ghost Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Florida man stalks beach as Grim Reaper to protest reopening amid pandemic Death goes viral on social media after attorney dresses up to alert Floridians to the dangers of reopening their economy too soon Daniel Uhlfelder, a Florida attorney, dressed as the Grim Reaper at the newly opened beach near Destin, Florida, on 1 May. Photograph: Devon Ravine/AP Florida’s governor, Ron de Santis, announced on Friday that state parks will soon reopen, even as the coronavirus pandemic continued and Death himself stalked the beaches of the Sunshine state. In fairness, the Grim Reaper in question was actually Daniel Uhlfelder, a lawyer and campaigner for public beach access who put on a cowl and wielded a scythe in an attempt to alert Floridians to the dangers of reopening their economy too soon. As footage of a socially distanced interview with a TV reporter at Miramar Beach in Walton county went viral, Uhlfelder told CNN: “We aren’t at the point now where we have enough testing, enough data, enough preparation for what’s going to be coming to our state from all over the world from this pandemic. “I know how beautiful and attractive our beaches are. But if we don’t take measures to control things, this virus is going to get really, really out of control.” According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, there have been more than 1.1m confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the US and more than 65,000 deaths. There have been nearly 35,000 cases in Florida, and just over 1,300 deaths. States across the US are grappling with how and how quickly to reopen their shuttered economies. In general, Republican governors are moving more swiftly than Democrats. Uhlfelder hopes to use his protest to reap donations to Democrats running for Congress. Daniel Uhlfelder, dressed as the Grim Reaper, speaks to reporters at the newly reopened beach in Destin, Florida, on 1 May. Photograph: Devon Ravine/AP Announcing the reopening of state parks, De Santis, a Republican, defended the reopening of some beaches. He also cited a controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) study he said showed sunlight, heat and humidity – plentiful commodities in Florida – can kill Covid-19. “The DHS study said that sunlight rapidly killed the virus in aerosols, and it said that outdoor daytime environments are lower risk for transmission of the virus than indoor environments,” DeSantis said. “In terms of surfaces, when a virus may be left on a surface [the] DHS study concluded that sunlight kills the virus quickly, and that the virus is less stable overall at higher temperatures and higher humidity.” The study came under a harsh spotlight itself last week, when Donald Trump told a White House briefing he thought the virus might be treated with sunlight. The president also said he thought injecting disinfectant might beat the virus. Experts said it would not. The DHS has said the study is preliminary and is undergoing peer review. The Guardian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Right Approach, wrong costume.... Try this if you really want peoples attention, try this costume. Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Bob Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, ghost said: peoples attention, try this costume USA want to close borders with " every one and country " , im starting to wonder if in the real world everyone and country should stop USA travellers as they are getting dangerous , IQs rather low and just all around not to bright USA people on Nsane you are fine as you had the brain to find the site @ghost that is a Lawyer , wow and i " thought " they were meant to have some sort of brain ? Real estate attorney in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 124 E County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459, United States +1 850-502-2165 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 55 minutes ago, Disco Bob said: USA want to close borders with " every one and country " , im starting to wonder if in the real world everyone and country should stop USA travellers as they are getting dangerous , IQs rather low and just all around not to bright USA people on Nsane you are fine as you had the brain to find the site @ghost that is a Lawyer , wow and i " thought " they were meant to have some sort of brain ? Real estate attorney in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 124 E County Hwy 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459, United States +1 850-502-2165 Yes, he is a real lawyer. what shocks me is, he is giving away free advise. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Bob Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, ghost said: free advise. 😄 I would want a refund on " free " or sue him on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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