DeBalledZero lets his fascist-freak flag fly.
Cops will crack down on quarantine-fatigued New Yorkers partying outside their favorite bars, Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed on Sunday — as he threatening to fence off beaches if too many people flock there.
“I’m not comfortable at all with people congregating outside bars,” the mayor said at a press briefing when asked about alarming photos of large groups crowding outside watering holes over the weekend, as seen in Sunday’s Post.
The Upper East Side was singled out as having “had a particular problem,” but de Blasio insisted enforcement would be “everywhere around the city,” with both the NYPD and Sheriff’s Office deployed.
“We’re not going to tolerate people starting to congregate. It’s as simple as that,” de Blasio said, again encouraging New Yorkers to rat out violators.
“Please share with us those locations, and we will deal with them immediately,” he said.
A bartender at The Wolfhound in Astoria, Queens, balked at de Blasio’s bluster.
“It’s bulls- -t!” said the drink-slinger, who asked not to be identified. “I get it that there are places where it’s getting a bit wild, but otherwise we’re f- -ked. It’s our livelihood!”
The bartender added that cops have already come around the bar to ensure people are six feet apart while getting three sheets to the wind.
“They’ve been cool. Last night, they were here twice,” the barkeeper said, recalling that the cops switched on their patrol car’s loudspeaker to tell the imbibers to space out.
It appears that they’re being even cooler out in Jersey.
A few hours after workouts began Monday morning at New Jersey’s Atilis Gym — which is making national headlines for its early reopening in defiance of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus shutdown order — police showed up outside the Bellmawr business.
The large group of people outside the gym were angry and hostile, likely believing the officers showed up to shut down the gym, hand out tickets, or even make arrests. Amid the mostly unintelligible hollering, a few phrases rang out clearly:
- “You have the right to refuse unconstitutional orders!”
- “Freedom!”
- “You swore an oath to protect our rights!”
Soon enough the crowd quieted down enough so that one of the officers was able to address them.
“We are and we’re only here for everybody’s safety today,” the officer began. “We planned for the worst, hoped for the best, and it seems like that’s what we have out here today. Formally, you are all in violation of the executive order.”
Then came the officer’s surprising follow-up statement: “On that note, have a good day. Everybody be safe.”
As police turned and walked away, the crowd immediately erupted in the kind of cheering you’d expect after a Philadelphia Eagles’ game-winning touchdown — and then a hefty “USA! USA! USA!” chant soon followed.
As well it should have. Nice to know they’re not all pigs.
Spoke too soon update! Apparently, not all THAT cool.
The owners of a Camden County gym which reopened on Monday in violation of Gov. Phil Murphy’s stay-at-home executive order have been issued a second violation by police when they reopened the gym again on Tuesday.
Bellmawr police arrived at Atilis Gym in Bellmawr Tuesday morning and issued owners Ian Smith and Frank Trumbetti the citation. The officers also stopped three gym members as they left the gym.
Each citation could cost $1,000 and six months in jail.
Ah well, it was nice while it lasted. Now back in your cells, serfs.
“Nice to know they’re not all pigs.”
Oh, but they returned…
They put up a poster saying: “We earn more than you
We’re working for the clampdown
We will teach our twisted speech
To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed men
To be young believers”
The judge said, five to ten, but I say double that again
I’m not working for the clampdown
No man born with a living soul
Can be working for the clampdown
Kick over the wall ’cause government’s to fall
How can you refuse it?
Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
Do you know that you can use it?
Kenny, is that yours or an adaptation I don’t recognize?
Nice either way.
Straight copy from The Clash song The Clampdown, which Mike referenced.
Ugh, my musical ignorance on parade once again…
PS THe Clash were a bunch of Socialists in the end, but their original rebellion was against Fabian Post-War Britian. They were Useful Idiots in that way. They had their heart in the right place but couldn’t get their head around the fact that “Labour” were the enemy, not Thatcher or the Conservatives.