"Months, for sure" (Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti on how long shelter in place rules will last)

[brooklynite]

[Sherman A1]

1. Yup

anyone who thinks this will be over in a couple of weeks, is whistling past the graveyard.

[Bok_Tukalo]

2. You get two, maybe three weeks. Tops.

After that, you are venturing into massive civil unrest territory.

Better think of something else.

[HotTeaBag]

3. This is the second most scary thing to me.

The first (which of course leads to the second) is the absolute and utter collapse of the economy.

[uponit7771]

12. +1

[DarthDem]

4. Not sure where that came from

He was quoted in the L.A. Times as saying:

"We know that this will be a series, I believe not just of weeks but of months, hopefully one or two months that we will be living with I know extremely stressful and different time, but there is plenty of food for now, during and after," Garcetti said. "There is no public safety emergency... this is a health emergency."

[2naSalit]

5. I just saw him talking on the tubes and he said Stay at Home not

Shelter in Place and was specific about being able to still go out just not to venues or groups.

[DarthDem]

8. Yes

He's very intelligent. He said during a presser on Wednesday that "shelter in place" is a misnomer and this Safer at Home project is different. He explained it at length and in detail. I was impressed and frankly, it was comforting.

[evertonfc]

6. I doubt it

Desperation will set in after 30 days. Civil unrest on horizon.

[DarthDem]

7. Doom and Gloom: Rarely Helpful

What is the point of these posts? Try some optimism.

[EllieBC]

9. Realism is sometimes gloomy.

There are children and women in abusive and neglectful Holmes. And now will be even more stuck in them. There are people in high-rise buildings who don’t have backyards to go out and get some fresh air in. And those are often in inner cities that are also food deserts. If you want a Powderkeg and you want a whole bunch of mental health crisis and domestic violence uptiicks then yes do this for months.

The “cure” might be worse than the disease.

[crimycarny]

11. That is why they need to keep an eye on all factors

If Shelter-in-Place lasted for months the economy would collapse to the point that far far more deaths would be happening due to the measures taken to stop the spread. The good news is you didn't die of coronavirus! The bad news is you're going to die from being homeless, no healthcare, can't afford your insulin, can't afford heart meds, abusive husband, yada yada yada.

So I think (hope) they are taking all of that into account. I think if they find a drug to treat this disease with a high success rate they will ease up. Then hopefully we have a vaccine before this hits again next year. That's what my hope anyway...

[DarthDem]

13. I think that's very reasonable

And a helpful take. Thanks.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

14. *fingers crossed*

That would be lovely

[gldstwmn]

10. America has staggered through

the last 7 days. I shudder to think where we will be in several months.