Corona In Brooklyn: A True Story By Stephanie McLawrence
I can’t say that it’s been terrible in my neighborhood, although stupid people exist all around but when speaking to friends…
My sister lives in a building in Brooklyn and when coming home from the grocery store today she witnesses a man (mask down) coughing in front of her door in the hallway. People constantly gather in her hallway and outside of her building with their children etc. ESPECIALLY when the weather is nice. I wouldn’t be as concerned if she didn’t live in the first apartment on the first floor of said building. They have fucking BARBECUES there. Right outside her window and give little to no fucks about the consequences.
My friend also lives in Brooklyn and it is 3:35am and there are 20 people outside partying. She is in the same situation as my sister. First floor, first apartment in her building. It is May 17th (technically) and the weather has just warmed up. My friend argues with her boyfriend because he calls the cops on the people outside because when the cops come, they leave and then come back and try to figure out who called the cops. I really don’t understand why people can’t just fucking do what they're told. If everyone ACTUALLY stayed inside we would not have this problem.
We could have been back to work a month ago if people actually fucking listened and stayed THE FUCK at home.
Holy Shit! It’s sunny outside AND WARM?! That can only mean - everyone is taking their children, friends and people they met online to the park. Social distancing? That’s only enforced when we have gloomy or cold weather. Is the sun out? Is it warm outside? Warm weather and sunlight is apparently a sign that the virus is resting. No one can get infected on such a gorgeous day.
People are stuck in their homes, waiting to be able to get back to their lives- while the ‘invincible’ idiotic pieces of shit decide that they can do what they want.
I understand- normal people don’t want to stay inside and crave human interaction. I get lonely too despite my loner qualities and I’ve been alone most of my adult life thus I don’t think it’s so bad. Nevertheless, I am doing what I can to LIVE. I am high risk which means, if I catch this shit I am unlikely to survive.
All of the people out there, having barbecues, hanging with their friends at the park, playing games outside their buildings and most likely spreading this virus around like wildfire because they refuse to be in their house for more than a day or two really aggravate me. I have been outside 3 times since MARCH. I came back from Japan and Instantly quarantined myself on the 16th of March and nothing has changed.
People still think “well, if I get it, I get it, no big deal” but what they don’t fucking think about is what happens to the people who get it from YOU. What happens to the people you interact with? If you have or get the virus, you’re not the only one at risk. EVERYONE you’ve seen, everyone you’ve come in contact, everyone that you’ve looked at, breathed on, talked with could have it now because YOU are invincible. You can infect your children, parents, aunts, cousins, friends and THEY could possibly DIE because of it. If you survive, hooray you but what of the people you infect that DIE? Does anyone actually think of these things? Am I fucking crazy???!
Perhaps people want their children, parents, friends and neighbors to die. Maybe that’s why this is all happening. Perhaps it’s because people just want to see the world burn.