A teen being given a citation for merely driving in her car. Hiking trails closed. Church congregants for Easter services having their license plate numbers taken down by the police so that they can be told to be in quarantine for 14 days no matter what kind of social distancing was being practiced.
That’s where we are now, and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik isn’t particularly happy about it.
In a tweet Thursday, Kerik blasted officials who are using the coronavirus outbreak as a pretext to clamp down on freedoms that wouldn’t necessarily affect the spread of the virus.
Yesterday, governors/mayors shut down walking trails.
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) April 8, 2020
Some police have been ordered to arrest people for walking outside their homes.
The government is considering a #coronavirus surveillance system.
WTF! Americans better start paying attention and getting vocal! #Constitution
He went on to criticize New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, for his decision to stop construction projects.
Today @GovMurphy stopped all non-essential construction.
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) April 9, 2020
Construction is a profession in which many will not be able to receive government assistance.
Instead of mandating by order that they wear protective equipment and follow CDC directives, this will destroy them/families.
Murphy had announced the halt to construction the day before Kerik’s tweet. read more here: https://www.westernjournal.com/former-nyc-top-cop-kerik-blasts-officials-using-covid-excuse-take-americans-freedoms
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