NY Governor Investigates Concert Over Lack of Social Distancing but Excuses Mass Protests (VIDEO)
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared Wednesday his state’s Department of Health would be launching an investigation into a Chainsmokers concert in the Southamptons over the weekend featuring guests flouting social distancing guidelines.
“Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled,” Cuomo wrote on Twitter. “We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.”
Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations. I am appalled.
The Department of Health will conduct an investigation.
We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.pic.twitter.com/gf9kggdo8w
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) July 28, 2020
Cuomo however, didn’t share the same outrage as crowds repeatedly gathered to form massive protests in recent weeks that featured explicit lawlessness and rioting that devastated small businesses already struggling through the pandemic.
Union Square group now marching south on Broadway. “How do we get out of this mess? / Revolution, nothing less!” followed by a chant on nonviolence. #OccupyCityHallNYC pic.twitter.com/HS6bXGnlnN
— NYC Protest Updates 2020 (@protest_nyc) July 22, 2020
The crowd of marchers is massive and fills the street.#NYCPROTEST #BrooklynProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/g5vtrmJsld
— Grant Lancaster (@grantlan145) June 6, 2020
A massive crowd is gathering for justice for George Floyd and an end to police violence. We are at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NYC. The crowd has their hands up and is chanting, “No justice, no peace.” I’ll be posting photos and videos throughout the protest. [thread] pic.twitter.com/JtL7f8038m
— Andy Ratto (@andyratto) May 29, 2020
While Cuomo called the protests “counterproductive,” there was no full-blown state investigation to track down those who participated in pursuit of government punishment. (Read more from “NY Governor Investigates Concert Over Lack of Social Distancing but Excuses Mass Protests” HERE)
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