Thank you! I have tried to make that point. It falls on deaf ears. And you said it so much better and clearer than I could.
I tried explaining this to a relative who was complaining about people who will pass her too closely on a sidewalk or in a supermarket. I told her that from my personal experiences we took this very very seriously until the mayors said nothing about the protest. I said if it was legitimately a health risk they wouldn’t be allowing it for any reason. Her response was, but it’s a right to protest. I told her that’s a dumb response, if a fireman approaches a burning building and you tell him that you don’t want to move out of the way because you are amidst a protest he’ll tell you to jump in the lake because it’s really a health risk. When something is legitimate there are no exceptions. When you start making exceptions you’ve made it clear that it’s not a legitimate health risk.