Not only will cops be violating the 4th Amendment rights of citizens in their homes, the governor also announced that Rhode Island cops have already begun puling over every vehicle they see with a New York license plate.
In a move that is reminiscent to that of Nazi Germany, the governor labeled an entire state a threat. Checkpoints have been set up along the interstate and vehicles with New York plates were being stopped without probable cause on Friday.
"Right now we have a pinpointed risk," Governor Gina Raimondo said. "That risk is called New York City."
It is no question that New York is the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak and their citizens should remain self-quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus. The state has over 46,000 reported cases and 450 deaths reported as of Saturday morning.
Comment: Yes Covid-19 is real. But what does that even mean? If one has been reading here for the last few weeks one would know by now that the disease DOES NOT warrant all the police state powers and policies we are currently witnessing. The inducement towards societal hysteria and reporting on one's neighbor - or acting out against them being another horrible knock-on effect.
See: Authoritarian hysteria: Armed vigilantes chop down tree, block driveway to force neighbor into quarantine