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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalifornia emergency manager caught with family on beach despite strict shelter in place orders.
I guess some people are more special than others and don't have to abide by the law.
https://dennismichaellynch.com/report-california-emergency-manager-is-caught-sunbathing-on-an-empty-beach/
A California emergency management official enjoyed a day with family at a beach despite strict a local shelter-in-place order that has closed all parks, beaches and open spaces. Chris Godley, director of Emergency Management and leader of the Sonoma Countys Emergency Operation Center, apologized for taking the Saturday trip with his family to an unnamed beach on the Sonoma County coast. Photos were posted on the familys Facebook.
I own this, Godley said to the Press Democrat. It was a day off for my family. Any reasoning or justification is going to sound thin.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Sounds like Chris Christie's fat ass lounging on beach.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... parks in family clusters if they're not congregating with others.
If not then their SIP orders are confusing cause we're told we can go out to parks and other areas just as long as we don't bunch up into large groups.
intrepidity
(7,240 posts)I don't especially see the problem, as long as people maintain distance. I think it was wrong to close down all the parks and beaches.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... not like 10 people or such and they're family members.
stopdiggin
(11,089 posts)and I think this is an issue of "optics" rather than technical or public safety infraction. (just my take)
(now if his family and he were on a beach that was legally closed ... that would put things in a different light. correct?)
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Edit: WRONG!! The beach (all beaches in the county) included in closure orders.
Clearly breaking the rules. This is the cop screaming down the road at 90+ .. because he's a cop.
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)People are still bypassing the barricades and entering the parks. Police are threatening to start charging them with trespassing.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)and his big ole family enjoyed it all to themselves.
Skittles
(152,963 posts)even though his response, I OWN THIS, is good