No social distancing, very few masks: video shows large block party in Southwest Philadelphia

[jimfields33]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/6abc.com/amp/block-party-large-street-southwest-philadelphia/6315410/

Not good at all!!!!! The video is unbelievable.

[Alliepoo]

1. Yikes!

[Sugarcoated]

2. Nice job, Philly

Smh

[Nevilledog]

3. People say it doesn't show the whole story?

The video shows a nightmare. Is this one of those don't believe your lying eyes moments?

[jimfields33]

9. There was two events. First event had social distancing.

This unannounced event was a mess. Doesn’t matter if it was planned or not. This is unsafe!!!!!

[EllieBC]

13. What could be missing? No masks and packed together.

There isn’t some missing nuance here. Either gatherings are ok or they aren’t.

[misanthrope]

4. Welcome to my world

You can travel around the town where I live and see that all day long. We have a mandatory mask ordinance but it's not enforced.

Sorry to break the news, but our nation is loaded with selfish people who don't give a damn about anyone other than themselves. It's not everyone but a sizable number.

[maxsolomon]

24. American Individualism

No collective action works; the concept of shared sacrifice or altruism has been ground out of the populace, despite its supposed fealty to the lessons of Jesus of Nazareth.

[misanthrope]

35. I completely agree

The thing that will make the readjustment back to the historical -- and I mean 150,000 year of history -- norm is going to the economic bind we're starting to glimpse right now. The way this disease is spreading and affecting economics, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if we're in a major depression this time next year.

This is where history is writ large and it usually isn't pretty.

[Initech]

5. It's shit like this is why we have to go back on lockdown again.

[LisaL]

8. Most of the protesters at least were wearing masks.

I don't see any masks at the party.

[Tipperary]

11. Interesting article. nt

[Dorian Gray]

19. Most of the protestors

were wearing masks here in NYC. (Cops working them often weren't, though.)

Most of the marches groups tried to walk with space between them wearing masks.

This is a party where people are drinking and speaking into each other's faces. More alcohol = more lax, closer together. hookups. It's not the same as protests at all. And to say it is is disingenuous.

I was also nervous that protests would produce a spike in cases. In NYC, it didn't. Outdoor masked activity. Grateful for that.

Now I"m concerned about 4th of July parties. Those numbers should be starting to appear about now.

[peggysue2]

7. Philly, Philly, Philly

You guys are better than this. Smarter than this, too. You have no regrets?? You will when your friends start getting sick or you lose your favorite auntie to Covid.

We all need to be better than this or the virus will never be controlled.

Btw, Southwest Philly is where my husband grew up.

[RobinA]

22. Haaa Haa Haaa

Philadelphia is better than This? Nope. That IS Philadelphia

[peggysue2]

23. You could start a brawl with that response

I love Philly. Miss it, too. But this action was dumb and could lead to a lot of unnecessary illness.

We all need to be better to get to the end of this damn virus.

That was my Philly pep talk.

[mvd]

37. For a big city and being in for so long, they have been good this way

So it is not a Philly problem. Violence is, but it is also up in other cities unfortunately.

[Amishman]

25. agreed, that is Philly

PA's covid guideline compliance issues aren't just a white rightwinger problem. We have it all over.

[Tipperary]

10. Idiots.

I would not like being around that large a crowd, pandemic or not.

[Skittles]

12. "We proud that we done it"

cringe-worthy

[Tipperary]

18. Yeah, that was unbelievable.

Sure showed that virus.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

14. meh. fucking Disney is reopening even while Florida numbers surge

it was sad that populous areas like NYC didn't lock down soon enough, but now many dying in Georgia, Arizona, Texas and Florida--states with asshole GOP governors who tried to reopen way too soon.

Trumpists hesded up Jacobs Ladder. what the meth and Opioid crisis didn't wipe out will soon be taken care of by "covid is a hoax"and "masks are a tool of the deep state" red hats dying on ventilators to own the libs.

[Tipperary]

21. Well, judging by the various videos I have seen all over this country and in this video.

No one has a monopoly on stupid. It is not just the south, not just republicans, not just rednecks. Young people of all races seem to be the common denominator. k

[SiliconValley_Dem]

28. undoubtedly many young people of all backgrounds; however

there seems to be special antipathy to science from Trumpers as he himself is doing a horrible job of leading through this crisis and is openly scoffing at sound medical advice.

[Tipperary]

29. Certainly true.

But that does not take away from the fact that many non-rumpers are doing just what these people at this idiotic party are doing.

[JI7]

15. weird article. it says there were police to keep an eye in things

and someone says how the police said everything was nice.

[Amishman]

26. Governor Wolf has openly said he does not want police enforcing masks / social distancing

There are no enforcement mechanisms to punish individuals under his Covid executive orders, its really all voluntary.

[LisaL]

27. Apparently everything nice applies to the morning.

They had a "nice" gathering in the morning that morphed into what we see on the video later on.

[jmg257]

16. Will we read about how some segments of the population are

Hit harder than others?

[OnDoutside]

17. The irony of two guys wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts, seems to have escaped them.

[cwydro]

20. Yes, I noticed that as well.

Really something.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

30. you folks really work hard to thread the needle don't you?

it is a fun game to track some of the conversations and people on this board to see who finally breaks

[cwydro]

31. "You folks?"

You joined in 2020. March? Lol.

I've been here much longer, so you can take your snide remarks and go thread your own needle with them, sweetheart.

[cwydro]

32. Check out reply #30.

Fascinating.

[OnDoutside]

33. I'd have said bizarre !

[cwydro]

34. Lol.

Certainly.

[SMC22307]

36. Will these young'uns be voting for Biden or Kanye?

If they're stupid enough to be packed into a party like sardines during a pandemic, I'm a little worried... Pennsylvania is a must-win state.