(July 6, 2018 – Source: Paras Griffin/Getty Images North America)
*CNN political analyst April Ryan has called out the people who are protesting stay-at-home mandates, asking if they should refuse medical attention if they test positive for coronavirus.
“Should #StayAtHome protestors who endanger other Americans by not following @CDCgov guidelines about physical distancing be required to sign a waiver refusing medical attention at a hospital and not take up a ventilator if they contract coronavirus? #COVID19,” Ryan tweeted.
“That’s one he– of a great bit of CNN analysis there,” Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News. “Should people who disagree with you be refused medical care so they die?”
Americans (mostly white, some waving Confederate flags) have taken to the streets in various states to protest restrictive quarantine guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to their complexion protection, they are not being harassed or threatened by militarized police, and President Trump has encouraged their defiance.
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Facebook user Alex Rose noted (see photo of post above):
It’s complicated, but I’m going to try to keep this straight.
-If you’re an unarmed indigenous person trying to protect your land and water, you can expect water cannons in freezing temperatures, rubber bullets, and prison.
-If you’re a black American at a routine traffic stop and you dare to try to explain yourself, expect to be manhandled, likely arrested, and possibly shot.
-If you’re a mixed-race American football player who engages in peaceful protest, expect to be relentlessly ridiculed, and receive death threats.
-If you’re a white American actively disregarding the freedoms of others during a global health pandemic, expect the President to support you.
Got it. So if you live in America, try to be white.
Meanwhile, critics took to Twitter to chime in on Ryan’s tweet, but she also had some defenders who agreed with her suggestion. One follower commenter, “Yes April AND they should be designated as terrorists. If these people were black or brown, they would be arrested for violating the #StayAtHomeOrder.”
Do you agree?
Check out some additional reactions below:
This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen – and I’m seeing it from a lot of brainwashed Leftists, not just April. https://t.co/Jkx3PCzLYP
— Dr. Kelli Ward ?? (@kelliwardaz) April 20, 2020
Yes April AND they should be designated as terrorists. If these people were black or brown, they would be arrested for violating the #StayAtHomeOrder
— Sarah (@sarah_dekoven) April 20, 2020
Yes. And be held legally responsible for anyone’s cost for care from a large outbreak in their city that ties back to their protests. And I don’t care if they are broke. They can maybe sell their swastikas and confederate flags on eBay to help pay for the bills. And funerals.
— InMinivanHell (@inminivanhell) April 20, 2020
You have a great point.
Maybe the @FBI @DOJPH should look at this as a violation just like spitting on a police officer or licking groceries. #StopSpreadingCovid#StayHomeStopKillingOthers— Busza (@MonaVieBeachBum) April 20, 2020
100%%. And release their insurance company from footing the bill. We all want to get back to work but not at the cost of another life. Because when you think it won’t happen to you—that’s when life (or the virus) can kick you in the rear end!!
— Mary Spicher (@MarySpicher) April 20, 2020
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