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* I’m loving the Illinois National Guard’s Twitter content…
The latest false rumor is that the Illinois National Guard is shutting down highways within or out of the state. This is completely false. The Illinois National Guard is only supporting COVID-19 medical missions or missions to increase the capacity of the medical community.
— IL National Guard (@IL_Natl_Guard) March 22, 2020
The ISP and other agencies should also start doing this.
…Adding… And, voilà…
Regarding the COVID-19 Executive Order, the Illinois State Police will not pull you over unless we have probable cause to do so.
— IllinoisStatePolice (@ILStatePolice) March 23, 2020
* As I’ve already told you, the governor addressed some of the rumors himself…
“There have been a lot of rumors circulating around that are completely inaccurate,” he said. “Rumors that there’s going to be martial law that’s going to be imposed, that we’ve called out the guard or the military somehow to impose their will upon the state of Illinois. Those are all false. I want people to take a deep breath.”
Pritzker said that while the rumors are largely spread on social media, there’s also “an effort by the Chinese government and the Russian government to feed into that paranoia that people have about what’s going on.”
Rumors that Decatur police are looking to pull drivers over to see if they are making non-essential journeys are just that — rumors, according to the city’s police chief.
Stories have circulated of drivers being pulled over and fined for contravening newly-imposed state-wide measures to limit non-essential travel in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
“No, absolutely not, we’re not doing that,” said Police Chief Jim Getz. “We’re not doing it and we don’t have time to do that anyway.” […]
Getz said his officers are following guidelines laid down by Pritzker’s office and the Illinois State Police. Officers will not be “proactively” stopping drivers at random, he said, but they may question them about the nature of their trip if they’ve been pulled over for something else, like a traffic infraction or if somebody has made a specific complaint about a person’s behavior.
* WALLS 102…
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants to clarify what the Governor meant by the executive order to stay at home. According to the office of J.B. Pritzker, as long as our sportsmen and women are fishing or hunting at a site which is currently open and they have the appropriate licenses and permits, they may continue to hunt and fish during the stay at home order. They were also made aware of a rumor that the upcoming hunting season is being closed, and wanted to let the public know that is completely false.
* Related…
* FEMA releases coronavirus rumor control website
* DHS chief refutes rumors of national lockdown due to coronavirus: ‘It’s simply not true’
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 10:53 am
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J.B. made the internet soil fertile for these kind of rumors by issuing the “stay at home” order. The order changed very little in terms of what was happening on the ground, and just incited more anxiety and fear. If you are gonna carnival bark, you usually will get a circus.
Comment by Pat Quinn Mowing Grass Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 10:57 am
Before the pandemic there was a comedian talking about how 20 years from now we’ll look at social media like smoking.
Prophetic.
Comment by efudd Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 10:58 am
PQMG-
The EO was available to anyone who cared to read it.
It takes longer to read what is open than what is closed.
Then again, that takes effort.
Comment by efudd Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:00 am
PQMG-
Tennessee doctors now have a petition online to force the gov of TN to do what Pritzker’s done.
Comment by efudd Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:02 am
Social media plays a much, much larger role than 100 years ago, but we still can’t seem to stop listening to the rumor mill…
“By correcting these 10 myths, we can better understand what actually happened and learn how to prevent and mitigate such disasters in the future.”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ten-myths-about-1918-flu-pandemic-180967810/
Comment by Anon221 Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:14 am
Madigan controls all the Generals in the National Guard>>>> LOL
Comment by NotRich Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:14 am
Mr/Ms eFudd…never forget many of the yokels in and out of the EasternBlocHead region seldom take time to read anything — including the EO — expecting them to start now. The sad fact that responding this stuff takes away from attention to real issues like calling Red Cross to make an appointment to donate blood.
Comment by Annonin Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:43 am
–fishing or hunting at a site which is currently open–
Thats the problem, JB closed the parks, so, no fishing at a time when people need a distraction.
Comment by Dakota Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 11:52 am
Where can I get a toilet paper hunting license?
Comment by Da Big Bad Wolf Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 12:02 pm
Is there any thought to bringing back the Illinois national guard personnel to the states that are currently deployed in foreign countries say like Afghanistan etc. to assist with the current health situation
Comment by sidney Monday, Mar 23, 20 @ 1:24 pm