SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Happy to see this. Especially since the directive from the government is vague and ambiguous and altogether nonsensical.
No Police State Up In This Piece
Stay-at-home order doesn't give police power to enter homes, pull over drivers, stop pedestrians
No Police State Up In This Piece
The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police confirmed officers will not be stopping people only to ask about the stay-at-home orders.
"Individuals cannot be compelled to explain why they are out of their residence," spokesman Joe Couto said.
"When people understand that our officers are not going to be looking for people who happen to be out like me walking my dog, I think they will then feel a lot better. Simply getting into their car and going to the grocery store wondering if they're going to see the lights in their back windows is not going to happen."
Couto said police will not be setting up checkpoints to check for COVID-related violations.
"One of the primary reasons is we have a lot to do," Couto said. "Beyond enforcing this, we still have to prevent crime, we still have to address crime when it does happen. Our officers are pretty busy — we're not looking for more business."