Poll of the Day > Young Ohio Couple APOLOGIZE for causing COVID SUPERSPREADER!! Do you forgive???

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Ohio Couple, Mikayla and Anthony Bishop are finally speaking out and apologizing after they caused a COVID-19 SUPER SPREADER EVENT where 30 people at their big wedding, including themselves caught the virus!!

They tied the knot on October 31st and skimped on covid-19 rules for big gatherings as 83 people attended the event.

2 weeks later, almost half of the people came down with the virus including 3 elderly grandparents who were rushed to hospital suffering severe symptoms

They dated for 5 years after hooking up in University said they tried to be conscious of the ongoing pandemic and even trimmed down their guest list from 300 to just "83" and spaced out tables and provided hand sanitizers...but it did not work

When she walked down the aisle, most of her guests did not wear masks anymore and said "The first thing i see is everyone's face. And that's when i realized wow. Nobody's wearing a mask"

Anthony said "When i saw everyone not wearing masks i was just like, Oh well i guess we're just gonna kinda go with it i guess"

Then they said they got caught up in the moment after the nuptial exchange and started having fun where all of them started hugging, cheering and kissing and dancing..not realizing what would happen

Mikayla says "Weddings are definitely scary right now. I didn't think that almost half of our guests were gonna get sick. You're in the moment. You'r ehaving fun. You don't think about COVID anymore"

They got calls from their guests stating they were tested positive and said they got a call every day as she said it was just one after another

Their honeymoon was over after they came down with COVID and cancelled their exotic honeymoon when they had mild symptoms and now racked with guilt

They think it was the "rowdy dance floor" that did it when they started dancing with everybody and were all up in each other's faces..

Mikayla and Anthony now hope that nobody at their party were the reason for any deaths in Ohio after this and are asking for FORGIVENESS.

Do you forgive these people?

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On one hand, 83 is still a large gathering and they should have known better. On the other hand, it sounds like they did try to be safe about it and use a venue where 83 could have been safe, but their guests' failure to be sensible ruined those efforts, and they can't necessarily be blamed for that. On the other other hand, they had enough of a party to have a "rowdy dance floor" instead of just sending everyone home sensibly after the ceremony, so they had their chance to salvage their precautions and gave it up. I'm gonna settle with "what a bunch of idiots."

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Sounds like they should have had everyone wear masks, the other precautions just seem like a waste without that

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If, upon seeing people not wearing masks, spoke up and requested they put them back on and that was the end of it, I'd be fine w/ forgiving them even if it was too little too late at that point.
But...they just rolled w/ it, then had an anti-social distancing dance floor as icing, so yeah...they and their guests deserve all the blame they get.

My wife and I eloped w/ on a beach w/ just the minister and photographer as witnesses, so I find it hard to sympathize w/ "only" getting to have 83 guests, too...

The wedding party made their decision. Those people didn't have to show up. How about the facility that put it on? Assign the blame fairly.

They did nothing wrong. Each persaon should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly. Anyone who didn't wasn't that concerned about it.

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This is why we can't have nice things.

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

They did nothing wrong. Each persaon should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly. Anyone who didn't wasn't that concerned about it.

Except they then go out into the world and grocery stores and fuck other people over.

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I went to a wedding Oct 24th in Ohio, had over 100 people easy. No issues. Much ado about nothing here.

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Decoy77 posted...

I went to a wedding Oct 24th in Ohio, had over 100 people easy. No issues. Much ado about nothing here.

https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-holds-coronavirus-news-conference-2/

uh huh...

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grimhilde00 posted...

https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-holds-coronavirus-news-conference-2/

uh huh...

DeWine is a douchebag no one cares what he says anymore. He is trying to run the state like a tiny little dictator. Some how he thinks the virus only comes out after 10pm to 5am...

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adjl posted...

On one hand, 83 is still a large gathering and they should have known better. On the other hand, it sounds like they did try to be safe about it and use a venue where 83 could have been safe, but their guests' failure to be sensible ruined those efforts, and they can't necessarily be blamed for that. On the other other hand, they had enough of a party to have a "rowdy dance floor" instead of just sending everyone home sensibly after the ceremony, so they had their chance to salvage their precautions and gave it up. I'm gonna settle with "what a bunch of idiots."

It kinda feels like the attendance limit is more or less there on the expectation that people might not follow rules.

In general, they really should have held off on the thing.

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Well, I dont live in Ohio, so it isnt really my place to forgive them. I will say that this far into a pandemic everyone should have known better though.

But theres the problem of them infecting others who had nothing to do with it, so yeah, no sympathy from me.

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grimhilde00 posted...

Except they then go out into the world and grocery stores and fuck other people over.

Those other people also should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly. One consideration in that is people other than them don't have the same level of concern.

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Decoy77 posted...

DeWine is a douchebag no one cares what he says anymore. He is trying to run the state like a tiny little dictator. Some how he thinks the virus only comes out after 10pm to 5am...

maybe those hours are an indication that people are out socializing in parties when they shouldn't be?

I don't think you're a person to be reasoned with though. You went to a 100+ person wedding in the middle of a pandemic you apparently don't give a fuck about.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Those other people also should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly. One consideration in that is people other than them don't have the same level of concern.

yeah fuck people just trying to survive and get food

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not everyone has a car for curbside pickup. Elderly or disabled people don't always know how to navigate delivery apps. Grocery stores are essential. Parties are not.

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grimhilde00 posted...

maybe those hours are an indication that people are out socializing in parties when they shouldn't be?

I don't think you're a person to be reasoned with though. You went to a 100+ person wedding in the middle of a pandemic you apparently don't give a fuck about.

Or maybe I don't live in fear of a 99.9% recovery sickness?

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Decoy77 posted...

Or maybe I don't live in fear of a 99.9% recovery sickness?

1) wearing a fucking mask and having a temporary inconvenience isn't living in fear. Being in denial is a response to fear.

2) it's not a 99.9% recovery rate for my parents and my SO's parents (age 70-80, we are 30 years old) and I care about their lives too. Caring about other people's literal lives I guess is too much of an inconvenience for you.

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3) there are long term effects other than death

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Mom's got it currently, dad had it about a month ago. Friend's father had it. Oh he also had pre-existing lung diseases, got double pneumonia in both lungs along with covid. Dr's in the covid icu said he had 12 hours to live and was the worst case they ever saw. He just came home from the hospital on Monday.

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Cool I just know someone who died from it a couple weeks ago.

Glad your partying is more important than other people dying.

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grimhilde00 posted...

yeah fuck people just trying to survive and get food

This is exactly what I'm arguing against. Things are being made more difficult for those people just trying to survive and get food in order to accommodate the higher concern level of other people.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

This is exactly what I'm arguing against. Things are being made more difficult for those people just trying to survive and get food in order to accommodate the higher concern level of other people.

Not sure I'm following.

If you're talking about the economic effects of a shutdown.

1) this post was about going to superspreader events, not a shutdown
2) the government should be providing stimulus packages and support during this pandemic, like other sane wealthy countries who give a shit
3) not going to superspreader events like weddings/parties and wearing masks would have drastically helped it so we could keep things up and running

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Was it worth it? Ya dumb horses... >_>

grimhilde00 posted...

1) this post was about going to superspreader events, not a shutdown

Then why did you quote my response to your comment about grocery shopping?

grimhilde00 posted...

2) the government should be providing stimulus packages and support during this pandemic, like other sane wealthy countries who give a shit

I don't see what this has to do with people imposing their level of concern onto others.

grimhilde00 posted...

3) not going to superspreader events like weddings/parties and wearing masks would have drastically helped it so we could keep things up and running

And my point was that not everyone shares the same level of concern or have taken the same precautions so people should include that when evaluating the actions they should take.

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I'm having trouble reading your posts. "Their level of concern" means what. People having a lack of concern causing issues because people can't go to grocery stores? Then we agree.

Concern levels being appropriate and you're arguing for negligence during a global pandemic meaning other people need to...not go to grocery stores?

Am I reading what you're saying correctly? I'm not following, as I said.

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grimhilde00 posted...

Am I reading what you're saying correctly?

No, you're blatantly ignoring what I said.
Each person should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly.
"Their level of concern" = how concerned someone is personally.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Each person should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly.

each person affects other people though, that's not what I'm following

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I feel like you're being intentionally obtuse

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or you're just saying, "if you're so concerned about dying then stay inside (even though that's not 100% feasible for essentials) but I want to do what I want to do"

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grimhilde00 posted...

I feel like you're being intentionally obtuse

That's what it is. Don't waste much time or effort on him.

grimhilde00 posted...

each person affects other people though, that's not what I'm following

Those other people are responsible for taking their own precautions in accordance with their personal level of concern.

grimhilde00 posted...

I feel like you're being intentionally obtuse

I really don't know how much more plainly I can state it.

grimhilde00 posted...

or you're just saying, "if you're so concerned about dying then stay inside (even though that's not 100% feasible for essentials) but I want to do what I want to do"

Quite the opposite. I don't want to force people to stay home. I want them to decide for themselves. Without anyone else imposing their personal level of concern onto them or them imposing their personal level of concern onto someone else.
(Now it sounds more complex again.)

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Oh yeah friend who had cancer removed earlier this year and was on Chemo got it, said it was like the worst flu he's ever had.

And this past weekend was a big ol outside gathering for a Queen of Hearts drawing, could have won $501,000. Some stumbling bumbling drunk guy won. Lost his phone running up to the front. But there was easily 500-600 people there minimum I'd say. We were spread out in our own groups that we came with and a majority had masks.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

I really don't know how much more plainly I can state it.

take some communication classes then god damn

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Quite the opposite. I don't want to force people to stay home. I want them to decide for themselves. Without anyone else imposing their personal level of concern onto them or them imposing their personal level of concern onto someone else.
(Now it sounds more complex again.)

no I got it now. What I thought.

streamofthesky posted...

That's what it is. Don't waste much time or effort on him.

yeah idk why I bothered. Gonna go play some video games.


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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Quite the opposite. I don't want to force people to stay home. I want them to decide for themselves.

"I don't want to force people to stay home. I want them to decide for themselves to stay home in response to me threatening their life with my reckless disregard for public health."

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adjl posted...

"I don't want to force people to stay home. I want to let them decide for themselves to stay home in response to me threatening their life with my reckless disregard for public health."

:thankyou:

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Not without more effort than it takes to say "Oops, sorry 'bout that, my bad!"

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The old people wearing them is no excuse, they did it just because it effected them. It just shows that Americans prefer being happy and cheerful if it means killing someone. I want to live in a world like an internet forum, New York, or maybe even England, where we're all brutally honest dickheads who have no problem humiliating each other.

It only took one person to be "that guy", stand up in front of the mic and tell the entire room to go put on a mask, but no one was brave enough.

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Decoy77 posted...

like the worst flu he's ever had.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html?_ga=2.127561611.702906986.1598291911-1921369590.1598291911

2017-208 flu deaths: 61k
2018-2019 flu deaths: 34k

COVID19 deaths: 250k
with lockdowns, social distancing, masks, global travel restrictions

It's that much worse, with all those precautions

how much worse it would be if everyone went to fucking parties like you not giving a shit

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Those other people also should evaluate their own level of concern and take precautions accordingly. One consideration in that is people other than them don't have the same level of concern.

This guy gets it.
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grimhilde00 posted...

not everyone has a car for curbside pickup. Elderly or disabled people don't always know how to navigate delivery apps. Grocery stores are essential. Parties are not.

Every place I've seen with curbside, will bring it out to a person on foot.

Many places will let you call in an order, or you can call the help number for help navigating and creating an online order.

Odds are they have younger healthier family that can help them or shop for them, if not there are also both shopping and delivery services available in most areas, often offered as a free service for elderly or people with disabilities.

If you are especially vulnerable you should probably be wearing a higher level filter that will actually offer you some protection, wash your hands regularly, don't touch your face. If YOU take PERSONAL responsibility for YOUR health and YOU take it seriously your odds of getting sick are very low.
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The death numbers are posted above. Our country has responded horribly to this virus.

Essential workers are still getting exposed to reckless people.

There are many people in multigenerational households with people working for a living still. It's not that simple.

Healthcare workers are developing PTSD from all this bullshit.

But yeah throwing a party is super worth it.

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grimhilde00 posted...

But yeah throwing a party is super worth it.

Really, this is the big thing. The economic implications of shutting businesses down are bad enough to potentially support an argument against such shutdowns if there are effective alternatives for controlling the spread of the infection (which there sometimes are, and implementing those alternatives with an appropriate degree of caution is an important part of returning to normal life).

But nobody needs to have a big party. Ever. That's 100% something that is done purely for fun and not out of any level of necessity at all. Nobody's life will be measurably worse for having to go a year or two without throwing a 300-person party. So stahp.

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No. With all that happened, what they did is inexcusable and unforgivable. They knew exactly what they were doing.

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she definitely looks like that girl from your town named Mikayla. she never left and became a nurse or vet tech or something.

here's the thing though, everyone that was there was fully capable of making their own decisions.

and they did not care at all.

so fuck em. fuck em all.

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Super Shredder.

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