Good morning! — and welcome to the end of CoronaCareᵀᴹ week seven. The number seven is considered lucky in some parts of the world, but no luck being done with the WuFlu crackdown. And I do mean, “crackdown.”
It seems like the longer this goes on, the tougher the tone and enforcement is becoming. In Gotham, a plainclothes NYPD officer beats a man during a “social distancing stop.” [LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE]
In Dallas, TX, salon owner Shelley Luther was arrested and sentenced to seven days in jail for opening her business in defiance of a court order. When given a chance by the judge to admit she was wrong, she refused, saying, “I have to disagree with you sir, when you say that I’m selfish. I have hairstylists that are going hungry because they’d rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids being fed then please go ahead with your decision but I’m not going to shut the salon.” She was released after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott intervened.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid down the law in no uncertain terms for people caught partying. She sounds like an angry parent.
Then there’s these guys busting up a peaceful protest at a local bar in West Odessa, TX, to arrest the bar owner for violating lockdown orders. They drive up in a MRAP with a guy in the turret to arrest people in short sleeves and shorts. It’s almost comedic.
It all seems a little over the top to me, and I think people are getting fed up with the strong arm tactics and ongoing extensions of the lock downs. We’ve all been cooperating and were happy to do so at first, thinking this would be a temporary situation. But junior commies across the country are taking this as an opportunity to flex their authority.
Many of us are concerned about our civil liberties being infringed; the constitution and authorities are there to protect them. Enough is enough.