\u201cHenry said the sudden reversal was due to increasing public pressure, including from businesses, some of which have expressed concerns about putting the onus of enforcing piecemeal policy onto workers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That\u2019s kind of interesting where it would imply that the doctor was doing what she felt was right with general social pressure to do otherwise may have been a bit much. But the article does say in terms of who is responsible for making this decision it stated this:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe mask mandate isn’t being implemented by public health order, but by B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth under the extraordinary powers granted by the province’s record-breaking state of emergency, Henry said.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It made me think of people who want to run their business the best way possible. However, if people start demanding that you give them stuff that you feel doesn\u2019t help but it is more for psychological reasons would you actually do it? For example, if technically cramming up people in a bus with no spacing is theoretically disastrous in regards to spreading the virus yet people think a cloth mask will protect them 100% would you actually just give them what they want and ride the bus jammed pack with the masks on?<\/p>\n
I think a common example actually is with buildings. Many people feel the number 13 is unlucky and refuse to reside on that floor. As a result many people just do what people want where it literally goes to the 12th to 14th floor. An interesting dilemma which I think is probably more common than one thinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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