Any reason you didn’t mention the tens or hundreds of thousands marching downtown most major and minor cities in the US and some in Europe for the past few weeks? Covid doesn’t avoid worshippers, both religious and sun, and I am sure it don’t care about political statements.
Did you miss the prior posts by other people pointing out that in many cases the protests dealing with police brutality the people involved were, in fact, wearing masks? Did you miss any of the video on TV and YouTube showing marches were people were, in fact, trying to maintain recommended distance from each other?
I pointed out the white-boy conservative march in East Lansing, Michigan where people REFUSED to wear wear masks and made no effort to keep their distance.
Maybe you don’t think that distinction between groups matters. I do.
That’s also a difference between, say, the grocery store where most people are at least trying to wear a mask and keep some distance between each other and some of these church services where no one is wearing a mask and everyone is still packed shoulder-to-shoulder.
Tangential question: As schools reopen, are there any legal consequences for parents who say, “F___ that, I am keeping my kids at home until the pandemic is well and truly over?” (I know the answer varies from state to state)
Yes, they can keep their kids home, but kids still have to get an education. That’s pretty much what homeschooling is. Either the parent or an online school offers instruction and testing. There are tests required by the state to ensure the child is getting an education. With all the stuff going on, online school would not be a bad option for the next school year. There are many online K-12 schools to choose from, so the parent wouldn’t even have to act as a teacher. If a parent can work from home, it might be worth looking in to.
My mother has Parkinson’s and is in a nursing home. She’s 93.
For the past three months the place has remained COVID-free.
Two weeks ago they had a staff member test positive. Last week it was two. They have managed to contain it each time and so far no residents have become infected.
But I think it’s just a matter of time and they are going to see more and more positives as everything opens back up. And sooner or later their luck will run out and it will be transmitted to residents.
I understand that people have to make a living and go to work. But all these people going out for the sake of going out, especially when they defiantly refuse to take reasonable precautions, is starting to piss me off.
I was very middle of the road during the heat of the pandemic and I thought a lot of the “go to the beach and kill your grandmother” rhetoric was sort of hysterical.
But I don’t feel that way anymore. Because I FEEL it now. My mother is going to die because of this premature opening up. And worse, she is going to suffer while dying.
I’m really depressed about this. If you are talking about how we just need to let this epidemic “wash over us” without making an effort to change your habits, you’re a problem. Go to work carefully, distanced and masked, earn your pay check, but don’t go to a crowded bar just because you’re bored. Please.
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Did you miss the prior posts by other people pointing out that in many cases the protests dealing with police brutality the people involved were, in fact, wearing masks? Did you miss any of the video on TV and YouTube showing marches were people were, in fact, trying to maintain recommended distance from each other? [/quote]
Did you ignore your own words when you wrote many not most? and trying? What about the photos and videos on some masked some not marching side by side or crying on one another’s shoulders?Houston March
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I pointed out the white-boy conservative march in East Lansing, Michigan where people REFUSED to wear wear masks and made no effort to keep their distance.
Maybe you don’t think that distinction between groups matters. I do. [/quote] Looks to me like some masks were there and social distancing was preserved in many cases. You cannot pick and chose the application of the 1st amendment rights you want to allow. [quote]
That’s also a difference between, say, the grocery store where most people are at least trying to wear a mask and keep some distance between each other and some of these church services where no one is wearing a mask and everyone is still packed shoulder-to-shoulder.
[/quote] Freedom of religion is a guaranteed right. If you don’t want to run the risk then don’t go. That is not an option for many areas when it comes to food. Everyone, asymptomatic or not, descends on grocery stores.