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‘You'll be taken right out of water!’: De Blasio THREAT to send cops if beachgoers break Covid-19 rules provokes DEFIANT response
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that police will enforce social distancing measures on beaches over Memorial Day weekend – and will forcibly remove anyone who dares to take a swim.
“Anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of the water,” the mayor said at a press briefing on Monday.
Though beaches in New York City have partially reopened, people are still required to adhere to social distancing guidelines by avoiding gathering in crowds.
"Anyone tries to get in the water they’ll be taken right out of the water" @NYCMayor warns about city beaches this summer
— Julia Marsh (@juliakmarsh) May 18, 2020
De Blasio’s warning about taking a dip at the beach appears to be impressing few, though, as people grow increasingly frustrated with Covid-19 lockdown measures. “He literally does not have the manpower to accomplish this,” actor Adam Baldwin tweeted in response to the mayor.
“Could you imagine riot cops in NYC coming out and beating and arresting people for swimming in the ocean?” another Twitter user quipped.
Others openly taunted the mayor and complained of a “police state” being created through government overreach in enforcing lockdown guidelines.
De Blasio was also put through the wringer for suggesting police could fence off beaches if people rebel against the current guidelines for the areas. Considering de Blasio is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and his plan for a southern border wall, the mayor’s sudden embrace of fences looked a little hypocritical to critics.
Build the wall ! Bill De Blasio “walls don’t work !” Also Bill “we are not ready to open our beaches yet and we will put up fences to keep people out if we have to”
