Cities around the world have been busy giving out tickets to those who have been caught violating the COVID-19 lockdown rules. That includes giving families tickets for going on joy rides or for taking a walk in the park. But in Chicago, officials there say that they haven't given out any fines for weeks, since early summer.

They've recently included Wisconsin to the list of cities included in the quarantine rules for travelers, but the Mayor insisted that nobody has been fined for having been found to have violated those rules. At least not since earlier this summer.

It's a violation of natural rights, what should be constitutionally protected rights, to be fined for engaging in peaceful actions outside of our homes.

There is no justification for stomping on civil liberties in this way, for fueling an atmosphere where people are too afraid to go out and enjoy their neighborhood for fear that they might be fined or jailed for it.

There are some jurisdictions that likely pulled in tens of thousands of dollars or more for having given out tickets for fines during the lockdown period, to those who were skirting the restrictions.

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