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During a Saturday phone interview with The Arizona Republic of the USA TODAY Network, Sheriff Mark Lamb said the White House called him on June 13 and asked that he be present when Trump signed an executive order that would hold law enforcement to a higher standard when they used force.
Lamb said he flew into Washington Monday evening and visited the White House Tuesday when he tested positive for COVID-19. He later visited an infirmary and was tested a second time, which also came back positive.
"I was surprised," Lamb said regarding the positive test result. "I mean, if I looked back, I would say that I was a little rundown from, you know, a long weekend. But I didn't have any symptoms."
[...] Lamb said he likely contracted COVID-19 at a campaign event he held on June 13, He initially planned for it to be a "come pick up a yard sign" event, but more people showed up than anticipated.
[...] However, Lamb said he didn't wear a mask or practice social distancing at the campaign event and estimated that the majority of the 200 people who attended the event in San Tan Valley, Arizona, weren't wearing masks either.
He intends to self-quarantine throughout the end of the month.
When asked if he planned to hold more public events once his self-isolation was complete, Lamb said he probably wouldn't and that he's not trying to put people at risk. That said, Lamb will likely continue to not wear a mask when out in public.
"When I come back out, I don't like to wear masks," Lamb said. "And I respect people's personal choices to not wear a mask."
(Score: 3, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Monday June 22 2020, @02:30PM (2 children)
Something you learn to be an unchanging constant of the universe... "Experts" and especially "authorities" revise their public message of "the truth" all the time.
The public message of "the truth" is so far removed from actual simple truth that it's remarkable it ever settles down at all. It is a message designed to shape behavior, to make sure that "the important people" get what they need at the time, and occasionally to protect the masses with "for their own good" messaging that will get them to do the least damage to the most people.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by cmdrklarg on Monday June 22 2020, @04:26PM (1 child)
It is a GOOD thing that experts and authorities change direction at times, when backed by facts and evidence. Government policy backed by science is a GOOD thing. Policy backed by wishful thinking and ideology is not.
The only "constant" of the universe is that Things Change (AKA entropy). There is no "truth", just facts and evidence.
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2020, @12:23AM
> There is no "truth", just facts and evidence.
Along with their anti-particles, fake facts and false evidence.