04-02-2020, 03:30 AM
At the Kingston mall, about half way between Boston and Plymouth, some people are not taking the stay at home order seriously. According to several Facebook entries, some parents are dropping kids off at the closed mall to ‘hang out’ and the kids have not been taught or been practicing social distancing. The one store at the mall that has got an ‘essential’ rating is a Target, but they have entrances outside as well as to the mall. Thus the kids get to continue their unraveling behavior.
Does this qualify people for a Darwin Award, or are they disqualified for putting others at risk too?
On another note, apparently the ‘deep state’ was at it again. A CDC official made an appearance on yesterday’s Today show and whether accidentally or not characterized the CDC guidelines as a national stay at home order. This was enough for several governors to issue state wide say at homes. Trump did not reenforce or deny the characterization, thus not taking blame or credit for shutting down the economy in the states concerned, while the governors got to blame the federal government. An interesting exercise in buck passing…
Does this qualify people for a Darwin Award, or are they disqualified for putting others at risk too?
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On another note, apparently the ‘deep state’ was at it again. A CDC official made an appearance on yesterday’s Today show and whether accidentally or not characterized the CDC guidelines as a national stay at home order. This was enough for several governors to issue state wide say at homes. Trump did not reenforce or deny the characterization, thus not taking blame or credit for shutting down the economy in the states concerned, while the governors got to blame the federal government. An interesting exercise in buck passing…
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.