If people were smart, they’d spread around the photos of the attendees the same way they did the Jan6 rioters. Dangerous idiots should be exposed.
Agreed. Peacefully protesting a government mandate is exactly the same as breaching the capitol buildings to stop the transition of power and lynch the politicians.
Palin tested positive at the beginning of a defamation trial. “Ms. Palin has tested positive for coronavirus. She is of course unvaccinated,” said U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff. https://www.thedailybeast.com/sarah-palin-tests-positive-for-covid-19-on-eve-of-defamation-trial
Grandpa has COVID now after losing grandma a week ago, likely from all the time spent in the hospital with her. He is vaccinated and not feeling too terrible. He is in his 80s so that could change quickly.
What’s the story here other than the judges’ unnecessary commentary? It’s a useless comment given the breakthrough infections of omicron seem to be near universal. Trials are continued all the fucking time. On the criminal defense side localities delayed trials en masse despite that pesky clause about speedy trial thing.
"Your honor, the failing New York Times has slandered me by claiming that I am dumb and reckless. Also, may I have a continuance?" "What for?" "I have been dumb and reckless."
I have not been following whatever this trial is and don't really care one way or the other about Palin. But, there are plenty of people who are unvaccinated that get Covid and don't die, and there are plenty of people who are vaccinated and still get Covid. Is the getting Covid part what's dumb and reckless? I still don't understand this glee people take with unvaccinated people dying HAHA YOU STUPID IDIOT. Lots of people die every year from things that they could have done a better job of taking good advice to prevent - wearing a seatbelt, not drinking and driving, eating healthier, quitting smoking, walking against traffic with reflective gear at night. They aren't vilified like this. Oh, you stupid bitch, you went for a jog after 10 pm by yourself, wearing a lowcut jog bra and tight booty shorts, without a whistle or pepper spray, even though YOU KNOW that's not recommended by experts or common sense. You deserved to be raped, murdered and thrown in a ditch. Hahaha. Good riddance! We're not even going to tie up our police resources to find your murdered, because really, you should have known better. All the data was right there, and you still chose poorly.
It's about the vocal, party-line messaging she's been spewing before this. That's the Herman Cain effect. She's a public figure who is spreading a message of "don't get vaccinated" and is doing harm to people. I mean, she's already had it once... and said "take it seriously, but don't get vaccinated".
Because I suggested not wanting to murder everyone who isn't? Okay, I retract what I previously suggested. Let's murder everyone who's not vaccinated. Or we could set it up and sell tickets to watch everyone die on a live feed!
Going for a jog on rape row isn't going to cause other people to get raped. Not getting vaccinated does increase the chance you give covid to other people. This is the crux of the issue that all the my body my choice people cannot grasp. Your decision re vaccine doesn't affect only you. Choosing not to vaccinate is more akin to drunk driving. You aren't guaranteed to crash or kill anyone when you get behind the wheel drunk but the chances are much higher that you will cause a negative outcome. For this reason we have laws prohibiting this and we place limits on peoples "freedoms" re drunk driving. Also unless I missed the specific post no one was cheering for Palin to die just laughing at a moron doing moron things and the negative outcomes they must endure for acting like a moron. That said I doubt many if any here would shed a tear if she did drop dead but that is a sentiment that predates covid.
It’s worth noting that even if she doesn’t die, she could get sick enough that she can’t participate in her trial until she is well. And I read that her own lawyers want her to participate with her own testimony. It’s not a live vs dead question exactly.