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| ‘Let 'em die!’ Doctor gets flamed over 'evil and twisted' tweet about maskless shoppers in Florida | ‘Let 'em die!’ Doctor gets flamed over 'evil and twisted' tweet about maskless shoppers in Florida |
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| A video showing unmasked shoppers in a Florida supermarket has gone viral due to an NBC reporter’s complaining. Among the more extreme reactions was one now-deleted tweet by a doctor who seemingly thought they deserved to die. | A video showing unmasked shoppers in a Florida supermarket has gone viral due to an NBC reporter’s complaining. Among the more extreme reactions was one now-deleted tweet by a doctor who seemingly thought they deserved to die. |
| In a video shared on Wednesday, NBC correspondent Sam Brock showed a crowd of customers in a supermarket in Naples, Florida. Few people were wearing a face mask or practicing social distancing, and everyone was going about their business as usual. Complaining about the spread of Covid-19 on a “massive scale,” Brock claimed that the store allowed “medical exemptions” to mask wearing, and that his team couldn’t “ask questions.” | In a video shared on Wednesday, NBC correspondent Sam Brock showed a crowd of customers in a supermarket in Naples, Florida. Few people were wearing a face mask or practicing social distancing, and everyone was going about their business as usual. Complaining about the spread of Covid-19 on a “massive scale,” Brock claimed that the store allowed “medical exemptions” to mask wearing, and that his team couldn’t “ask questions.” |
| Florida currently records between 5,000 and 10,000 cases of Covid-19 per day, down from a peak of nearly 20,000 at the beginning of the month. Collier County, where Naples is located, has not been as badly affected as more populous counties, like Miami-Dade and Broward, and has recorded 28,000 cases since the pandemic began and 413 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. | Florida currently records between 5,000 and 10,000 cases of Covid-19 per day, down from a peak of nearly 20,000 at the beginning of the month. Collier County, where Naples is located, has not been as badly affected as more populous counties, like Miami-Dade and Broward, and has recorded 28,000 cases since the pandemic began and 413 deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health. |
| Nevertheless, Brock’s video left some commenters horrified. “This is pathetic,” one tweeted. “America needs to mask up, not the opposite.” | Nevertheless, Brock’s video left some commenters horrified. “This is pathetic,” one tweeted. “America needs to mask up, not the opposite.” |
| However, the most extreme condemnation came from one Twitter-verified doctor. “Let’em die,” he tweeted. “I’m so tired of these people. No vaccines for y’all.” In a follow-up tweet, the doctor declared “we can’t waste our energy on these COVID deniers. They are not gonna protect themselves so let’em die. They’ll find out the hard way.” | However, the most extreme condemnation came from one Twitter-verified doctor. “Let’em die,” he tweeted. “I’m so tired of these people. No vaccines for y’all.” In a follow-up tweet, the doctor declared “we can’t waste our energy on these COVID deniers. They are not gonna protect themselves so let’em die. They’ll find out the hard way.” |
| His comments sparked a furious backlash. “‘Let ‘em die’ is a statement from someone who shouldn't be permitted to have a medical license,” pundit Tim Young replied, as conservative commenters called for his firing. | His comments sparked a furious backlash. “‘Let ‘em die’ is a statement from someone who shouldn't be permitted to have a medical license,” pundit Tim Young replied, as conservative commenters called for his firing. |
| The store in question, Oakes Farm Seed To Table Market, has been at the center of controversy before. Its owner, a vocal supporter of former president Donald Trump, has called the coronavirus outbreak “a scam,” and a federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit he brought against Collier County challenging its mask mandate, which is set to remain in place until April. In an NBC video report on Thursday, the owner claimed: “I know that the masks don’t work … why don’t we shut the world down because of heart attacks?” | The store in question, Oakes Farm Seed To Table Market, has been at the center of controversy before. Its owner, a vocal supporter of former president Donald Trump, has called the coronavirus outbreak “a scam,” and a federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit he brought against Collier County challenging its mask mandate, which is set to remain in place until April. In an NBC video report on Thursday, the owner claimed: “I know that the masks don’t work … why don’t we shut the world down because of heart attacks?” |
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