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If we all flaunt our supposed immortality like some drunken yeehaw,there could be hundreds as opposed to a handful of dead in our community this year

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OPINION

Edwin O'Shea, Staunton Published 4:34 p.m. ET April 2, 2020

I knew of a man once who would drive over 60 on narrow country roads at night and instead of slowing at an intersection he would flash off his lights, see no evidence of a car coming orthogonal and would then blaze through.

Some of y'all will still venture out in these extraordinary times, relying on no one else to be about. I've seen you on the social media playing the Monday morning game of "live free or die" - you think it's Monday coffee break. Brother, the church service bells haven't even rung -and perhaps even months from now you'll be braying about how the virus was nothing but an exotically named flu.

If you're that person I'd like to tell you that if we all drive like a reckless yahoo or flaunt our supposed immortality like some drunken yeehaw,there could be hundreds as opposed to a handful of dead in our community this year. Your big talk about rights is only made possible by the rest of us being responsible. So, please, unless you have essential work to do that necessitates proximity to others, grow up and stay at home.

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Unless that work is essential, grow up and stay home - The News Leader