As many as 78.8 percent of the respondents believe that those who are not adhering to the measures, adopted to limit the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, should be punished. Compared to the previous public opinion polls, the number of those who believe that the violators should not be punished, has decreased.
Between the 7th and 9th December, the Parsifal Agency conducted a public opinion poll on the support for the punishment for those who do not adhere to the restrictive measures and got some interesting results.
As many as 78.8 percent of the respondents believe that those who are not adhering to the measures, adopted to limit the spread of COVID-19 epidemic, should be penalised, of which 42.1 percent believe that the violators should be penalised consistently, and 26.7 percent of the respondents support penalisation with certain exceptions. Only 18.8 percent of Slovenians are against any penalisation, and 2.5 percent of the respondents did not make their answer clear.
Compared to the October poll, the share of those who support severe penalisation fell by 5 percent, but the share of those in favour of penalisation with come exceptions, increased significantly (by 10.6 percentage points). The share of those who believe there should be no penalisation of the violators fell from 24.7 to 18.8 percent.
Remember, part of the opposition, the media and certain people on social networks were part of an intensive campaign against compliance with the measures, which is reflected in the large number of infections and deaths we are facing today. In spite of the current government measures, we have still not been able to flatten the curve or turn it downwards, as the small proportion of those who are not adhering to the measures, is enough to keep the virus spreading.
Sara Kovač