# Don’t sue Trump if you get sick at his rallies **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 12, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509 "2020-06-12T03:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/21 "2020-06-13T13:48:31Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Even if the waiver holds for the person that signed it, his (or her) heirs and relatives haven’t signed it and _they_ could sue, couldn’t they? They could file suit, but it’s very unlikely that they would be successful. Not only would they have to prove that person X caught it at the rally, but they would have to prove that they themselves caught it from person X. With the long incubation period, it would be very difficult to pinpoint the sources of infection with enough accuracy to win a legal battle. One possibility to sue might be if a corporation was acting with willful disregard. If they know for certain that an employee is infected and they have that employee working in areas where they can easily infect customers, then a customer might have a case. So if a salon knowingly allows an infected stylist to work without a mask and clients get sick, those clients might be able to win a case. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/22 "2020-06-13T15:25:35Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > What’s the debate here? Apparently it’s “does **D’Anconia** know what forum he’s in?” _RESOLVED_: He does not. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/23 "2020-06-13T16:01:25Z")
It’s good that you can only get COVID-19 at Trump rallies. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/24 "2020-06-13T17:38:50Z")
The reason sports, church etc is cancelled is because people will be closely packed, and they will shout, chant, sing, etc. When they do, any droplets will travel MUCH further, an excellent environment for massive transmission. Pastors aren’t much interested in killing their flock, and athletes are expensive talent, those people know not to risk it. Trump does too, or why the release? Maybe it won’t be so bad if they all wear masks. (But, will they?) ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/25 "2020-06-13T18:28:20Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I say, let them be! Smile and indulge them. They aren’t going to be swayed, so save your breath. > > No matter how many signs there are, some people need to pee on the electric fence or touch the wet paint. It’s human nature. … Nice of you to be so generous with other people’s lives. There is so much we do not know about the spread of COVID-19 but one thing we do know is that a closed-space crowded close contact event with people cheering yelling and singing is all of the ingredients of a super spreader event, and that the spread from a super spreader event is not contained to those within it. In this case a risk for worse amplification as the likely attendees are a selected group of people who are not following social distancing guidelines and who are likely to be active in their far flung home communities. I don’t think there is much that can be done to stop it but smiling about the harms that will be caused by these idiots not only to themselves but to many others in their home towns? Nah. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/26 "2020-06-13T18:34:59Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > It’s good that you can only get COVID-19 at Trump rallies. It’s sad that you think anyone here is saying that. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/27 "2020-06-13T18:35:55Z")
Smiling is probably the best reaction when you think about it. Anything less would probably hurt feelings, and it’s known that those likely to attend Trump rallies will double down when not pandered to. A mild frown might cause them to try to purposefully spread stuff, just to show that they can’t be controlled by some lib. ---
**Author:** ![Dandan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@Dandan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandan)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/28 "2020-06-14T01:03:15Z")
“I went to a trump rally, and all I got was this lousy cough.” Dan ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509/29 "2020-06-17T04:33:01Z")
When I heard that more than 1 million tickets were ordered for this ostensibly 19,000-capacity event, I hopped online and ordered two tickets of my own. They’ll probably be REALLY surprised when I don’t show up. 😃 [https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/tulsa-oklahoma-rally-june-20](https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/tulsa-oklahoma-rally-june-20) Some of the merch has to be seen to be believed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/don-t-sue-trump-if-you-get-sick-at-his-rallies/855509.md?page=1)