Only posting because it gave me a Chuckle…They can't ask them because its WRONG and against the LAW…….BUT their worried someone might get sick…What a bunch of BULLSHIT…KEKEK

Utah police departments ASK criminals to ‘cease’ crime until further notice… because coronavirus

Several Utah police departments have pleaded with criminals to stop their “nefarious” behavior in light of increasing amounts of coronavirus cases in the US. Is this all one big joke?

It’s difficult to tell how seriously the US government is taking the coronavirus when politicians are urging people to quarantine themselves indoors, but state officials are using the virus as a punchline.

The Salt Lake City Police Department responded to the coronavirus by asking “all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank criminals in advance.”

Due to the confirmed case of #COVIDー19 from community spread, SLCPD is asking all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank criminals in advance. #SocialDistancingNow#behaveyourselfpic.twitter.com/JeQnQKdXAT

— SLC Police Dept. (@slcpd) March 14, 2020

Replies to the tweet imply the department’s request was a poor attempt at humor — why a police department feels the need to be joking through an official account remains a mystery, especially during the national state of emergency. Worse still, the department’s history gives an uneasy context to everything.

https://www.rt.com/usa/483195-utah-police-crime-coronavirus/

Google-Backed Think Tank Chief Quits After Wishing Trump 'Poetic Justice' Death of COVID-19 - Report

The US president has been facing significant backlash over his handing of the coronavirus outbreak despite issuing funds and stipulating a team to fight the infection's spread. Trump, who had been repeatedly lambasted for not undergoing the test for the COVID-19 infection, has come up negative for the disease, according to his physician.

The president of the TechFreedom think tank, backed by GOP billionaire Charles Koch and tech giant Google, Berin Szóka, has stepped down from his post and will take an indefinite sabbatical to work on a book devoted to tech policy, Politico reported.

The think tank, which actively lobbies Capitol Hill against increased regulation over tech companies, will now reportedly be led by internet policy analyst Shane Tews.

Szóka's reported resignation comes hot on the heels of a scandal around a now-deleted tweet from 9 March, in which he suggested that it would be "poetic justice" if US President Donald Trump were to die of a coronavirus infection. Szóka in his tweet was referring to a Conservative Political Action Conference that Trump attended, along with an unnamed person who later tested positive for COVID-19.

Earlier this week, I sent a thoughtless tweet making an inappropriate comment about the President that I deeply regret. I was wrong to tweet it and deleted it. Again, I apologize.

— Berin Szóka 🌐 (@BerinSzoka) March 12, 2020

https://sputniknews.com/us/202003151078573608-google-backed-think-tank-chief-quits-after-wishing-trump-poetic-justice-death-of-covid-19—report/