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[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Anybody here see the Mayor on television yesterday? He stated that the longer people ignore the safer-at-home guidelines, the longer we'll be under lockdown. So, if there's anybody to blame for the extended lockdown that will begin its SEVENTH week, it's the inconsiderate people who have been ignoring the lockdown guidelines, which I see out my window every day. We could have been off of lockdown a month ago if the Private Pyles out there could simply do what they were supposed to do and stop screwing up life for the rest of us.

Pure speculation. No place has been completely locked down and no place ever will. 20% of workers and businesses are "essential" and you'll never shut down everything.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by looker009

Why would we care how long lock down will last if we are not following it.

Who is "we"? I certainly hope you're not referring to the people who are not generating enough income to pay their overhead and face losing everything they own, and want to get through this as soon as possible, but are being forced to wait even longer under lockdown because some people don't care that they're committing murder with their mouth exhaust.

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by oceangaia

Pure speculation. No place has been completely locked down and no place ever will. 20% of workers and businesses are "essential" and you'll never shut down everything.

What's your point?

[looker009]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Who is "we"? I certainly hope you're not referring to the people who are not generating enough income to pay their overhead and face losing everything they own, and want to get through this as soon as possible, but are being forced to wait even longer under lockdown because some people don't care that they're committing murder with their mouth exhaust.

I am referring to all of the people that you're complaining about not following the lockdown

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by oceangaia

Given that the vast majority of CV deaths have underlying conditions, you can't say that. It's additive to some degree but to what degree is not known.

I can say it. And I did. And what I said is 100% correct.

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

What's your point?

The point is that you're wrong - we would not have been off lockdown a month ago (especially since the lockdown has only been six weeks max) if those people had stayed home because there were lots who could not stay home, and you're mayor is stringing your people along because there is and always will be an "essential" segment out there he can say that indefinitely.



People have had enough of being strung along. Any state or city that wants to extend lockdowns are going to have to define the end game. No more "one more month then we'll see" without defining exactly what they expect to see.

[saibot]

Originally Posted by oceangaia

The point is that you're wrong - we would not have been off lockdown a month ago (especially since the lockdown has only been six weeks max) if those people had stayed home because there were lots who could not stay home, and your mayor is stringing your people along because there is and always will be an "essential" segment out there he can say that indefinitely.

People have had enough of being strung along. Any state or city that wants to extend lockdowns are going to have to define the end game. No more "one more month then we'll see" without defining exactly what they expect to see.

Exactly. The mayor is just playing childish games with us. "Naughty, naughty! You broke the rules so we have to start ALL OVER from the beginning!" Most people are too smart to keep falling for that.

No amount of "lockdown" ("lockdown" in quotes because obviously large numbers of people have been going out every day since it started, because they HAVE TO) is going to make or ever would have made the virus "go away."

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Who is "we"? I certainly hope you're not referring to the people who are not generating enough income to pay their overhead and face losing everything they own, and want to get through this as soon as possible, but are being forced to wait even longer under lockdown because some people don't care that they're committing murder with their mouth exhaust.

You are taking this way too far and getting so worked up it's scary. People are "murdering" others by breathing?

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by saibot

You are taking this way too far and getting so worked up it's scary. People are "murdering" others by breathing?

Sixty-one L.A. residents died of Covid-19 just today. And why? Because some people just couldn't stay at home. How pathetic.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Sixty-one L.A. residents died of Covid-19 just today. And why? Because some people just couldn't stay at home. How pathetic.

Over the top much?

[oceangaia]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Sixty-one L.A. residents died of Covid-19 just today. And why? Because some people just couldn't stay at home. How pathetic.

Some people like grocery store workers, police officers, firemen, sanitation workers, utility crew, health care workers, and employees of many other essential services.