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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:01 AM Mar 2020

Rhode Island Police Go Door-To-Door In Hunt For New Yorkers Seeking Safety From COVID-19

( Its real but reads like something out of a Stephen King novel. )


Gov. Gina Raimondo is demanding a two-week self-quarantine for travelers from New York state, the U.S. disease epicenter.

By Mary Papenfuss


Rhode Island state police backed up by the National Guard launched house-to-house searches Saturday to flush out New Yorkers who have traveled to the state seeking refuge from the coronavirus crisis. They’re being ordered to self-quarantine for two weeks.

Police on Friday also pulled over cars with New York license plates to give drivers the same orders. Cars traveling over the border encountered law enforcement authorities and signs ordering New York drivers to pull over to a checkpoint for questioning.

National Guard members have also been posted at Rhode Island’s airport, train stations and bus stops to grill travelers. The penalty for not complying with the state’s quarantine order is a fine of up to $500 and 90 days in prison.

“That’s a law — that’s an order,” Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said Friday of the new quarantine requirements, which she conceded Saturday were “fairly extreme.”

“It comes with penalties. It’s not a suggestion,” she added.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rhode-island-new-yorkers-quarantine-out-or-state_n_5e7fc775c5b6256a7a2be373?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

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Rhode Island Police Go Door-To-Door In Hunt For New Yorkers Seeking Safety From COVID-19 (Original Post) BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP
they are hiding dweller Mar 2020 #1
It is now all people traveling into the state for non-work reasons Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #2
She is no doubt trying to clamp down on the spread and she says up front, its not a suggestion. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #3
Exactly Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #4
Somehow I remember the British and Germans doing this somewhere in history. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #5
They are not turning people away like they are in NC! getagrip_already Mar 2020 #6
I'm not upset. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #7
sorry, wasn't referring to you... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #8
No worries! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #9
Having lived in rural areas customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #12
It was only a week ago some DUers were bragging about the "honor system" Azathoth Mar 2020 #10
Human beings are responsible for some of the worlds most horrendous wars. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #11

Marrah_Goodman

(1,586 posts)
2. It is now all people traveling into the state for non-work reasons
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:19 AM
Mar 2020

Even current Rhode Island residents. I am currently in Mass staying at my boyfriends house. If I go home I am required to quarantine for 14 days. I am completely okay with that and welcome the police or our National guard to check in on me. I am fine with this because I care about the health and well being of my family, friends and neighbors.

The Governor has done a great job dealing with this pandemic.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
3. She is no doubt trying to clamp down on the spread and she says up front, its not a suggestion.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:22 AM
Mar 2020

When you have people not taking this seriously, what else is she suppose to do?

getagrip_already

(14,828 posts)
6. They are not turning people away like they are in NC!
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:28 AM
Mar 2020

You can go to your vacation home, just stay put for 14 days and watch for symptoms. If you are coming from NYC, you would have to do that anyway.

It's not like Dare county, NC, which is turning back cars for visitors and non-resident property owners. Many people own vacation homes on the outer banks and would normally spend a few weeks there opening up the houses and getting them ready for the season. They can't.

So don't get so upset.

getagrip_already

(14,828 posts)
8. sorry, wasn't referring to you...
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:32 AM
Mar 2020

I live in MA and hear a lot of griping. While the gov's actions are aimed at new yorkers, towns are targeting all visitors and non-residents, not just new yorkers.

Even people from MA and CT are affected at the town level.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
12. Having lived in rural areas
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:28 PM
Mar 2020

for some of my adult life, I'm aware of the tension between rural folks and city people. Seems that it's playing out during this crisis in ways that simply would have been masked in better circumstances.

Azathoth

(4,611 posts)
10. It was only a week ago some DUers were bragging about the "honor system"
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:01 PM
Mar 2020

And how we were just too advanced and progressive a country to have "martial law" like in Italy.

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
11. Human beings are responsible for some of the worlds most horrendous wars.
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 12:06 PM
Mar 2020

Many of which were waged by the USA. That this governor senses she can't rely on people to do the right thing is because she understands frailty-vulnerability, selfishness, stupidity, that can surface under fire.

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