Keep up the Isolating. Really.

[CivicGrief]

54. The problem is you may not be able to avoid people like this, and they may even be the civil

servants you depend on.

I live in a purple town about 50 miles north of NYC, and last night was an alarming eye-opener. A few firefighters rent a house in my neighborhood and have been having weekly parties with many guests. Normally, I don't care about this, but in a pandemic it is utterly irresponsible. A few different neighbors called the police, but the responses show exactly what is wrong. Not enough people are taking this seriously, and many of these people or in positions where you expect and require level heads.

Here are a few of the things that resulted from neighbors reporting the parties to the police:

1. The police are friends with them and do nothing but joke around with them, if they come at all.
2. The police recommended we call the fire department, since they were burning a big fire.
3. Firetrucks showed up three times to joke with them as well (more friends).
4. Early this morning firetrucks drove by one of the neighbors who called in last night and honked the horns on the truck.
5. When this neighbor called the police to report this, they were rude to her.
6. Police dispatcher says firefighters and police don't wear masks or need to since they work together (what about the other party guests?).

Things are crazy, and the crazy are often in charge.