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ReadsTheScience OP t1_j6szwye wrote

Reply to comment by Proof-Variation7005 in Remember when the Rhode Island National Guard went door to door looking for New Yorkers? by ReadsTheScience

So much hubbub that Cuomo threatened to sue and the door to door campagin immediately ended, then the license plate checking expanded to all out of state license plates?

https://twitter.com/ericpupek/status/1245362558099472384

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j6t1fcp wrote

The lawsuit threats were over them pulling people over, which probably did violate laws since they were detaining people selectively, even if they were swore it was for the right reason and it was just to pass along info.

The door to door thing was plan B IIRC. And it was a stupid thing to get mad about.

Edit: that tweet is you linked is blatantly lying. Nobody was being forced to take a COVID test. They were told the policy and given a pamphlet.

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ReadsTheScience OP t1_j6t3npa wrote

Someone asked at a press conference about RI targeting NY plates.

This was Cuomo's response.

The campaign of the cops with the national guard driving around house to house looking for NY plates was immediately ended, and the checkpoints were expanded to all out of state plates.

This made it inconvenient mostly for people who lived out of state but worked in Rhode Island. They were given a permission slip, but still had to go through the checkpoints and were liable to get pulled over.

>The door to door thing was plan B IIRC. And it was a stupid thing to get mad about.

That's one opinion to have.

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