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2020-08-06 -Land of the Free

Checkpoints will be set up at New York City's tunnels and bridges to trace travelers from 35 COVID hotspot states and enforce 14-day quarantine - and anyone who flouts it risks a $10,000 fine

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Stop and Frisk?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-06 00:39|| 2020-08-06 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems this might not be constitutional. The problem in NY seems to be more intenal than external, and this seems like deflection.

And how do truckers, bus drivers and couriers fit into this? Essential workers?

Posted by gorb 2020-08-06 01:13|| 2020-08-06 01:13|| Front Page Top

#3 What monitor enforcement is he going to us when you have gutted police force.

Posted by Dale 2020-08-06 04:09|| 2020-08-06 04:09|| Front Page Top

#4 So NJ, CT, PA, et al can set up checkpoints to make sure travelers from NY are similarly treated? If we are talking about 'hot spots', it's a rational act.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-08-06 06:40|| 2020-08-06 06:40|| Front Page Top

#5 "Uh, sir, any cigarettes from New Hampshire in your possession?"

Posted by Clem 2020-08-06 06:52|| 2020-08-06 06:52|| Front Page Top

#6 So even union truckers will avoid New Yawk City ?

Posted by Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-08-06 06:58|| 2020-08-06 06:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Spent a lot of time in NYC. If you have business there, legitimate or otherwise, perhaps you need to go there. If it's about your skinny jeans and hipster beard, not so much.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-06 07:22|| 2020-08-06 07:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Definitely sounds unconstitutional as all hell.

The interstate commerce law has been used to control all sorts of things it shouldn't.

This is what it was meant for.

Posted by AlanC 2020-08-06 08:23|| 2020-08-06 08:23|| Front Page Top

Posted by Clem 2020-08-06 08:33|| 2020-08-06 08:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Welcome to New York! Cops patrol tunnels, bridges and Penn Station to track down travelers from 35 COVID-19 hot spot states and order them to quarantine for 14 days or face $10,000 fines

Posted by Skidmark 2020-08-06 09:35|| 2020-08-06 09:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Surprised DeBlasio is not collecting taxes (some may call them 'fees') from out-of-towners at these checkpoints yet.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-08-06 10:46|| 2020-08-06 10:46|| Front Page Top

#12 Next up! Walls around the city (because walls don't work..)
Snake Pissken to the white courtsey phone please. Snake Pissken...

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-08-06 11:11|| 2020-08-06 11:11|| Front Page Top

#13 Make that Snake Plissken. I heard he was dead...

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-08-06 11:21|| 2020-08-06 11:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Snake Pissken - Secret Service code name for Der Wilhelm?

Posted by Hupinens Juling5588 2020-08-06 11:35|| 2020-08-06 11:35|| Front Page Top

#15 So, if I wanted to spend a week visiting NYC, I would actually have to spend three weeks there?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2020-08-06 13:15|| 2020-08-06 13:15|| Front Page Top

#16 @ #14 - Code name is "Arschloch", if I am not mistaken.

Posted by Clem 2020-08-06 13:39|| 2020-08-06 13:39|| Front Page Top

#17 "May I see your papers?"

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2020-08-06 19:17|| 2020-08-06 19:17|| Front Page Top

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