Anger Grows Over Stay-At-Home Orders, With LA Sheriff Saying He Won’t Enforce Them

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies are leaving things to the health department when it comes to enforcing new stay-at-home orders.

New mandates go into effect tonight at 11:59 PM, as Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued orders he hopes will stem the increasing number of COVID-19 cases and free up intensive care unit spaces, which are being crowded by new victims of the coronavirus. The new rules curtail business capacities and suggest that no one leave their homes except for essential trips to buy food or seek medical attention.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said enforcement at businesses was not their job.

“Accordingly, while the County understands and appreciates the measures taken by the other Bay Area counties, San Mateo will not at this time be issuing a new local stay-at-home order and will continue to work with business and community leaders on adherence to existing guidelines,’ a press release stated.

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San Mateo County is currently a “purple tier” region, which means it has widespread cases and a high test positivity rate.

putcoolusernamehere on December 7th, 2020 at 13:01 UTC »

I am a very strong proponent of taking measures to save lives during this pandemic, but if the federal government isn't going to offer any monetary assistance to people negatively affected by lockdowns, what are they supposed to do? This year has been an utter disaster. You can't just force someone not to operate their legitimate business and not compensate them.

Adyingbreed28 on December 7th, 2020 at 05:12 UTC »

People aren’t angry about the stay at home orders by themselves, they are angry that the government is either not equipped with the will or the resources to help them deal with the negative repercussions they are creating for those who must shut down their businesses and negatively affect their livelihoods. Don’t expect people to comply with these orders when they know damn well they will be left to suffer the consequences alone and the government won’t be there to save or help you.

TrillboBaggins on December 7th, 2020 at 02:44 UTC »

“I want to stay away from businesses that are trying to comply the best they can,” Villanueva said.”They bent over backwards to modify their entire operation to conform to these current health orders, and then they have the rug yanked out from under them, that’s a disservice. I don’t want to make their lives any more miserable,” Villanueva told FOX 11’s Bill Melugin. Villanueva said so-called “super-spreader events,” which are usually gatherings of large groups, will instead be the department’s focus.

Absolutely terrible headline. Very reasonable response from the Sheriff. It is not necessary to criminalize everything.