Oregon’s Democratic governor is urging state residents to tattle on neighbors to police if they are seen or suspected of inviting too many guests into their homes in violation of COVID-19 mandates.
Gov. Kate Brown’s most recent round of coronavirus restrictions limits the number of people in private residences to six. The rule, issued Friday, applies to the entire state for two weeks, but it applies to Multnomah County, home to Portland, for four weeks.
Brown issued the rule just days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
In an interview with KGW8, an NBC affiliate, Brown defended her recommendation that residents call police on social gathering violators as being akin to filing a noise complaint.
“This is no different than what happens if there’s a party down the street and it’s keeping everyone awake,” Brown said. “What do neighbors do [in that case]? They call law enforcement because it’s too noisy. This is just like that. It’s like a violation of a noise ordinance.”
She also said that she’s “following the science” and that it is “incumbent” on all residents to follow the rules.
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