Hundreds swarm Florida beaches following reopening amid pandemic

[left-of-center2012]

Hundreds of people swarmed Florida's beaches Saturday, just one day after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced they would be allowed to open at local leaders' discretion. Images of people swarming beaches in the Jacksonville area went viral on Twitter Saturday, prompting backlash from users on the platform using the hashtag "#FloridaMorons."

DeSantis on Friday allowed cities with beach fronts to begin opening their beaches at their own discretion. The same day, Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Lenny Curry (R) announced that Duval County’s beaches would reopen. However, the easing of restrictions still banned people from bringing towels and chairs — as to prevent large congregations — and limited the hours.

Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Gimenez said during a Saturday news conference that his county would also move forward with reopening beaches but didn’t say when that would happen.

Florida was one of the last states to implement a stay-at-home order. As of Saturday, the Florida Department of Health has reported more than 25,000 coronavirus cases and 740 deaths.

Jacksonville Beach is open after Mayor Lenny Curry decided to make it one of Florida's first beaches to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic


https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/493510-florida-beaches-swarm-with-people-following-reopening-amid-pandemic

[DenverJared]

1. Somewhere, Darwin is laughing hysterically.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. "See? What did I tell you?"

[Blues Heron]

2. spreaders gotta spread

american zombie - stay away from me!

[jimfields33]

4. Hundreds out of 39 million people in Florida

Please keep these stories coming. This is number 7 just today. Can we get 8?

[left-of-center2012]

5. Sure. Looking for some now.

[Skittles]

7. all it takes is hundreds to unflatten a curve

[jimfields33]

9. Yes but do we need 7 threads about it? No.

[Skittles]

10. it's what happens on a big internet board

learn how to TRASH THIS THREAD if it bothers you so much

[Grammy23]

6. The Beach at Pensacola Beach still closed. Weather is going to be bad tomorrow.

Chance of a repeat of last weekend’s tornado, severe weather outbreak so even if they were open, it’s unlikely a lot would go out there. The topic of opening will be addressed soon. I hope people will do the right thing and stay home. But knowing how people are.....they will probably go down there in droves and will flood in from Atlanta and other locations that are an easy drive from here.
Sigh......

[Doreen]

8. Holy crap!!!!!

That's a lot of stupid people!