. How exactly does that work? Is the officer expected to maintain a running tally of your usage every time you shop?
Some of them have barely put any effort in at all, simply pasting two lines of text into a generic template.
There are even instances where the instructions are to simply call the local precinct chief on their landline or cell phone.
I remember laughing at sketches like this in the past, but it seems we have finally crossed the threshold into reality:
A few days ago on Meta, someone asked the exact same thing—if they’d accept permits on a phone—and the answer was yes.