I get it. You all protested for a week. But at the same time, there’s a pandemic going on and we happen to live in a country with the most COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world. What you did in the past week was understandable BUT ALSO ALARMING.

All 50 states were starting to reopen businesses and it seemed like we were slowly back to normal.

Until last Monday. May 25th.

On that day, an unarmed, black man named George Floyd was murdered. By a white police officer.

Did that set you off?

Yes it did.

The next day, many Minneapolis residents went out to protest and fight for justice.

It didn’t seem bad at first.

But what I saw was alarming.

Nobody in the crowd was social distancing.

But the only good thing is, it was peaceful.

The bad thing? IT WAS ONLY THE FIRST DAY.

The next day after that, all hell broke loose.

Target was being looted.

The protests became violent.

Police were becoming more aggressive.

The people were getting angrier.

Buildings were set on fire.

And worst of all, the community transmission of COVID-19 just begun.

Third day.

Same thing.

But by this time, a few other cities joined in on the quest for justice.

It would result in more consequences.

More looting, vandalism, and violence.

And worst of all, more masses of people were gathering.

I was panicking.

Fourth day.

Even more cities joined in.

We were now in a new epidemic that isn’t COVID-19.

It is protests.

It’s everywhere around America.

You know what that means?

More violence, more looting, and now widespread transmission of the virus in all cities.

Uh oh.

Fifth day.

Same. Cities.

Same. People.

Same. Protests.

Same. Looting.

Same. Violence.

Same. Police actions.

Same. Spread of COVID-19.

Same. Everything above.

Different?

MORE CITIES. MORE PETRI DISHES FOR THE CORONAVIRUS TO SPREAD IN. MORE DIVISION.

Oh. My. Fuckin. God.

Sixth day.

Same. Cities.

Same. People.

Same. Protests.

Same. Looting.

Same. Vandalism.

Same. Fires.

Same. Violence.

Same. Police actions.

Same. Spread of COVID-19.

Same. Injustice.

Same. No peace.

Same. America.

Different?

OTHER COUNTRIES PROTESTED.

Realize this. Protests are spreading like wildfire all over the world all of a sudden. The exact same way COVID-19 spread. We basically have TWO PANDEMICS at the same exact time.

These two don’t mix well.

One will cause the other to steeply rise up.

MORE PROTESTS -> MORE CASES

As we head into the seventh day of protests, you need to know that going to a protest has become more dangeous than ever for two reasons. One, police are becoming more aggresive. Two, more people have likely contracted COVID-19 from previous protests and may come again today.

So I strongly recommend staying at home. If you don’t want to take my advice but go out and protest, make sure you wear not just a mask, BUT GOGGLES TOO. The virus can enter through your eye but it’s not just that threat, it’s also rubber bullets that cops could fire toward you.

Just remember that if a bullet hits you in the face, you could suffer a long-term, possibly permanent health issue. So take your health and safety seriously and wear goggles.

Thanks for reading.

#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd