The Peterborough Examiner

‘Enough is Enough’ people have no respect for others

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“Enough is Enough” for sure. Enough is enough of these folks not wearing masks, not social distancing, not listening to the experts that have spent their careers studying infectious diseases, and the medical profession­als who are telling us the best ways to beat this pandemic. They may think they are invincible and don’t have to listen to the advice they are given but their attitude and their actions are quite detrimenta­l to those that are susceptibl­e to infections.

Respect is the process of honouring someone by exhibiting care, concern, or considerat­ion for their needs or feelings.

In The Examiner: “Barbershop continues to defy stay-at-home order.” And in the article “We will continue fighting for our rights and the rights of others.” It goes on to say there was a person in the chair and two barbers present, none of whom were wearing masks. I would be guessing there was no contact record either.

Just to the right of that article is a headline: “Wednesday sees most cases in a single day.” Twenty-seven new cases were confirmed in our community, the highest single day total this year. Another article states “Non-urgent procedures paused at PRHC”; this is due to a surge in local COVID-19 cases and the number of critical care patients transferri­ng here from swamped hospitals in the GTA.

Over on Page 2 the health unit is already “At risk of being overwhelme­d” as it struggles to reach all people testing positive for COVID-19 or their close contacts and this guy thinks he is fighting for our rights by potentiall­y adding to the problem so someone can get a haircut. Go figure.

These “Enough is Enough” folks show a complete lack of respect for others, and themselves. We just set a record for cases locally, more than any other single day, and they still don’t get it.

Health-care facilities are stretched to the limit, health-care workers are weary and frustrated, more cases, more deaths, and they still don’t get it. What will our world look like if some of these “Enough is Enough” folks don’t see the light soon?

Paul Ayotte, Rogers Street

 ?? CLIFFORD SKARSTEDT EXAMINER FILE PHOTO ?? Whether you agree with the results or not many extreme protests have been extremely effective, Peter Currier writes today.
CLIFFORD SKARSTEDT EXAMINER FILE PHOTO Whether you agree with the results or not many extreme protests have been extremely effective, Peter Currier writes today.

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