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Armed police raid home of Florida scientist fired over Covid-19 data
Rebekah Jones, the Florida data scientist embroiled in a dispute with the state's Republican governor over the handling of coronavirus figures, had her home raided on Monday by armed police who confiscated her computers.
In a stream of posts on Twitter, Jones posted a video of the raid that showed state police carrying handguns escorting her out of her Tallahassee home. She can be heard saying: "He just pointed a gun at my children," with her husband and two children apparently upstairs at the time.
Jones claimed in her tweets that the raid was the work of Ron DeSantis, the governor with whom she has clashed repeatedly since she was fired by the state's department of health in May in a row over Covid-19 data. She compared the incident to sending "the gestapo", adding: "This is what happens to scientists who do their job honestly. This is what happens to people who speak truth to power."
The Florida department of law enforcement confirmed they had entered Jones's house on a search warrant. But in a statement the department said the action was related to a recent computer hack of the health department website, in which emergency response coordinators were sent an unauthorised message.
Also at CNN, The Verge, and The Hill.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday December 09 2020, @03:26PM
They earned their reputation fair and square.
Conservatives are getting what they want right now and the fact that their leader, the one guy the United States government will put ALL its resources into protecting, caught it. Oh.. and his family... and a bunch of his staffers... and it's STILL SPREADING FROM THAT POINT TODAY. Despite the proof that the 'conservative way' of fighting COVID is clearly not working at all, they cross their arms and demand more of the same with fewer protections for the rest of the populace!
That said I actually agree with you that it's better for all if we maintain some professionalism and decorum (though I fail to see how 'ignoring facts' is somehow a playground insult), but your whole fantasy that expressing dissatisfaction with the irrational actions from the right is somehow a misguided attempt to restore order is just strange. There is no way to on-board that sort of self-destructive behaviour. If you have a way to bring these people around so they'll do things like wear masks and maintain social distancing then speak the fuck up right now we can avoid a fourth hump.
Slashdolt Logic: "25 year old jokes about sharks and lasers are +5, Funny." 💩