'She put herself at risk; she put other attendees at the rally at risk ... Her behaviors -- no mask, no physical distancing -- demonstrated disdain and discounting of nationally recommended guidelines.'
Just prior to the vote condemning her actions, Gibbs called the move an"assault" on her constitutional freedoms of speech and free assembly.
The controversy over Gibbs' participation in the rally erupted locally after some Royal Oak residents spotted her in the background of local TV news coverage of the April 15 rally in Lansing, about 80 miles from Royal Oak. People hold flags and placards as hundreds of supporters of the Michigan Conservative Coalition protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, at the Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., April 15, 2020.But not everyone stayed in their cars. Video captured by a local Fox TV crew shows Gibbs among those on the sidewalk outside the state capitol, without a face covering.
"In my eyes, the scare on the coronavirus is over," Gibbs told the Royal Oak Tribune."I'm not a doctor, but my personal belief is that the people who got it, or are going to get it, have already gotten it, so let's get back to work."Royal Oak residents, according to Paruch, soon began contacting commission members to express outrage at Gibbs' behavior."I personally received over 60 emails.
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