Local Authorities Order Anti-Maskers To Dig Graves For COVID-19 Victims In Java, Indonesia
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Tons of people are still refusing to wear masks and it’s starting to seem like there’s nothing we can do to prove them wrong. Even scientific facts aren’t able to change these people’s minds. So, what should the authorities do about the situation? How should the individuals violating the rules be punished?
Well, apparently, the local authorities of Java in Indonesia have an idea. Officials in Gresik regency, East Java, came up with a unique way to punish locals for not following the rules. 8 anti-maskers were recently forced to dig graves for COVID-19 victims for refusing to wear masks.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesian anti-maskers are subject to fines or community service as punishment
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The one who came up with this idea was the head of Cerme district, Suyono. “There are only three available grave diggers at the moment, so I thought I might as well put these people to work for them,” Suyono told Tribun News. “Hopefully this can create a deterrent effect against violations.”
The local authorities came up with a creative way to punish those refusing to wear masks
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Those 8 anti-maskers were assigned to dig graves in groups of two, but it wasn’t mandatory for them to participate in the following funeral services.
Since there’s a shortage of gravediggers, Cerme district head ordered 8 rebels to dig graves for COVID-19 victims
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The number of COVID-19 cases in the country is still growing. Yesterday, there were 3,141 new cases registered, taking its total number of cases since the pandemic began up to 221,523. Moreover, from today, Java’s capital Jakarta has been placed under stricter social restrictions in order to control the spread of coronavirus.
In Cerme, the number of coronavirus cases has been continuing to rise
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Turns out, social, economic, religious, cultural, and academic activities have all been restricted. Only 11 essential sectors including food, construction, and banking are allowed to operate with health protocols and 50 percent of usual staffing. Schools, parks, recreation sites, and wedding reception venues were closed entirely, while restaurants and cafes are limited to takeaway and delivery service.
From September 14, Jakarta has been placed under stricter social restrictions
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Here’s how people on the internet feel about this kind of punishment
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I'm from Indonesia. This punishment probably seems like effective way to make resident using face mask, but in reality, there's sooo many people surround me that is STILL not wearing a face mask. So sad. (Sorry for my bad english..)
Your English is better than the American president's.
For those who didn't catch it, they said "...the American president's". Not the president. This is not an American speaking. Also for those who didn't catch it, Trump is an international joke and embarrassment.
She can finish sentences unlike our democratic contender.
Steve: the apostrophe s ('s) refers back to English (... the American president's English.).
Nailed it!
Wow a lot of sensitive little snowflakes who can't take a joke.
@Pompilius Way to assume they're American. Personally, I would be very offended to be called a Democrat OR a Liberal, because I'm way further left than that.
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When he's re-elected Evil Little Thing's head is going to pop.
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GFY libby
its really good. (Your english) there were only a few mistakes but nothing to bad. mostly just skipping an and that, replace "is" with "are" and its perfect
It's*
Come on people, this isn't someone randomly correcting someone else's English, they are *specifically* responding to the apology of "bad english" and saying it wasn't bad.
*too
*too*
Anda berbicara dengan sangat baik linda may.
Sometimes even Google translate is up to the game. I agree.
You English looks good to me
You can't fix stubborness. KOLOT.
They should also make them work in hospitals doing grunt work such as cleaning beds and fetching and carrying in the COVID-19 wards. Maybe watching others suffer will drive the point home further and provide the much-needed help the hospital staff need. Sure could do with that everywhere around the world.
Emptying bedpans.
Except you need compassion and respect to do that job... There are people attached to those pans! It would be better for them to clean those pans, and the rooms that are really disgusting, laundry, and collecting surgical trash. That'll learn 'em! Well, we could only hope, anyway....
Wiping arses too!
Good thought, but only if they can be certain they will wear the mask the whole time...
We're seeing a surge again in Covid-19 as school starts. Anti-maskers should be forced to walk without any PPE through a Covid-19 ward ,cleaning bedpans, sponge-bathing patients, and scrubbing the ick off the floors. IMHO. Medical here, so I have no patience for the "it's a hoax/it's not dangerous" types. FLU is dangerous and it's been with humanity for millennia possibly; Covid's barely had a year. We have no idea where it could go/what it could do. And long-term effects for survivors can be pretty nasty, sooooo..... Yeah. No PPE, and clean the floors with bare hands in a Covid-19 ward. You learn right quick how far a cough travels when there's blood in it and you can see the spatter.
OK, admitted, some flaws, but we'll give 'em a decontamination shower with chlor-hex? ... *sigh*
Have them ingest the same disinfectant they clean the ward with. Just like Dr. D. J. Trump MD has advised.
Yeah, but then the people most likely to initiate super spreading events (anti-maskers) would be heavily exposed to covid, thus guaranteeing they would infect a s**t ton of others.
They might get the other patients sick!
Not if they are forced to wear masks
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Really a "surge"? You got data to back that up there skippy?
Yes, and what's even greater news, you could have found it too, flipper.: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s
I'm from Indonesia. This punishment probably seems like effective way to make resident using face mask, but in reality, there's sooo many people surround me that is STILL not wearing a face mask. So sad. (Sorry for my bad english..)
Your English is better than the American president's.
For those who didn't catch it, they said "...the American president's". Not the president. This is not an American speaking. Also for those who didn't catch it, Trump is an international joke and embarrassment.
She can finish sentences unlike our democratic contender.
Steve: the apostrophe s ('s) refers back to English (... the American president's English.).
Nailed it!
Wow a lot of sensitive little snowflakes who can't take a joke.
@Pompilius Way to assume they're American. Personally, I would be very offended to be called a Democrat OR a Liberal, because I'm way further left than that.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
When he's re-elected Evil Little Thing's head is going to pop.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
GFY libby
its really good. (Your english) there were only a few mistakes but nothing to bad. mostly just skipping an and that, replace "is" with "are" and its perfect
It's*
Come on people, this isn't someone randomly correcting someone else's English, they are *specifically* responding to the apology of "bad english" and saying it wasn't bad.
*too
*too*
Anda berbicara dengan sangat baik linda may.
Sometimes even Google translate is up to the game. I agree.
You English looks good to me
You can't fix stubborness. KOLOT.
They should also make them work in hospitals doing grunt work such as cleaning beds and fetching and carrying in the COVID-19 wards. Maybe watching others suffer will drive the point home further and provide the much-needed help the hospital staff need. Sure could do with that everywhere around the world.
Emptying bedpans.
Except you need compassion and respect to do that job... There are people attached to those pans! It would be better for them to clean those pans, and the rooms that are really disgusting, laundry, and collecting surgical trash. That'll learn 'em! Well, we could only hope, anyway....
Wiping arses too!
Good thought, but only if they can be certain they will wear the mask the whole time...
We're seeing a surge again in Covid-19 as school starts. Anti-maskers should be forced to walk without any PPE through a Covid-19 ward ,cleaning bedpans, sponge-bathing patients, and scrubbing the ick off the floors. IMHO. Medical here, so I have no patience for the "it's a hoax/it's not dangerous" types. FLU is dangerous and it's been with humanity for millennia possibly; Covid's barely had a year. We have no idea where it could go/what it could do. And long-term effects for survivors can be pretty nasty, sooooo..... Yeah. No PPE, and clean the floors with bare hands in a Covid-19 ward. You learn right quick how far a cough travels when there's blood in it and you can see the spatter.
OK, admitted, some flaws, but we'll give 'em a decontamination shower with chlor-hex? ... *sigh*
Have them ingest the same disinfectant they clean the ward with. Just like Dr. D. J. Trump MD has advised.
Yeah, but then the people most likely to initiate super spreading events (anti-maskers) would be heavily exposed to covid, thus guaranteeing they would infect a s**t ton of others.
They might get the other patients sick!
Not if they are forced to wear masks
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Really a "surge"? You got data to back that up there skippy?
Yes, and what's even greater news, you could have found it too, flipper.: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s