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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAfter Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. 'We're the Wild West,'
May 14, 2020 at 6:24 a.m. CDT
On Wednesday night in the heart of downtown Platteville, Wis., just hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the states stay-at-home order, Nicks on 2nd was packed wall to wall, standing room only.
It was sometime after 10 p.m. when Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies came over the loud speaker and a bartender took out his camera. In a Twitter broadcast, he surveyed the room of maskless patrons crammed together, partying like it was 2019. A few were pounding on the bar to the beat. Some were clapping their hands in the air and some were fist-pumping, a scene so joyous they could have been celebrating the end of the worst pandemic in a century.
Instead, as Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) knew, they were just celebrating the apparent end of his power over them at least for now. Chaos it was.
Right after the Supreme Courts conservative majority issued a 4-3 ruling, invalidating the extension of the stay-at-home order issued by Everss appointed state health chief, the Tavern League of Wisconsin instructed its members to feel free to OPEN IMMEDIATELY!
With Everss statewide orders kaput, local health authorities scrambled to issue or extend city- or countywide stay-at-home orders, creating a hodgepodge of rules and regulations all across the state that are bound to cause confusion, not to mention some traffic across county lines. Its a situation unlike any in the United States as the pandemic rages on. But most of all, Evers feared that the courts order would cause the one thing he was trying to prevent: more death.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/14/wisconsin-bars-reopen-evers/
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After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. 'We're the Wild West,' (Original Post)
milestogo
May 2020
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warrior1
(12,325 posts)1. I see dead people
1. Dark humor.
2. Movie reference.
Hugin
(33,059 posts)2. I wouldn't be first in line to eat food that's been laying around for over a month...
But, it'll be okay. They've got guns.
kentuck
(111,056 posts)4. More like the Cuckoo's Nest.
In my opinion.
theaocp
(4,233 posts)5. The worst part is that many of them will be fine.
They don't care about spreading it. They just don't.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)6. For 5-15% or so those are going to be expensive drinks
when you factor in 14 days on a ventilator. And some may even pay a higher price.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)7. To be clear, this kind of behavior is going to happen in rural counties
where there are not as many COVID19 cases and lots of Republicans. BUT they also have fewer resources to deal with it. And getting together in drunken crowds is absolutely the stupidest thing anyone can do.
Takket
(21,529 posts)8. FrEeDuMb!!!!!!
madaboutharry
(40,190 posts)9. These people are very stupid.
I cant help but think that these are the people who back in high school were the kids who were always in the Vice-Principals office.
demmiblue
(36,824 posts)10. Jesus H. Christ on a trailer hitch.
raccoon
(31,105 posts)11. Denial. Nt
Blue Owl
(50,291 posts)12. The Grim Reaper is pleased
n/t
dalton99a
(81,406 posts)13. Fuckers deserve what's coming to them
milestogo
(16,829 posts)14. Unfortunately, they will expose people who don't deserve it.
If I were a health care worker, I would be really angry about this totally irresponsible move on the part of Republicans and the State court.
dalton99a
(81,406 posts)16. True.
But they don't care
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)15. Wow, a fool and his life are soon parted.