FL threatened the Special Olympics with $27.5 MILLION in fines because of vaccine requirement.

[Nevilledog]

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Jay O'Brien
@jayobtv
SCOOP: The State or Florida threatened the Special Olympics with $27.5 MILLION in fines because the organization had a vaccine requirement at its games in Orlando this weekend.

Late yesterday, the Special Olympics pulled the requirement. 1/3

Florida said the vaccine rule conflicted with state law, and disqualified Special Olympics athletes from competing based on their vaccine status.

State said they heard from athletes and families of athletes who complained.

Here’s the letter the state sent. 2/3
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Then, the Special Olympics put out this notice.

“We don’t want to fight. We want to play,” it says at the end.

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6:36 AM · Jun 3, 2022

I'm so tired of the evil.

[RAB910]

1. how sick and anti-American are DeSantis and the horrible creatures that support him

there are monsters. I am not even sure you can call them human

[jimfields33]

3. It's a state law. They'd have to call everyone back to change it.

Is there time? Next session they should change the law.

[RAB910]

4. that law didn't appear by magic

They passed that law

[AleksS]

2. So, according to GOP, businesses must be free to not serve

Gay people, black people, etc. but they must not be free to try to protect the safety of their staff, patrons, vulnerable communities, etc.


One more in the long line of “freedom for me but not for thee.”

If it wasn’t for double standards, they’d have no standards at all.

[RainCaster]

5. Special Olympics needs a new venue

Outside of FL & TX. Same for every other organization that has an event. Leave those red-dead states to themselves and they can finally realize that they aren't loved any more.

[Chainfire]

6. Our governor, in his infinite wisdom,

also vetoed a million bucks for the Second Harvest program, that feeds hungry people. He is a wicked piece of work.

[Joenobody]

7. Stop having shit in FL.

Easy enough to avoid their bullshit.