COVID-19 Darwin Award Winners

[Ahlevah]

I'm starting a thread to record nominees for the 1st Annual Covid-19 Darwin Award. This award is reserved for people who, in complete disregard for their fellow Americans, refuse to buy into the "hype" or the "hoax" called COVID-19 but who nonetheless end up turning up their toes due to the disease. My first nominee: Army veteran Richard Rose III:

Richard Rose III, an Army veteran who spent nine years in the United States Army according to his obituary, died on July 4. He was 37.

Rose’s death gained notoriety on social media after expressing that he was “not buying a (expletive) mask” less than three months before his death.

“I’ve made it this far by not buying into that damn hype,” he said in a post published April 28.

Ohio veteran, 37, who refused to wear a mask, died of COVID-19

Then reality struck:

The day following his announcement that he had contracted the novel coronavirus, Rose shared that he was having difficulty breathing, writing in a Facebook post, “This covid s*** sucks! I’m so out of breath just sitting here.”

Ohio man dies of COVID-19 after sharing anti-mask posts on social media, slamming virus ‘hype’

Imagine. He was 37 years old, with no underlying health conditions as far as his family knew. He survived two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I nominated him because he bragged about making multiple visits to a bar in June and traveling out of town. I appreciate his service to the country, but I can't muster much sympathy for him. His death was likely due to his own stupidity. I mean, I'm sorry for his family, but for him I just can't make it happen.

 

[Rogue Valley]

:inandout:

 

[X Factor]

I see no way in which this thread could go wrong.

 

[X Factor]

I'm starting a thread to record nominees for the 1st Annual Covid-19 Darwin Award. This award is reserved for people who, in complete disregard for their fellow Americans, refuse to buy into the "hype" or the "hoax" called COVID-19 but who nonetheless end up turning up their toes due to the disease. My first nominee: Army veteran Richard Rose III:


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So what, exactly, is the difference between this and your equally goulish nomination thread? The OPs are exactly the same.

 

[Ahlevah]

So what, exactly, is the difference between this and your equally goulish nomination thread? The OPs are exactly the same.

Nothing. It got copied and posted there by a mod who wanted to make a point.

 

[X Factor]

Nothing. It got copied and posted there by a mod who wanted to make a point.

Ok, back on topic. That this man died is the exception. Most people who get it, recover from it, which is a good thing right?

 

[Ahlevah]

Ok, back on topic. That this man died is the exception. Most people who get it, recover from it, which is a good thing right?

Unless they're Hitler, of course.

 

[Utility Man]

:doh

 

[Ahlevah]

I see no way in which this thread could go wrong.

Yeah, you do, but then so do I. That was by design. I'm tired of people risking my life while hiding behind the flag as they refuse to put a cloth covering over their nose and mouth.

 

[Ahlevah]

:inandout:

Bye, bye! :2wave: