Q: I can’t drink and I can’t buy cigarettes — legally. Let’s say I decide to become healthy as a result. What, if anything, can I possibly gain by being forced to run between 6am and 9am?

A: The early bird catches the worm. The proverb never mentioned anything about a virus and so we would love to argue that Covid-19 is still asleep during those hours and can’t spread, however, the smart money would be on it being easier to police. Arresting folk this way is like casting a net during the sardine run...

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