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re: Report: Alabama family denied entry into storm shelter during tornado warning...
Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:30 pm to Open Your Eyes
Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:30 pm to Open Your Eyes
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Why are you attempting to change the subject?
I am addressing a fact from the OP. She was told to have any kind of mask. She did not. That is hardly changing the subject.
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The person you responded to didn’t say the family died.
They said "Better a family die from a tornado".
I also never said they were spreading the virus yet you said "Link to where they were spreading the virus." I was not speaking to you, yet you chose to jump in. I will go back to not speaking to you.
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:55 pm to Hangit
I just have one question, how do you squall all the way home? I've never heard of people doing this before.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:56 pm to RollTide1987
you're officially the most annoying poster now.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:04 pm to avondale88
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:05 pm to Hangit
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I am addressing a fact from the OP. She was told to have any kind of mask. She did not. That is hardly changing the subject.
The poster you asked to provide a link was not the OP. That is most definitely changing the subject.
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They said "Better a family die from a tornado".
Yes. As in the action taken of not allowing the family to be safe from a tornado inside a shelter because they weren’t wearing a “mask” indicated it’s more acceptable to risk them dying from a tornado than it was to risk them spreading the virus.
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I also never said they were spreading the virus yet you said "Link to where they were spreading the virus."
The post you were responding to never said the family died yet you said ”Link to where this family died.”
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I was not speaking to you, yet you chose to jump in.
The post you responded to was not speaking to you, yet you chose to jump in.
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I will go back to not speaking to you
How about you just go back to not speaking in general. Make the world a better place.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:21 pm to RollTide1987
DeKalb County... oh boy, this sounds like some made up Facebook BS.
Posted on 4/16/20 at 9:33 pm to greenwave
She's didn't get killed by a tornado and didn't have to sit with the huddle masses and get Covid. Sounds like a win win
Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:24 pm to RollTide1987
The Mayor of Crossville responded on her Facebook:
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I have been made aware of the recent allegations that an individual(s) was refused entry into the storm shelter because the individual(s) did not have a mask for their personal protection. Unlike some news organizations and individuals, I began investigating and gathering information from witnesses who heard and saw the exchange between the employee and the citizen, first-hand.
First and foremost, the employee was only following the instructions that I had posted on Saturday that explained when the shelter would be open and that some type of face mask (anything that covered the nose and mouth was acceptable) would be required to be worn in order to enter the storm shelter due to the threat of COVID-19. I gave those exact same instructions to the manager of the storm shelter. Please note, this information was made available the day prior to the storms, in hope that everyone would have ample opportunity to secure whatever face masks they needed. It is also important to note that the storm shelters maximum capacity is 110 people. That translates to it being impossible to safely social distance inside the shelter during severe weather.
Second, the individual(s) was not turned away. She was asked if she had a mask. She said no. Then, she turned and walked away, angrily. The shelter manager immediately got donated face mask from inside the shelter and went out into the storm to try and give her the masks and get the individual(s) inside. He could not find her. The door was never slammed in her face. In fact, the door was not even closed until she was already walking away.
Again, she was never turned away. I, as the mayor of the Town of Crossville, was never asked about the alleged incident until much later. Neither was the shelter manager. Neither were any of the witnesses from the shelter.
Due to donations, we have extra masks for the shelter should a situation like this one arise again. We are thankful for those donations but are prayerful that we will not need them.
Lastly, I am not immune to all of the opinions being tossed around about this situation or my response to it. I have been working to collect all the facts so that I could form the correct and best response to this situation. My conclusion is that my instructions were followed, and she was not turned away. She was angered by a question and she chose to leave without giving the shelter manager the opportunity to provide her with a mask and bring her inside. The importance of the mask can not be understated in this situation. My office has just been made aware that a person in the shelter on Sunday night has tested positive for COVID-19. The person who tested positive did have a face mask on the entire time she was in the shelter.
Mayor Tera L. Fortenberry
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