Shutting down in person church service and businesses was the right thing to do at that time. If people had continued normal interactions before any immunity built up or vaccines had been taken.... The number of deaths in Ky would probably be double what it was.
It was a TEMPORARY pandemic mitigation measure done to buy time for immunity to build up, vaccines to be given and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.
I know of nobody that was actually arrested or jailed for defying that temporary restriction.... So it's really much ado about nothing. The only reason for taking license plate info was because they were supposed to quarantine after attending the service. At the end of the day... Nothing was ever done. This is a direct quote from Beshear about this issue....
Despite the order...the governor promised that the state is not going to "padlock doors or arrest pastors."
Beshear saved thousands of Kentuckian lives with his decision making. He is a good man.
Btw... Your favorite Republican governor DeSantis actually DID allow the arrest of a pastor in Florida for defying Covid related church shutdown orders.
The pastor of a megachurch in Tampa, Florida, was arrested on Monday on charges of holding prayer services in violation of public health orders temporarily banning such gatherings to limit the spread of coronavirus infections, authorities said.
www.reuters.com