Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected: Officials

[Becky1951]

Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member told ABC News on Wednesday.



https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/alaba...-parties-infected-officials/story?id=71552514

 

[StarSong]

Good grief!

 

[Don M.]

The "Darwin Awards" are going to have no shortage of competitors this year.

 

[RadishRose]

Stupid #&%)*@@# *(?!!

 

[WhatInThe]

As long as they are hanging around other students and not friends and family who cares. I don't want to see these muts running to an ER the second they get a sniffle or crying online it was stupid help me blah blah. Well see how 'strong' this group is.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[JimBob1952]

Roll Tide!

 

[Keesha]

Stupidity must be becoming fashionable

 

[JimBob1952]

It's always in fashion among young people.

 

[JaniceM]

As long as they are hanging around other students and not friends and family who cares. I don't want to see these muts running to an ER the second they get a sniffle or crying online it was stupid help me blah blah. Well see how 'strong' this group is.

The catch, though, is they can't stay in closed quarters.. they'll end up exposing other people.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/is-it-a-crime-to-intentionally-get-someone-sick.html

 

[JaniceM]

It's always in fashion among young people.

This put me in mind of a few years ago- on the city bus, a bunch of high schoolers were talking about a 'contest' they had, to see which student could expose the most people to (however this is spelled) chlymedia.

It's not all kids, though- hopefully it's faded out, but there was awhile when parents held so-called 'pox parties' to expose kids to chicken pox.

 

[JimBob1952]

This put me in mind of a few years ago- on the city bus, a bunch of high schoolers were talking about a 'contest' they had, to see which student could expose the most people to (however this is spelled) chlymedia.

It's not all kids, though- hopefully it's faded out, but there was awhile when parents held so-called 'pox parties' to expose kids to chicken pox.

I think I remember somebody's mother sending her son to see me when I had the mumps for the same reason. Oh well. I would say we live and learn but we don't always seem to learn much.

 

[Pecos]

Unbelievably stupid and evil. I would react very harshly if a kid of mine engaged in something like this.