AL Political Reporter: “Let me repeat that: The state health officer, a mild-mannered doctor who everyone genuinely likes, was advised by state law enforcement officials to put on a bulletproof vest. Because they thought someone might try to kill him.
As crazy as that sounds, it’s probably true.
A teacher in Texas had her mask ripped off by a parent. A doctor who spoke at a school board meeting in Tennessee needed police protection to get to his car and was threatened by protesters the entire way. Nurses have reported verbal assaults leaving work — so many that they’re changing out of their scrubs at some hospitals to avoid the confrontations.
School board meetings have turned into absolute chaos that require police to be present. City council meetings are heading in that direction.
There are fights at stores. There have been shootings of store clerks by enraged customers. Airplane cockpits have seen more punches thrown than the inside of an MMA ring.
And what I can’t figure out is WHY IS EVERYONE SO MAD?”