Social distance scolds are back now that the Floyd protests are mostly over

Published June 12, 2020 9:54pm ET



Certain members of the press who cheered the crowded, sweltering protests over the wrongful death of George Floyd have gone back to the well of shaming political opponents for failing to adhere to coronavirus social distancing standards.

Put more simply, now that the Floyd protests have died down a bit, many of the same people who applauded the massive anti-police brutality demonstrations, all while appearing to be totally indifferent to the loosening of lockdown restrictions, are back to using the pandemic as a cudgel against their enemies.

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