What’s happening in America is unheard of. At times it’s hard to believe that this is happening.
We’ve got states like Rhode Island going to door-to-door looking for New Yorkers who may have fled the Coronavirus hotspot, many of us are locked in our homes, and church has been canceled across the country.
These are unprecedented times, to say the least.
Now, we’re learning that New Yorkers will be fined $500 dollars if they break the state’s current “Social Distancing” rules.
And if you don’t have a job right now that $500 bucks could be very hard to come by.
New York City residents who break social distancing rules will be subject to fines up to $500, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.
As New York battles the spread of coronavirus, the state has ordered nonessential businesses to shut down, banned gatherings of any size and mandated that people stay six feet away from each other. Not everyone has listened.
Fines will be a last resort, but de Blasio has authorized police officers to give them out to people who are ordered to disperse but fail to do so.
There were 32,308 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city on Sunday, and the death toll climbed to 678.
De Blasio said fines of $250 to $500 would begin for people found congregating in public spaces who fail to disperse when ordered, or return after officers have told them to move along.
“You’ve been warned and warned and warned again,” the mayor said during a Sunday press conference.
“They’re going to give people every chance to listen, and if anyone doesn’t listen, then they deserve a fine at this point,” de Blasio said. “I don’t want to fine people when so many folks are going through economic distress, but if they haven’t gotten the message by now, and they don’t get the message when an enforcement officer’s staring them in the face … that person then deserves the fine, so we’re going to proceed with that.” [Politico [2]]
First off, you need to listen to officials. I know it sucks to be locked indoors, but if we don’t listen, this thing will get worse.
Next, disobeying the rules is not worth a hefty fine.
Trust me, I know like it seems like it’ll never end but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and we’re about half away there.
Stay safe, everyone.
This piece was written by Missy Crane on March 30, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [3] and is used by permission.
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