Whatcha gonna do?

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Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do, when they come for you?

Cops is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement; all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

I have been fortunate enough in life to make friends with people in other countries, and yes, before you can say it, there are people in this country who can stand me. But for those across the oceans, I share this example of a certain type of American citizen with which you may not be familiar.

In Southern Maryland's Charles County, local sheriff's deputies had to charge a man with failing to comply with the state’s coronavirus emergency order.  They found him with dozens of people hanging out at a bonfire.

Side note: a bonfire is a large outdoor fire with burning wood or other scraps as a social gathering. The word derives from the days when Celts would burn piles of bones to ward off evil spirits. Now, people light a big fire to celebrate before or after a football game or to stand around and watch while guzzling beer and listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd records.

Last Friday, the police were called to a location in Hughesville for reports of a large gathering of more than 10 people, which are currently outlawed in Maryland because most of us are aware of the danger of the coronavirus and know better than to cluster in a gaggle of gozzleheads.

When officers arrived (for the second time last week of the same complaint) they saw about 60 people hanging around the bonfire like moths at a back porch light. The first time, the homeowner complied and broke up the gathering. This time, however, the resident refused multiple requests to have the crowd disperse.  Identified as Shawn Marshall Myers, 41, he's charged with failure to comply with the governor's emergency order, according to the sheriff's office.

Mr Myers was willing to pose for a mugshot while wearing a loaner shirt he was issued while being booked.

It just doesn't seem to matter to some people that social distancing might prevent the even wider spread of the virus.

Of course, Myers is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. So is his hair.