I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read your article on San Mateo County’s new enforcement arm requesting residents to turn in their neighbors for violations of the COVID mandates (“COVID compliance unit launches” in the Oct. 15 edition of the Daily Journal).
Do they not see how Orwellian that sounds? Necessary evils are still evil.
A neighbor parked her car obstructing four inches of my driveway. Time to report her. Another neighbor used his leaf blower too early in the morning. Time to report him. On second thought, where do I apply for this new enforcement arm? Government job, no layoffs, paid during any shutdown, pensions and benefits – what’s not to like?
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A neighbor parked her car obstructing four inches of my driveway. Time to report her. Another neighbor used his leaf blower too early in the morning. Time to report him. On second thought, where do I apply for this new enforcement arm? Government job, no layoffs, paid during any shutdown, pensions and benefits – what’s not to like?
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Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.