Top 10 Excuses Offered For Not Wearing Masks Despite Covid-19 Coronavirus.

Randy Hillier's son Drunk and Disorderly in Public

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/25/top-10-excuses-offered-for-not-wearing-masks-despite-covid-19-coronavirus/?sh=1f7b02fb53d9 2020: MPP Randy Hillier's sons involved in Perth pub mask dispute that led to charges. Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier took to Twitter like Donald Trump to report that his sons were among those involved in a Friday night dispute in a Perth bar that led to charges against two individuals. Hillier, himself, has been charged under the Reopening Ontario Act after organizing an anti-COVID lockdown rally at Queen's Park in Toronto on Nov. 26. The Lanark Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued a press release Saturday, Dec. 5, outlining the incident. Police did not identify individuals or the business in the release, but Hillier later wrote on Twitter: “@OPP_ER tasered my son in the back tonight in Perth. The crime, my sons friend went to the bar to order a beer wasn’t wearing a mask. the owner of the Arrow pub called the cops. My sons stood up & explained their friend is exempt from mask wearing, they’re both in jail.” The son of anti-masker elected official Randy Hillier, independent MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, gets tazed. To taze is to attack with a Taser or other stun weapon, typically with the goal of incapacitation but in common usage it is used to refer to the action of using any such device (commonly called a stun gun). WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/m_of2IiUq8I 10 Valid Reasons to Wear a Mask. The COVID-19 pandemic has been raging through North America for over four months now. And, unfortunately, it’s not showing signs of stopping any time soon. But while researchers are working around the clock to find a vaccine, there’s one thing each and every one of us can do to stop the spread: Wear a mask. While some people view wearing a mask as a political statement, it’s really no more political than putting on a shirt in the morning — although it’s arguably more important. At the current time, we don’t have many weapons for battling COVID. There’s no vaccine. There’s no cure. Treatment is spotty. But for $5, you can protect yourself, your family, your friends, and your community just by wearing a mask. And, as a reminder, when we say “wearing a mask,” we mean covering your mouth and nose. We know it can be uncomfortable, but if you choose not to cover your nose, you might as well not wear one at all. That’s because if you’re not covering your nose and mouth, you’re greatly reducing the efficacy of your mask. You might even be rendering it useless. So, remember: Cover up! Still not totally convinced? Or maybe there’s someone in your life who’s still refusing to mask up? Here are 10 reasons why you (and they) should be wearing a mask. Hopefully one resonates. https://silkn.ca/blogs/home/top-reasons-to-wear-a-mask 10 Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms.. Even the best-behaved children can be difficult and challenging at times. But if your child or teenager has a frequent and persistent pattern of anger, irritability, arguing, defiance or vindictiveness toward you and other authority figures, he or she may have oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). As a parent, you don't have to go it alone in trying to manage a child with ODD. Doctors, mental health professionals and child development experts can help. Behavioral treatment of ODD involves learning skills to help build positive family interactions and to manage problematic behaviors. Additional therapy, and possibly medications, may be needed to treat related mental health disorders. https://www.additudemag.com/oppositional-defiant-disorder-in-adults/ https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/oppositional-defiant-disorder https://10faq.com/health/oppositional-defiant-disorder-symptoms/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20375831 https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/oppositional-defiant-disorder [Self-Test] Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in Adults Adults with oppositional defiant disorder are angry more often than not, and argue regularly with family members or coworkers. Use this self-test to see if you may be presenting signs of ODD in adults. Symptoms - Causes - Criteria for diagnosis - Treatment Strategies https://www.additudemag.com/category/manage-adhd-life/getting-things-done/time-productivity/ Hospitalizations, deaths will follow Ontario's COVID-19 surge, but how many remains unclear. Cases 415K +6,261 Recovered 329K Deaths 12,661 +76 Location Cases Deaths Ontario 131K + 1,965 - 3,794 +20 https://globalnews.ca/news/7504888/randy-hillier-sons-arrested-mask-dispute/ https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/10283002-mpp-randy-hillier-s-sons-involved-in-perth-pub-mask-dispute-that-led-to-charges/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mask-dispute-covid-19-perth-1.5830211 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-may-continue-to-rise-in-coming-weeks-tam-1.5174898 https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-reports-spike-in-daily-new-cases-of-covid-19-1.5155984 https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/08/21/ontario-reports-131-new-covid-19-cases-and-3-more-deaths.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-case-numbers-hospital-patients-deaths-1.5729837 https://healthunit.org/health-information/covid-19/local-cases-and-statistics/ https://healthunit.org/for-professionals/hospitals-ltc-retirement-homes/outbreak-management-resources/outbreak-status-report/ https://augusta.ca/covid-19-leeds-grenville-lanark-district-health-unit-media-releases-information/ https://www.insideottawavalley.com/news-story/9993858-7-new-confirmed-covid-19-case-in-leeds-grenville-lanark-june-3-due-in-part-to-recent-data-cleaning-efforts-/ MPP Randy Hillier charged after hosting anti-COVID-19 lockdown rally https://globalnews.ca/news/7486860/mpp-randy-hillier-charged-covid-19-lockdown-rally/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/mask-dispute-covid-19-perth-1.5830211 https://thefoxmagazine.com/technology/modern-world/top-10-excuses-why-people-say-they-refuse-to-wear-a-mask/ https://www.prweb.com/releases/top_10_excuses_why_people_say_they_refuse_to_wear_a_mask/prweb17348205.htm https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/stop-making-excuses-ns-top-doctor-on-residents-refusing-to-wear-masks-3144142 https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/doctor-responds-to-reasons-for-not-wearing-masks/73-d2c5c731-da4a-4fc0-b8d7-b0195e9abf50 Few medical reasons for not wearing a face mask https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/medical-reasons-wearing-face-mask/story?id=72020929 https://youtu.be/m_of2IiUq8I 2020: Testing face masks: Lab tests reveal the safest and most effective (Marketplace) https://youtu.be/EHVyy08L2gM https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-1.5678001 Why hand sanitizers keep being recalled; COVID-19's effect on small business: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet. https://globalnews.ca/news/7486860/mpp-randy-hillier-charged-covid-19-lockdown-rally/ https://www.change.org/p/resign-randy-hillier-independent-mpp-for-lanark-frontenac-kingston Anti-Jacketers Rally Outside Burlington Coat Factory To Protest Liberal Cold Weather Conspiracy https://www.theonion.com/anti-jacketers-rally-outside-burlington-coat-factory-to-1845745947 CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION: Executive summary The World Health Organization has stated that a parallel “infodemic” of misinformation is undermining efforts to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This study identifies the most prominent misinformation topics that appeared in traditional and online media in the early phase of the pandemic, from January 1 up to May 26, 2020. The results come from a sample of 38 million articles published in English-language media around the world, making this the first fully comprehensive study of COVID misinformation in the media yet carried out. One major finding is that media mentions of President Trump (followed closely by Ontario's MPP Randy Hillier) within the context of different misinformation topics made up 37% of the overall “misinformation conversation,” much more than any other single topic. The study concludes that Donald Trump was likely the largest driver of the COVID-19 misinformation infodemic.” In contrast only 16% of media mentions of misinformation were explicitly “fact-checking” in nature, suggesting that a substantial quantity of misinformation reaches media consumers without being challenged or accompanied by factually accurate information. These findings are of significant concern because if people are misled by unscientific and unsubstantiated claims about the disease, they may attempt harmful cures or be less likely to observe official guidance and thus risk spreading the virus. Quantifying sources and themes in the COVID-19 ‘infodemic How the study worked — methodology The study was performed using Cision Media’s Next Generation Communications Cloud platform, which aggregates content from 7 million-plus sources around the world. This database was queried with an English-language search string for misinformation topics in the context of COVID-19, using an iterative cycle of different keywords. The study evaluated over 38 million pieces of content published by English-language, traditional media worldwide between January 1 and May 26, 2020. It analyzed engagement with traditional media stories on social channels. The study identified over 1.1 million news articles (2.9% of the whole COVID-19 conversation) that disseminated, amplified or reported on misinformation related to the pandemic. What the study found The study identified five categories of misinformation: • Misinformation/conspiracies sub-topics: We identified 11 key sub-topics within this conversation, which are shown in more detail below. • Trump mentions: This topic comprised all mentions of US President Donald Trump within the total misinformation conversation, as a way to quantify the prominence of Trump within the overall COVID “infodemic.” • Infodemic coverage: This topic included articles that mentioned the general term “infodemic” (or related keywords such as “misinformation” or “hoax” combined with mentions of COVID-19) without mentioning a specific additional topic. • Fact-checking: This topic includes articles that explicitly mentioned conspiracies, misinformation or factual inaccuracies in a way that aimed to correct misinformation with the audience. • Trump-only mentions: This topic represents the volume and frequency of articles that mentioned President Trump in the context of misinformation but did not mention a specific other topic at the same time. The table below shows the quantity of coverage in each category. (Note that subject overlaps result in overall a frequency total of more than 100%.) Misinformation Topic Volume Frequency Identifiable Misinformation Threads/Conspiracies 522,472 46.6% Trump Mentions 423,921 37.9% Infodemic Coverage 261,102 23.4% Fact Checking 183,717 16.4% Trump-Only 115,216 10.3% https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Evanega-et-al-Coronavirus-misinformationFINAL.pdf WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOUR PANEMIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES? DO YOU HAVE ANY FACTUAL EVIDENCE TO POINT AT OR JUST GROUP OF IDIOTS SPEWWING THE SAME YOUTUBE GARBAGE YOU ARE? The bandwagon fallacy is also sometimes called the appeal to common belief or appeal to the masses because it's all about getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this. Argumentum ad populum In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum is a fallacious argument that concludes that a proposition must be true because many or most people believe it, often concisely encapsulated as: "If many believe so, it is so". Wikipedia Appeal to Popularity (Ad Populum) Appeal to Popularity (Ad Populum) Description: The argument supports a position by appealing to the shared opinion of a large group of people, e.g. the majority, the general public, etc. The presumed authority comes solely from the size, not the credentials, of the group cited.