Posted on 03/20/2020 9:17:08 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — Police in Ocean County have arrested a homeowner for hosting a pop-up wedding with more than 50 people in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy banned gatherings of 50 or more people in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Lakewood police have charged 49-year-old Eliyohu Zaks with maintaining a nuisance for hosting the wedding at a home on Spruce Street.
“The Lakewood Police is asking that its citizens be responsible and obey the directives set forth by the State of New Jersey for the safety and health of all. Those that choose not to will be subject to criminal prosecution,” police said in a statement.
Lakewood police say they have responded to approximately 17 calls for violations of the social distancing restrictions laid out by the state.
On Friday, Murphy said he expects to issue more restrictions on social distancing, probably Saturday, but didn’t indicate what that might be.
There are currently 890 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, including 11 deaths.
“A pop-up wedding” sounds like the title of one of those big books for kids.
Sounds more like a reason to party than to start a marriage.
Did they shoot his dog for good measure?
They’re going to laugh about this in the future.
Drive-By-Weddings. “Have Diamond rings. Will travel!”
and this will go on and on and on for a month, maybe two- arrest after arrest- until the people become so damn sick and tired of hiding at home that they ALL go out at once- then what are the police gonna do? Arrest Millions upon millions?
NY is letting DANGEROUS CRIMINALS out of Riker’s Island prison- but by golly states are arresting wedding guests?
So because he violated a law about congregating with more than ten people and not keeping distance he will be locked up with more than 10 people and less than 6 foot distance?
So now someone has “Standing” to challenge the Gov. over-reach!
Communism
If Black Lives Matter did this, the authorities wouldn’t do a thing. It’ll happen.
“49-year-old Eliyohu Zaks”
Maybe he thought it meant “people more than 50.”
We’re already making plans to open a neighborhood gin joint if it goes past April 06. LE is neutered because the courts are barely operating.
Don’t forget, ‘they’ are letting people OUT of jail for ‘humanitarian’ reasons...SO THEY SAY.
They are just making room for US non conformists and before long they will have to open refugee camps to hold us all BUT they won’t worry about YOU/I catching anything, the important thing is they ‘saved’ all the thugs.. and in the BO scheme of things, that is/would have been, HIS ‘standing army’ that he dreamed about.
Ayn Rand hit it on the head back when I was a teenager, make enough laws and you can make EVERYONE a criminal.
Also, see where some states are not allowing CC permits or not issuing any new ones BUT, if ‘they’ can find the Sheriff or Cops to do it, all of US LEGALLY REGISTERED FIREARMS CARRIERS are know to ‘them’ whenever ‘they’ want ‘us’..
The same government that said they couldn’t keep track of 10 million (or 20 or 30 or 1) illegals has found a way to shut down a ‘good portion’ of 350 million.....HMMMM
AND YOU CALL ME CYNICAL...<: <: <:
I don’t know where you live, but I can assure you that’s not going to happen where I live. We still reside in a ‘Constitutional Carry’ State - the first one. Every Sheriff or Deputy or State Police Officer knows if they start any crap with anybody exercising their rights they’ll be going home to a burned out hole in the ground where their house used to sit.
Most of us have better equipment than they could ever dream of having, and we know how to use it.
In Israel, they’ve had a 10-person gathering limit for a while. But a grocery store was allowed to have 100 people...sooooo....saw young couple had their wedding at a grocery store. (Orthodox often have large families...trying to stay at “10” was difficult).
Good grief couldn’t one person go hide in the house? Sorry officer we have 49. Yes everyone is six feet apart.
So now need designated ghost guests.
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