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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

WW2 | Who Mostly Enforced the Blackouts?

 August 12, 2020—Wearing a mask in Covid-19 time is akin to blacking out your windows, or turning off lights, during World War 2.

Who enforced the rules then? The answer is they were volunteer air raid wardens. They would patrol the streets looking for lights in windows, and they would knock on the doors of people who were letting light appear that could guide enemy bombers.

Was there much violation of the rules? No, because everyone understood it was in the interest of the neighborhood not to be visible from the air at night. 

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