1/ A disturbing trend during this time of isolation has been an increase in domestic violence reports. This piece argues that a solution to this would be to close liquor stores. I'll detail in this thread why I think that's a bad idea:
https://twitter.com/gertner_alex/status/1246052759306211331
@Lindy
I tooted about this yesterday.
(Stop ! This Is Important !)
How to stop domestic and family violence under lockdown.
by Amanda Gearing,
Early indicators are that one consequence is a "pressure-cooker" effect that is already being observed as a 40% spike in the increased demand for help.
A possible solution is for people who own a second home that is standing empty to make them available via police for emergency safe houses.
https://phys.org/news/2020-04-domestic-family-violence-lockdown.html
And
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-lockdown-dangerous-victims-domestic.html