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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlabama college students are throwing 'COVID parties' where they invite infected people and gamble
on who gets sick first, officials sayCollege students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been throwing parties where they invite people infected with the coronavirus and gamble on who comes down with the illness first, city officials said.
Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry told ABC News about the practice on Wednesday. Tuscaloosa Fire Chief Randy Smith first reported the parties at a pre-council meeting on Tuesday, according to WBMA.
Smith said the fire service had received reports of students throwing parties and inviting "known positives," but thought it was "a rumor at first."
"We did some additional research ... not only did the doctor's offices help confirm it, but the state confirmed they had the same information," Smith said, according to WBMA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/alabama-college-students-are-throwing-covid-parties-where-they-invite-infected-people-and-gamble-on-who-gets-sick-first-officials-say/ar-BB16fpPo?li=BBorjTa&ocid=DELLDHP
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Alabama college students are throwing 'COVID parties' where they invite infected people and gamble (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jul 2020
OP
It would be fine if they'd all quarantine but you know they are not doing that
lettucebe
Jul 2020
#7
underpants
(183,007 posts)1. Al Abama
BamaRefugee
(3,488 posts)2. See my DU handle.
dlk
(11,600 posts)3. Natural selection...
3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)4. That is some world class stupid right there.
I wonder if any of them are biology majors.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)5. What happened to adrenalin junkies taking up skydiving and rock climbing...
FirstLight
(13,367 posts)6. Dudes, this is NOT the fucking ChickenPox!
lettucebe
(2,337 posts)7. It would be fine if they'd all quarantine but you know they are not doing that
They leave said parties and go home, or to work, or shopping or whatever. They can be sick and not know and spread it high and wide. Stupid stupid stupid. Hope none of them die, but I'm pretty sure someone in their families will
keithbvadu2
(37,037 posts)8. Trump (a NY Yankee) called Jeff Sessions a 'dumb Southerner'.
Trump (a NY Yankee) called Jeff Sessions a 'dumb Southerner'.
And they love him down there.
After all, he 'tells it like it is'.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,512 posts)9. This has all the markings of a moral panic.