It seems pretty clear to me that elective heart surgery, you forgot that qualifier, would be restricted when it can only take place in a building that may be covered in virus. Liquor stores don’t contain intubated individuals suffering from COVID-19, so the risks are clearly different. Is that arbitrary?
In a country of 330 million you’re bound to get edge cases, that doesn’t prove anything.
Yes, I consider these examples to be arbitrary. The risks are different, but is not clear that one is safer than another. Interpretations are different county to county with no rhyme or reason, with safer locations implementing more restrictive measures.
Examples of bad edge cases prove that bad edge cases exist. These too are arbitrary, but by definition, less commonplace.
In a country of 330 million you’re bound to get edge cases, that doesn’t prove anything.