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Sheriff Wayne Ivey of Brevard County – where the launch site is located – insisted that anyone who wanted to witness the event at the Kennedy Space Center should do so without worry, despite advice from NASA to watch remotely.
"We are not going to keep the great Americans that want to come watch that from coming here," Ivey said on Friday, calling on people to "come here just like you have for all the other beautiful launches we've had. And enjoy it."
If NASA is telling people to not come here and watch the launch, that's on them. I'm telling people what I believe as an American. And so NASA has got their guidelines, and I got mine.
Ivey – an ally of US President Donald Trump, who has also questioned Covid-19 containment measures in some states – didn't entirely dismiss fears of the lethal virus, however, advising that launch-watchers should practice "family social distancing" and remain in small groups.
[...] NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a news conference earlier on Friday that "we don't want an outbreak," voicing concerns that hundreds of thousands of spectators could flock to the space center to see the launch, risking further spread of the coronavirus.
"The challenge that we're up against right now is we want to keep everybody safe," Bridenstine said. "And so we're asking people not to travel to the Kennedy Space Center, and I will tell you that makes me sad to even say it. Boy, I wish we could make this into something really spectacular."
Gwynne Shotwell, the president of SpaceX – which partnered with NASA for the mission, providing its Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rockets to bring two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) – said much the same, asking people to "be there for the ride with us," but "in spirit more so than in physical space."
So, the Sheriff wouldn't arrest you, but there are other law enforcement organizations that might look at things differently. Being in a jail cell in close quarters with others compounds the risk of coming down with COVID-19. And, even if you were not arrested, you could still get infected (or be an asymptomatic carrier yourself) and transmit it to others who would return to who-knows-where.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday May 03 2020, @09:47PM (10 children)
Heh. Just wait till this starts reaming out Trump Country. I give it 2-4 weeks before the Deep South starts dropping like flies.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday May 03 2020, @09:54PM (9 children)
I've seen a bit of squalor in the South, but I've never seen 12 tubercular illegals shitting in a single bucket in a piss-soaked 200 square-foot basement like I did in L.A. And those weren't temporary stash-houses, either. Those people chose to live that way until they were evicted.
At least a hillbilly has good enough sense to shit in the bushes and wipe his ass with a few leaves.
(Score: 2, Informative) by fustakrakich on Sunday May 03 2020, @10:21PM (7 children)
At least a hillbilly has good enough sense to shit in the bushes and wipe his ass with a few leaves.
Half the deal is knowing which leaves not to use, and clearing the area of snakes first
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by arslan on Sunday May 03 2020, @10:56PM (6 children)
Eh? I though that's how Hillbillies do it, clean the area of snakes... by taking a dump.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 03 2020, @11:14PM (2 children)
That ain't how ya do it. Snakes is good eatin'!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2020, @12:18AM (1 child)
Sir, that ain't a snake.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2020, @01:00AM
Yea, I think that works too.. they put anything in their mouth, even family's "snake"
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2020, @03:37AM (2 children)
Reminds me of this morning when I took a big Trump. I felt so good it made me realize just how wonderful this country will feel when we get rid of that big fat turd in the White House.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday May 04 2020, @02:08PM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 04 2020, @03:16PM
Good for you, get that poop pile outta the White House!
(Score: 1) by NPC-131072 on Monday May 04 2020, @12:14AM
Is that the name of an Austin lounge act?