Penn Live reports that a York County, Pennsylvania woman was the first person in Pennsylvania to be cited for violating Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order, according to state police.
The 19-year-old woman was given a nontraffic citation for allegedly “going for a drive” this week.
State police spokesman Ryan Tarkowski said Friday the woman initially was pulled over because of a vehicle code violation.
Troopers can use their discretion during situations to decide if a citation is warranted.
“At this time, law enforcement is focused on ensuring that residents are aware of the order and informing the public of social distance practices,” he said. “While the order is mandatory, voluntary compliance is preferred.”
Wolf issued stay-at-home orders to Allegheny and six other counties on March 23. Westmoreland residents were ordered to stay home four days later. The stay-at-home order was expanded to the entire state on Wednesday and is in effect until April 30.
She plans to fight it. This was guidance, not a mandate, and going for a drive hurts no one. The woman might have a hard time fighting it, just the same. The police were within the guidelines apparently.
The statute under which she was cited is one that was mentioned in guidance to police agencies in relation to businesses that weren’t complying with orders to close.
That statute applies to “any person who violates any of the provisions” of the governor’s orders under the Pennsylvania Disease Control and Prevention Law of 1955.
It’s a huge fine and it is carrying authoritarianism quite far, don’t you think?
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Folks….citing the U.S. CONstitution is admirable. However….the United States CONstitution is DEAD. Long DEAD !
ERWACHE
Hospitals overwhelmed, but NO economic shutdown. Instead economic prosperity.
https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/
What say you Fauci, Birx.
You can bet your hindparts that other leftist governors are just drooling and chomping at the bit to impose such restrictions and more, whatever they believe they can get away with. If they can take away our mobility, then they will press for suspension of elections so they can stay in power indefinitely. They will then go after our guns in earnest, all in the name of “public safety” dontchaknow, and America as we knew and loved it will be FINISHED. Freedom lost is almost NEVER regained without major bloodshed. HISTORY proves that!
The corrupt MSM are doing their job to ensure the demise of the USA to achieve the “globalist’s” agenda. Notice they studiously ignore the success of the Hydroxychloroquine and Zinc treatment in France and now Italy…
What part of the 1st Amendment doesn’t the governor or many other politicians understand? Freedom of assembly which would include movement is one of them and I really don’t believe our Constitution provides for any government – state, local or federal, with or without any law passed – to order people, especially adults (age 19 is considered an adult), to stay at home, at least without martial law being imposed by the federal government. Sure, people need to take measures, which many have been proposed by the Trump Administration, to keep from spreading this virus, but prohibiting people not under medical quarantine from leaving their home is unconstitutional. How many more violations of our rights are we willing to surrender for supposed safety?
What this Really shows is the type of politicians we have in this country. By nature, they are tyrannical and dictatorial. And people say we can NEVER be like Venezuela or other dictatorial regimes. THIS, ALONE, proves it’s a small step for man. It’s the passive serf who allows it to continue. What will be the outcome if these same governors follow Dr. Birx statement that “…this is Not the time to go to the grocery store…”. These same governors are already following guidelines set down by these people.
I would love to see a case such as this taken up to the Supreme Court. The main issue with that is, SCOTUS invariably sides with law enforcement. Asset forfeiture is one great example.
Greg….how much of YOUR money are YOU willing to contribute to a federal lawsuit ?
It is time that folks like you understand that “lawsuits” just do not happen. A lawsuit takes much time and many, many, many fiat dollars !
ERWACHE