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$1,000 Fine For Not Social Distancing

With the warmer weather comes more opportunities for people to congregate outside, which makes New York city officials nervous. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he may hand down a $1000 fine for those who violate social distancing rules. Video

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Fine the Mayor
April 20, 2020 1:58 am

Is the mayor going to be fine himself for refusing to close schools until it was too late?

Don't be silly
Reply to  Fine the Mayor
April 21, 2020 12:24 pm

Laws and consequences are for the little people and the Republicans.

Women and coping
April 20, 2020 3:53 am

I’m tired of these articles that are either fear filled or address us like we are children who need it be reprimanded , mirroring the MSM! How about practical articles for women the unsung heroes in all of this, that address coping with the loss of one or BOTH incomes ( not every legal job meets the criteria of unemployment collection) , homeschooling , keeping a tidy home without any outside assistance, keeping children entertained, establishing chores , getting proper self care and “downtime” etc. In general COPING!

Well said
Reply to  Women and coping
April 20, 2020 9:04 am

Totally agree!

So true!!!
Reply to  Women and coping
April 20, 2020 9:33 am

Thank you for that
Needed to know I’m not alone
Stay strong!

Common
Reply to  Women and coping
April 20, 2020 2:22 pm

If men are also out of a job then they are also helping at home and then women aren’t any more heroic than men

Women are the mainstay
Reply to  Common
April 20, 2020 3:42 pm

The woman bear the overall responsibility , they are the mainstay for the home and it really quite challenging under these circumstances !

Lost revenue
April 20, 2020 8:27 am

The city needs to make up for lost revenue or it will go bankrupt.

Disgusted
April 20, 2020 10:06 am

This so-called mayor encouraged social gatherings which created this horrific situation, and now he has The audacity and the indecency to punish others for doing what he initially encouraged!

really??
Reply to  Disgusted
April 20, 2020 2:27 pm

What should the mayor have done? started the lockdown from min-January? Based on the number of people that entered America from china, and from the data that we have from italy that indicates that 1% of entries from china had asymptomatic covid, the outbreak was inevitable before we even knew much about it. it’s fun to cast blame but it really isn’t anyone (except for the Chinese, of course) fault. perhaps the mayor was a bit late to jump onto the bandwagon but was there a significant difference because of it? probably not. all that we can do now is… Read more »

Be Real
April 20, 2020 11:46 pm

A $50 fine with consequences would do more to regulate conduct. This sounds like a revenue measure directed to deep pockets.

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