NYPD Stunner: Cops Exit Ebola Victim Apartment, Dump Gloves, Masks In Sidewalk Trash Can [VIDEO]

Zero Hedge ^ | 10/24/2014 | Tyler Durden

[SeekAndFind]

If there was one theme from last night's Cuomo/De Blasio Ebola press conference it was 'how everyone has been preparing for months' for Ebola. We can all be reassured, right? Wrong! As The Daily Mail reports (and these stunning photos show), the police officers involved in securing Dr. Spencer tossed their gloves, masks and the caution tape used to block off access to his apartment in a public trash can.

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Not just any trash can, but one on a public street corner...

 

While it is unclear whether the police entered the apartment (which is now locked down and isolated), some are suggesting that for the sake of safety - not to mention public sanity - it would have made sense to discard of these masks and gloves and tape in a biohazard bag.

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Seems like not everyone has been preparing for months (since August) for Ebola... no matter, we are all assured by Cuomo's reassuring words that Ebola is very hard to catch (just don't tell the hundreds of healthcare workers who have been infected despite all their precautions).

[jmaroneps37]

Dumbasses should “get one” - if you didn’t serve in the NYCPD that means a complaint and trip to the Trail Room.

[the_Watchman]

Next stop is some homeless person’s shopping cart.

[Revel]

Just a word of caution on the title. A version of this story on drudge specifically says the video does not show if the police were in the apartment.

In any case it is pure selfishness to wear gloves to protect one’s self and then deliberately pass that risk onto the public.

[House Atreides]

And it’s raining so any fluids on those gloves could be washed through the “mesh” trash can onto the sidewalk. But ... not to worry, the city says its citizens have nothing to worry about.

[RegulatorCountry]

If they wore a face mask then they were very likely in the apartment, imho. Not that merely wearing a face mask and gloves with street clothes would have been effective, if there was an actual risk of infection present there.

Shoes not covered, I’d think that would be a biggie. Absent-mindedly touching their faces, that’s infected at least one among medical personnel.

Damp weather, cool. Not sure if that would make any difference had they tracked live virus out on their shoes.

Given the full biohazard suit treatment given to Duncan’s apartment, this does appear inadequate. Duncan was quite ill whereas this man was not quite to that point, so maybe this was not quite the snafu that it could have been.

See, NYC? There you guys go with the missteps that are stupid in hindsight. Not so easy, is it?

[a fool in paradise]

What could possibly go wrong?

#EBOLACZARISONTOPOFIT

[a fool in paradise]

#CHUCKSCHUMERSAIDONLYINTEXAS

[RJS1950]

Certainly doesn’t adhere to any hazmat, bio-chem “protocols” I’ve ever been trained in. If the Dallas nurses were at fault for not following non-existent protocols then where does that put NYC? Close of the rathole until the problem runs it’s logical course.

[43north]

The stupidity of government employees never ceases to amaze me.

[Joe 6-pack]

If rats carry Ebola the same way fruit bats do, these cops may have just killed a bunch of people.

[trebb]

Hey - Deblasio and Cuomo have told us how ready NY is - I think we should trust them on this. (If I need the /s, we are in real trouble...).

[Hoffer Rand]

Let’s cut them some slack. They probably looked through the entire apartment (guns drawn, of course) and didn’t see any germs lurking around, so they know it’s clear. /s

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maybe they need red biohazard bags over their heads. It will stop the stupid from spreading.

DANG!

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Thud]

Those two NYPD Bozos are trying to kill everyone in sight as well as themselves.