Young people are throwing coronavirus parties with a payout when one gets infected, official says

[Mike 03]

CNN
By Faith Karimi and Jamiel Lynch, CNN
Updated 7:31 AM EDT, Thu July 02, 2020

Some young people in Alabama are throwing Covid-19 parties, a disturbing competition where people who have coronavirus attend and the first person to get infected receives a payout, local officials said.

The parties are being held in Tuscaloosa, and infected people are urged to attend so others can intentionally contract the virus, City Council member Sonya McKinstry told CNN. She said she heard about the trend from fire officials.

"We thought that was kind of a rumors at first. We did some research, not only do the doctors' offices confirm it, but the state confirmed they also had the same information," she said.

During a presentation to the City Council this week, Fire Chief Randy Smith also said young people in the city are throwing parties with a payout if they catch coronavirus, McKinstry said.

The first person confirmed by a doctor to have coronavirus after the exposure wins the money made off the ticket sales, she said. Over the past few weeks, there have been several parties in the city and surrounding areas, and probably more that officials don't know about, she added.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/02/us/alabama-coronavirus-parties-trnd/index.html

[Harker]

1. American roulette. n/t

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

2. Are they throwing in enough to cover the funeral costs?

And the expenses for the last hospitalization that aren't covered by insurance?

[Squinch]

3. Because Donny Bodybags and their Republican parents have convinced them it's no big deal. No

doubt they think this is like the old chicken pox parties moms used to throw so all their kids would get it at the same time rather than a prolonged season of kids getting it.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Hope they like Zoom funerals. . .

. . .just sayin'




#newrostrong

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Are these people setting themselves up for legal liability?

It would seem the organizers might be charged with wanton or reckless endangerment, especially should someone die or incur very high medical bills.

I know, people are stupid for participating at all and if anything, family or friends outside the group may have a more rational case should they become infected as a result of this evil game.

KY.......

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. I was wondering when we'd get a moral panic story about young people and the rona.

[Quemado]

7. Thinning the herd.

Must be an over-population of dumb shit red neck Trump voters in Alabama.