NYPD Now Patrolling New York City Streets To Enforce Social Distancing

Just days after New York leaders ordered people to stay home, authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster Wednesday, the city’s emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare for the rest of the country.


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800 complaints were filed in Dallas yesterday about large gatherings. We live a couple of blocks from White Rock Lake which is a major recreation spot in the heart of the city and there were helicopters over the lake all day. I think they were trying to remind people to stay apart. The weather got beautiful here after two months of rain and people are outside in droves.

Dammit.

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Showing no more awareness than 21 year olds on spring break on the beaches of south Florida.

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Yeah just got back from my walk. Day 3 of the shelter in place order for St. Louis County and there were lots of people on the trail, so only a 4 deer day.
Now I did see a novel and correct way for a Dad to teach/have is son practice riding a bicycle. Kid rode with training wheels still on, while Dad was on his skateboard. So much better than Dad on bike and kid on bike, but can’t keep up with Dad.
After all the dog walking I saw I don’t think there’ll be any over weight pooches in the county.

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That is novel. hahahaha Love how people are always thinking. hahaha

Read those words again–slowly.

…the city’s emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare for the rest of the country.

NY has 30,811 confirmed infected and death toll of 285!

  1. Stay-At-Home
  2. Fact Check WHO, JHU and @joshtpm’s “Key Coronavirus Crisis Links”
  3. Do Not Listen to Covidiot Trump

I live alone, and I’ve been practicing shelter in place for that last 5 years. I am allowed to go outside and exercise.

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One: You come in contact with someone who has it on you vital daily walks were there are “lots of people on the trail.”

Two: You spread it to someone else on your vital daily walks were there are “lots of people on the trail.”

This is not rocket science.

Keeping my distance from others around me was what I have been doing for years. I do not stop and talk to anyone, I smile/nod and move on.
This is not a narrow trail, it’s an old street when there used to be houses along the river. I have not been in close physical proximity to another human being since the last weekend in Feb., when I flew to Phoenix for my father’s memorial service.
I’m not stupid, so chill.
This was the first day that it has been above 50 degrees with sunshine. I need my vitamin D and I need to walk.

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