{"id":100538,"date":"2020-06-07T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=100538"},"modified":"2020-06-06T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T00:30:09","slug":"dont-shut-protests-over-coronavirus-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=100538","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Shut Protests Over Coronavirus Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regardless of the validity of the numbers in this meme, there are statistics showing that more blacks are killed by other blacks than those who are killed by police. The health professionals that signed the open letter were politically motivated. (The Donald Win).<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Remember when health professionals got angry when armed demonstrators protested the stay at home orders? Well, 1,288 health professionals signed an open letter arguing against shutting down these protests for coronavirus purposes. In this letter, they identify “white supremacy” as a contributor to the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The letter starts off by mentioning the health professionals condemnation of the Michigan protests. This is where armed, but peaceful, demonstrators disregarded social distancing to protest the lockdown orders. However, further down, this letter expresses support for the protests “against white supremacy”.<\/p>\n

From CNN, a part of the open letter:<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as public health advocates, we do not condemn these gatherings as risky for COVID-19 transmission. We support them as vital to the national public health and to the threatened health specifically of Black people in the United States. We can show that support by facilitating safest protesting practices without detracting from demonstrators’ ability to gather and demand change. This should not be confused with a permissive stance on all gatherings, particularly protests against stay-home orders. Those actions not only oppose public health interventions, but are also rooted in white nationalism and run contrary to respect for Black lives. Protests against systemic racism, which fosters the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on Black communities and also perpetuates police violence, must be supported.<\/b><\/p>\n

Therefore, we propose the following guidance to support public health:<\/p>\n

* Support local and state governments in upholding the right to protest and allow protesters to gather.<\/p>\n

* Do not disband protests under the guise of maintaining public health for COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

* Advocate that protesters not be arrested or held in confined spaces, including jails or police vans, which are some of the highest-risk areas for COVID-19 transmission.<\/p>\n

* Oppose any use of tear gas, smoke, or other respiratory irritants, which could increase risk for COVID- 19 by making the respiratory tract more susceptible to infection, exacerbating existing inflammation, and inducing coughing.<\/p>\n

* Demand that law enforcement officials also respect infection prevention recommendations by maintaining distance from protesters and wearing masks.<\/p>\n

* Reject messaging that face coverings are motivated by concealment and instead celebrate face coverings as protective of the public’s health in the context of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

* Prepare for an increased number of infections in the days following a protest. Provide increased access to testing and care for people in the affected communities, especially when they or their family members put themselves at risk by attending protests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Picking and choosing who gets to protest during the pandemic weakens these health professionals’ arguments. CNN has the article, and full open letter, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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