So why don't we react the exact same way to every communicable disease out there that can do the exact same thing with respec to transmission and apparnetly decimating our uber necessary services than we have done with this flu? Or for that matter, why haven't we willfully destoryed our entire economy for more serious diseases?rootube said:You are wrong and this whole thread really pisses me off. I'll give you an example. My brother is a firefighter in a small town. They don't have a ton of money so they are short-staffed and rely on the Firefighters to also function as the city EMS. Now, who do you think is at the highest risk of contracting COVID if not EMS. Now let's say a small 10% of the Fire/EMS population gets sick. Suddenly in a small town, you have a big issue if there is a fire. Not only is nobody taking a break but these are the people on the front line and we should be grateful they are there not taking potshots for the comfort of your living room.schmellba99 said:To expand on this - it is compounded by the actions of an even stupider set of people running various governments that are overreacting and doing what others above have listed and essentially stating that law enforcement is taking a break and you are on your own.highvelocity said:
Because people are stupid
Regardless, let's look at the silver lining - a whole lot of people that ordinarily would either be neutral to firearms or somewhat against them are the likely buyers at the moment, and next time some dbag Brady bunch proposal comes out about outlawing civilian ownership, etc. - these people are going to have this event fresh on their minds and will most likely tell the gun grabbers to pound sand.
Sorry if you think I'm wring, but I don't care. The extreme overreaction and shutting down of services is stupid, especially for somethign that hasn't proven to be anywhere near the doom and gloom that was predicted (by the guy that came out and stated he had a huge "ruh-roh!" in his calcs after the fact to boot).
EMS is at the highest risk of contracting anything at any given point in time, nothing changes on that front. Shutting down the economy and LEO departments making it pulic they aren't going to do their jobs is stupid, plain and simple.