Did the government request that you did not go and visit your mother, and did you go and do it anyway because you thought you knew better?
Of course it's a different activity, but I really don't think its as different a distinction as you want to convince yourself it is. Maybe they'd argue they socially distanced themselves and didn't have symptoms too.
This thread is to discuss people violating the orders of a government during a pandemic. Its about as political of a discussion as you can get. You'll have to clarify what you think the definition of politics is and we can work from there, help a simpleton out.