Rants and Raves

[Worf359]

Queen Keisha was to busy trying to HO herself out to Joe Biden to give a Damn about the people or the police officers in Atlanta. She knew that the area around the Wendys had been blocked off by the thugs and protesters for more than two weeks before that little girl was killed. She had been told that citizens were being attacked for even trying to drive around the blockade. She told the police to do nothing. You know crime is bad when even the liberals are moving out of Buckhead.

[Sgt Lurker]

He claims to be a doctor and does not believe in the science of wearing a mask. Please!

Really? I think I'll stick with the health guidelines on mask wearing from the CDC, Epidemiologists and all the other Public health professionals.

So what you all are saying is that unless the 'Medical Professional' and "Scientist" agree with you then their education, experience, and knowledge are meaningless? That is neither scientific nor American. Being able to have a discussion of differing opinions and testing scientific endeavors is what is makes America great. Remember when you all were attacking using HydroxyCloriquine on COVID and not the AMA recently stated it may very well work for many people and worth using. Regardless of the fact that Fauci recommended it for COVID 1 15 years ago.

What about the scientific evidence that says people with O-Neg (first) and O-Pos (2nd) are the least likely to catch COVID and if they do are more likely to have little to no illness from it. What about the scientific evidence that the overwhelming people who catch it spent at least 10-15 minutes in close proximity with an infected person. We do not typically spend that long with anyone at a store or other large retail place.

Pathetic.

[Xinyl]

They don't expect her to throw the police under the bus every chance she gets, and blame them before an investigation even takes place. They don't expect her to call for firings of officers who acted as per their training. This is why you see record number of APD resignations / retirements, leaving the force shorthanded. This is why you see officers calling in sick and ignoring calls and no longer willing to put their lives on the line for a mayor who not only won't back them, but will have them fired the first chance she gets. She's now reaping what she sowed.

Or I simply sum this up with left, left, left, and more left. People simply do not vote properly. They get exactly the leadership they deserve. Believe me, I'm from Baltimore, they don't even try up there. It's not even safe in the daytime.

[I Luv Emall]

What people expect her to do? Put in a cape and fly around stopping crime? Like she could have stopped a stray bullet? But on another note WTF two 16 yr in a hotel together for smdh? Kids trying to be adults. Like how they even book a room? Parents are more to blame than a damn mayor.

They don't expect her to throw the police under the bus every chance she gets, and blame them before an investigation even takes place. They don't expect her to call for firings of officers who acted as per their training. This is why you see record number of APD resignations / retirements, leaving the force shorthanded. This is why you see officers calling in sick and ignoring calls and no longer willing to put their lives on the line for a mayor who not only won't back them, but will have them fired the first chance she gets. She's now reaping what she sowed.

[Sgt Soros]

He is a Doctor, believe the science.

He claims to be a doctor and does not believe in the science of wearing a mask. Please!

I wasn't stating not to wear masks. I was saying wearing masks already does so little that you might as well not wear anything if you aren't going to do the other more successful actions such as social distancing. Like these new years parties that are going to be occurring. Yes wear a mask but be in a packed bar, club, strip club, etc with a bunch of strangers you don't know where they've been just doesn't make sense.

Really? I think I'll stick with the health guidelines on mask wearing from the CDC, Epidemiologists and all the other Public health professionals.

[Sgt Soros]

What people expect her to do? Put in a cape and fly around stopping crime? Like she could have stopped a stray bullet? But on another note WTF two 16 yr in a hotel together for smdh? Kids trying to be adults. Like how they even book a room? Parents are more to blame than a damn mayor.

Mayors have the power to institute policies that can control crime rates. For example, one way to understand the reasons behind an uptick in crime rates is to use evidence, data and analysis. Why are crime rates on the up surge? Who is it that's using violence against whom and why? Is it a gang fight? Is it over territory? Is it random? Is it one gang? And then as you find out the basis for that, then you can develop a solution or a response to the actual nature of the problem.

[RJK1981]

It doesn't matter who's locked down on paper and who's not -- the reality is that poll and after poll and election results show that for a variety of political and ideological reasons, from 30 to 40 percent of the country simply have not been following anti-COVID procedures; often with the support of local and state governments (in California, your "locked down" state, police chiefs in numerous cities have publicly pledged not to enforce mask and / or lock down statutes).

And that's the problem. If COVID measures were ineffective, then most of the countries in the so-called first world would have the same COVID stats as us. They don't -- despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, and low population density than many countries, the USA Has 4% of the world's population and 20% of the COVID deaths.

He is a Doctor, believe the science.

[AllTheTime]

I do not have to ask a doctor. I am a doctor.

Transmission of bacteria in the OR is a completely different issue than an airborne virus and non-certified cloth masks.

Peer reviewed publications show commonly used cloth masks only stop a tiny percentage of airborne viruses.

We should probably throw some virgins in a volcano to stop the spread. Probably as effective as the hysterical "shut down everything" and "wear masks" superstitious crowd.

Florida is largely open. California largely closed. Difference in spread rate is statistically not different.

It doesn't matter who's locked down on paper and who's not -- the reality is that poll and after poll and election results show that for a variety of political and ideological reasons, from 30 to 40 percent of the country simply have not been following anti-COVID procedures; often with the support of local and state governments (in California, your "locked down" state, police chiefs in numerous cities have publicly pledged not to enforce mask and / or lock down statutes).

And that's the problem. If COVID measures were ineffective, then most of the countries in the so-called first world would have the same COVID stats as us. They don't -- despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, and low population density than many countries, the USA Has 4% of the world's population and 20% of the COVID deaths.

[PunkedLife]

Bullett states it eloquently, wearing a mask is better than wearing nothing. People, this is not rocket science!

I wasn't stating not to wear masks. I was saying wearing masks already does so little that you might as well not wear anything if you aren't going to do the other more successful actions such as social distancing. Like these new years parties that are going to be occurring. Yes wear a mask but be in a packed bar, club, strip club, etc with a bunch of strangers you don't know where they've been just doesn't make sense.

[PunkedLife]

It's obvious, the Atlanta Mayor is not up to job and needs to step aside.

What people expect her to do? Put in a cape and fly around stopping crime? Like she could have stopped a stray bullet? But on another note WTF two 16 yr in a hotel together for smdh? Kids trying to be adults. Like how they even book a room? Parents are more to blame than a damn mayor.

[RedneckStud]

It says the week ending 02/01/20 so part of the data from January could be missing.

We will have to wait and see what the total number turns out to be.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't think it's going to be over 3,000,000 but now we will have to see.

Go to the link I provided. It provides deaths by week for the United States as an aggregate (don't try to sort by date and sum the totals because there will be some duplication). January (which might include some deaths from Dec 2019) had about 240,000 death. The last week of December of this year will probably add another 65,000.

Glad to see you practice what you preach. Have a happy new year and stay away from the covid!

[Admin2]

You're thumbnail doesn't have the title of the table. Take a look again. It says from 2/1/2020. It's missing data from January.

Talk about someone that wants to stay in their narrative and not learn something!

It says the week ending 02/01/20 so part of the data from January could be missing.

We will have to wait and see what the total number turns out to be.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't think it's going to be over 3,000,000 but now we will have to see.

[YeOldHornDawg]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rime-wave.html

Crime in the atl is out of control!

It's astounding they refer to her as a "star" in the same breath they reference the deadliest year in decades for Atlanta.

[Sgt Soros]

Studies have proven that most regular masks of not all do not protect you from covid. Only an n95 protects you the most and even that I don't believe is 100 percent. In medical settings people wear face shields too tu avoid any splash from things such as coughing. You need to practice social distancing and just avoiding people you don't know. This hobby is very risky especially if you are not a single man and have family. Look what happened to King. When your setting up and participating in gb parties with a bunch of guys and a few girls then you can't act surprised when someone gets the bug. That's an example tailored to people here but think about how many new years parties will be held at private residences and clubs packed full of people. Great way to start off 2021 being stuck in a ventilator. There are real consequences to your actions. My friend whose been out travelling overseas and hobbying just caught the bug. He is doing ok now but from having video chat via WhatsApp with him and seeing his state was concerning. He was hooked up to 4 L of oxygen and his oxygen saturation was still hovering at around 92 or below. He's doing better now but it's not always the case. Plus many people are reporting long term effects from having covid. So I personally don't care about those statistics about the number of deaths that you guys keep reporting. At the end of the day I'm not trying to be any part of any of those statistics.

Bullett states it eloquently, wearing a mask is better than wearing nothing. People, this is not rocket science!

No-one ever claimed that masks are perfect at stopping the transmission of the virus, but they are FAR, FAR superior than not wearing one at all in preventing its spread. They would be even better if a greater percentage of the population wore them. And they must be worn correctly. Those who have them over their mouths with their noses exposed do not count as mask-wearers.

Its a pain in the ass to wear one, but a small price to pay to minimize the spread of the virus until enough people are vaccinated to to get this thing under control.

[Xxxx9998]

100% - and this is just a sampling of documented regrets of people who chose not to mask and / or distance that subsequently contracted the virus and. In some cases. Paid the ultimate price.

In contrast, the number of people that "religiously wore masks and contracted COVID" are embarrassingly absent from the public record.

Many who refused to a wear a mask and contracted COVID regretted their decision. Heres a snippet of people posting their regrets.