July 23, 2020 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Inslee tightens restrictions on restaurants, bars across Washington as cases rise
“Indoor dining will be limited to members of the same household and alcohol sales must end at 10 p.m. For those who want to dine with people outside of their household, they can still sit outside at restaurants. Restaurants will need to close vending games, like pool tables and darts.”
Rules are easier to follow if the reason for them is well understood. What time zone does the coronavirus operate on?
When and how does the sale of alcohol impact public safety?
Public Safety Deal Breaker
Washington State Patrol yields the right of way to protests on I-5.
July 5, 2020 KIRO 7
Death of I-5 protester sparks end of nighttime freeway protests
“But the Washington State Patrol looked the other way, even setting up barriers during the nearly three weeks of nighttime protests on the freeway.”
Public Safety/Routine Stuff
WSP knows that more people are out drinking and driving during the holidays. WSP gets involved to promote public safety before lives are lost.
Why did protests on I-5 go on for 19 nights?
Promoting public safety Re: masks should extend to public safety related to protests on I-5.
WSP allowed public safety to be placed at risk:
“Protesters had shut down the interstate for 19 days in a row, Mead said at a press conference.”
After enabling criminal conduct, WSP will no longer enable criminal conduct:
“Blocking a freeway is a crime and no longer are we going to enable that criminal conduct to continue,” said State Patrol Capt. Ron Mead, who made the decision to no longer close the interstate. “We are not going to be allowing protesters to access the freeway unimpeded, and there are consequences for criminal conduct.”
Washington State Patrol – Complete Failure
Random Thoughts – COVID-19 Concerns
Public Safety?
Not Complaining – Just Noticing
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