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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'This is no longer a debate': Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks
August 12, 2020 at 3:32 AM EDT
On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work. His order, which also applies to visitors to the sheriffs office, carves out an exception for officers in some locations, including hospitals, and when dealing with people who are high-risk or suspected of having the novel coronavirus.
In an email to the sheriffs department shared with The Washington Post, Woods disputed the idea that masks are a consensus approach to battling the pandemic.
We can debate and argue all day of why and why not. The fact is, the amount of professionals that give the reason why we should, I can find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we shouldnt, Woods wrote in the email, which was first reported by the Ocala Star-Banner.
A majority of epidemiologists and other health experts say face masks and social distancing are key to slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has ravaged Florida. The state, which has recorded more than 542,000 cases and more than 8,600 deaths, added 277 more deaths on Tuesday; Marion County also set a record for daily deaths on Tuesday, with 13.
Woods is among the first law enforcement officials to outright ban masks for his deputies, though.
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But as the Star-Banner reported, the local jail has seen a serious spike, with at least 200 inmates testing positive, along with 36 jail employees, including officers. A nurse at the jail has also died of covid-19.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/masks-florida-ban-billy-woods/?outputType=amp
rzemanfl
(29,569 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)Oh, wait...
Bucky
(54,068 posts)damn you
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)There must be a union there.
snowybirdie
(5,239 posts)as part of "The Villages" is located in Marion County.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Science is right and you, Sheriff are wrong.
magicarpet
(14,175 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)Seriously, they should tell him to kiss their asses. Fucking insane. Telling them to put their lives on the line in a different way in order to make a political statement.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)"Is this job worth dying a miserable death,"
BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)now they have a psycho boss telling them to expose themselves even further to danger--and their families too!
AleksS
(1,665 posts)Is that he is a GD moron.
xmas74
(29,676 posts)He could lose his shirt over it.
kacekwl
(7,022 posts)the same as making them wear one. Duh.
AleksS
(1,665 posts)Someone ELSE does it.
Thats subsection 2(a) of the IOKIYAR standard code.
(Sarcasm)
Doodley
(9,130 posts)idiot.