The Problem is Poor Reporting, Not Necessarily the Sheriff's Dictum
 

It sure would be nice if reporters covered stories by telling you WHY, not just WHAT! This ************* report didn't bother to give the sheriff's rationale, they just print the seeming absurdity and leave us all guessing.
I did see way down into the bottom of the report that the sheriff felt the officer's vocal communications could be misunderstood due to the mask covering their mouths--and that could be a lethal problem, if a subject didn't comply with a command.
And with the threat facing our men in blue right now, giving a potential terrorist the advantage of anonymity when walking into the station could possibly be a danger to the personnel in the building.
All this leaves us in the partial dark as to what is going on there--too bad journalists can't do a better job of reporting.

What are you doing posting from a respected and peer-reviewed journal to counter a source intent on manipulation of facts by cherry picking data for their conclusions?

You mean this peer-reviewed/respected journal?

The Lancet casts doubt over hydroxychloroquine study it published

Sorry - couldn't resist. Nobody's perfect.

Only God is perfect, but this journal is the internationally respected, quoted academic source.

No, the point is that all I hear is that we should wear a mask, not for ourselves, but to protect those around us. Someone earlier made a comment about getting hit by a wrong way driver in a roundabout and my post expanded on that, to show that a younger person who may not wear a mask due to their slim chance of dying from Covid may in fact die from an elderly driver. And the fact that many of those complaining about a young non mask wearer possibly killing them shows the irony.

Sheriff Woods is a good man of integrity and knows what he's doing. You stay home and isolate if you live in fear. We are going to live our lives.

you should isolate at home unless it's an emergency that you have to get out and then you should wear a mask. Covid is a passing virus that will be gone soon. The faster everybody gets it the quicker it will be gone

Well, please don't live it around me. I feel I have more of a right to be protected than you do not to.

It is a contradiction to be both for mask wearing and herd immunity. Strange?

And also a brave voice of reason. A particle of an influenza type illness (of which Covid is) is many times smaller than the weave of a non-medical grade mask. The virus will be transmitted whether or not a mask is worn. Thankfully the majority of cases have little or no symptoms.

So you know for a fact that COVID will pass quickly. What crystal ball did you use?

I believe the Sheriff Woods is a good man, I believe that he had integrity but I do not believe that he knows much about Covid... he may believe it is not a problem, but most people believed the earth was flat long ago. Belief doesn’t make it so. Can’t have a person who puts others in danger in a position of authority.

Well said.

He needs to think this one out more.

Some more insight:
Florida sheriff bans deputies and visitors from wearing face masks - CBS News

So you think we should all get the virus? OK by you if a few million more die from getting it?

This won’t be happening in Sheriff Billy’s “Kingdom!”

Slow down, stop the spread: Florida police issue masks instead of speeding tickets

Sheriff Billy Bob has made us all look like ignorant rednecks here in Florida.

Just because he isn't worried about his people getting the virus, what gives him the right to force anyone to take off their mask. As the Sheriff, he should be concerned about the safety of the community based on facts supplied by medical experts. There is more than enough evidence that the virus is deadly. He should be setting an example for common sense not acting like a dictator.

Not well! This is all over the national news!

rationale
 

The sheriff's statement was - I have thought about this issue over several months and have decided that masks are not needed. Therefore, effective immediately we will not be using masks. This issue is not up for discussion.

Ignorance he lives in a bubble

Did the Boss Man take a Sample out if the Property Room on the day he passed this decision? Sniff, Sniff!

What a Clown!

He's going to wear a Mask at his next job-making Sandwiches at Wawa.

Some people think they know it all. Unfortunately this may cause some lives to be lost.

He lacks good judgement, and does not care about his employees. Maybe a little short on Brains also.

People walking into a building mask-less are similar to people walking in pointing a loaded gun... to vulnerable individuals.

NO, they do not receive EXTRA pay for DANGER PAY. Where did you hear that? They may receive over-time pay when they work over 40 hrs per week, just like everyone else, but do not receive "danger pay." And police officers are not well paid either. Yes, like other county, state or federal gov employees, they do receive a retirement pension.
What in the world does "drafted" have to do with anything? Never mind, some folks will argue and attempt to rationalize anything, so it is difficult to explain law enforcement work to those that don't have a clue as to the sacrifices they make.

I know of cities that before this pandemic, had laws banning masks in businesses. They knew that a mask could indicate a dangerous robbery about to occur. Just because hysterical nellies run amok in panic over what other folks don't do like wearing a mask, does not mean that other folks should cater to "sky is falling" folks that instead of staying home to stay safe, insist that everyone else conform to their reasoning about how stay safe.

I applaud the sheriff :clap2: that is trying to keep his officers safe from criminals.

Not really. Not even close. Over 99% of the people going about their business are NOT infected. That means that close to 100% of the folks entering a building without a mask are safe. 100% of persons carrying a gun into a building are potentially dangerous if they have any ill intent.

With all the comments on here chastising the sheriff, it would seem that many do a lot of business at the police station. Most interaction with the police is either done in public out in the open or over the phone....NOT in the station house. A lot of hysterical screaming for nothing. I totally agree with the sheriff regarding mask wearing inside the building. If you stay 6 feet away when interacting with the officer, IF you really need to be inside a police station, then you are going to be safe enough.

If a person goes inside a public place mask-less and is aware that Covid can kill, and that asymptotic people can also infect others, then they ARE malicious in their behavior. If they are ignorant of all the above, then they are just stupid. Whichever case is true for the Sheriff, he should not be in charge.

Like I said, how many frequent the police station? Just because YOU think that wearing a mask is going to save you from the virus, does not mean others agree. You have your opinion and they have theirs. If you do not like his policy of not wearing a mask, then stay home. I also say that to shoppers. If the store does not have a sign mandating mask wearing, then stay home if you don't like it. You aren't going to catch it from walking past a person that may or may not have it. You are not going to get it if you have a mask and he doesn't when you walk past him. Quit crying about it and demanding others conform to your wishes. This is still a free country, at least until Nov.

“Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of want, freedom from fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

You know what goes great with the Corona virus? Lime disease......:MOJE_whot:

Science is not a matter of opinion. So if one doesn’t believe in gravity let them jump out of a 20 story window.... see how much their “opinion” or “freedom” is worth.

There is no way to know that you will be 6 feet away from whoever comes in after you. Or that the person ahead of you won't choose to get up close and personal on their way out.

If I have that freedom you're going on about in this post, why am I not ALLOWED to wear a mask inside the police station? Why am I forbidden to walk in without the mask, then after they've seen my face and can identify myself, put the mask on?

So much for those freedoms - they only apply if they convenience you, personally.

Now you're quoting a peer reviewed journal - something that many people on here have no clue what that actually is. They'd rather post articles from Technocracy - which has been proven repeatedly to be propagating quackery. But hey, it fits their uninformed narrative so it must be true:icon_wink:

I would like to hear from people who called the Sheriff's office to find out what the. I am a strong supporter of Law Enforcement personnel, both uniform and civilian. This policy puts the workers in danger. It is medically wrong and morally wrong.

Just wear a clear face shield. You can make them with sheet plastic.

What's that got to do with "freedom?" I never said that I have the freedom NOT to wear a mask into a store that has a sign mandating a mask, so how can you suggest that wearing a mask into a police station is your freedom? Before this happened, if you wore a mask into a store you could get pounced on by someone thinking you were going to rob it. Anyone with common sense can see why a police station would not want a mask wearing person to enter their building, especially with the mask wearing anarchists AntiFa killing people.

Since you say you believe in science then you understand that they are telling us that you can't get the virus just from walking past someone without a mask. They are telling us that one would have to stand in close quarters with an infected person for an extended period while conversing with them.
Maybe we should wear masks while speaking on the phone and gloves while on the computer so that we won't catch the virus?

I think you are right on the money.

Has it occurred to any of you YAYsayers — who are so hellbent on cheering for this asinine edict — that by issuing this statement, now heard far and wide, the sheriff has granted tacit permission to all anti-maskers in the area to be even more brazen in their transparent rebellion?

(Wow, Boomer, that sure was a long sentence you just wrote there. Fired up this morning?)

Therefore, I am asking Villagers in support of the now high profile, local sheriff, to think through what you are saying. Ask yourselves if workers come to TV from Ocala. (If you are actually in TV at this time and running with the pack of YAYsayers — this could be about your own risk.)

And, NO, I am not paranoid.

The country has been drafted into battle against an invisible enemy.

But, as warriors, we have been issued only limited weaponry.

But, hey, we do not have to equip ourselves at all with even this limited weaponry if we don’t feeeeel like it. In fact, the loudest in our ranks shout some kind of pseudo-patriotism and are encouraged to do so. What kind of battle plan is that?

Ironically, the encouragement of going into battle completely unarmed often comes from those who are in a position to insulate themselves from the war — you know — kind of like draft dodgers — remember those?

You all know the drill: Wear a mask when in public. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. It’s all we’ve got.

Boomer