Large, white circles appear in California parks to promote social distancing

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Local governments in California are implementing social distancing guides to help people enjoy the outdoors at a safe distance from one another. Large, white circles have been painted across San Francisco parks to promote social distancing.

Large, white circles have been painted across San Francisco parks to promote social distancing.

Circles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line San Francisco's Dolores Park, May 21, 2020. Circles designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus by encouraging social distancing line San Francisco's Dolores Park, May 21, 2020.In San Francisco’s latest effort to reopen public spaces, the Recreation and Parks department painted 10-foot circles on park grass where people can sit, relax and enjoy the parks safely.

“The social distancing circles, which will be in four San Francisco parks in advance of Memorial Day, is a pilot program similar to what NYC Parks has implemented in Brooklyn’s Domino Park,” Tamara Aparton with the San Francisco Recreation and Park department tells ABC. “Like masks and signage, we hope the circles will serve as another visual reminder to use our parks safely by social distancing.”

The four sites with social distancing circles include: Dolores Park, Little Marina, Washington Square, and Jackson Playground which will be completed today.

 

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What a bunch of shit

stphnmaher Looks like a giant human game of connect four

So dumb...

Awww look at all the sheeples. They will have given all their freedoms away by the end of this.

stphnmaher Insanity

JohnWrightLive Do you think this could work in snotty Torontojerryagar1010 TheEarlyEdition

Doesn't rain there very often, I guess. Interesting that they think people cannot figure out to keep distance. It's very civilized in a way (organized), but also bit creepy to see people conforming to sit in the little chalk circles. Who drew those in the grass?

MillerParkCHA and CoolidgeParkCHA could use these

I’m glad to see the city with human feces & used needles all over the place is being this safe. 💩 💉

How has no one thought of ParkBingo?

woww⭕️⭕️⭕️

Perfect! Now I can keep the Sea Bears away.

that is one of the most ridiculous in a lOOOOOOOOOONG string of ridiculous things CA has done.

The impenetrable circle in the grass trick

Welcome to the dystopian world.

this would be an interesting experiment outside of a pandemic. If you drew circles in a park like this, I bet people would naturally sit inside them w/o really thinking why.

What I don’t understand is why does the state trying so hard and wastes so many resources on its people? 🤔

Хм,я задумалась

I thought it was connect 4 or checker game

Looks like a real circle jerk. Don’t forget your San Francisco slippers.

Better than nothing. Let's hope the 'hoaxers' don't start playing Twister They are great at spin, and twisting every truth to meet their narrative. I can just see it now.

Hell I like this for all time. I like my space

Mindless sheep. You are following the wrong Sheppard. TOGETHER WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!!! Its Time ...

Is it just me or is this taking things a bit too far?

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Absolutely appalling!!!! Makes me sick to my stomach!!!!!! And look at the fucknn people following it !!!!! Fucknn wow

Democrat sheep.

you still need your training wheels?

Really this is absurd, if you can smell their perfume or BBQ, you can inhale their COVID19

TheSportsGuy212

Didn't the mayor of San Francisco also move to limit freedom of religious expression?

Tai Chi Anyone...

Cat heaven 🐈 ⭕️

Aliens: 'Earth has spots, maybe it has a virus.'

OMG

But... what if the virus can infect at 6.5ft if it’s windy? 🤷‍♂️

사회적 안전 거리.

NotMyNewNormal WWG1WGA Qanon

They only love borders when it’s for their virtue signaling.

Worthless. The wind will spread covid through markers. It'd be better to tell people to exercise & take vitamin C

How embarrassing for them

Dumb as hell

Hmmm...pretty wacky. I'm hoping that it is merely being used continuing to promote good habits.

Stupid....

😂😂😂😂

This is NOT scientific. This is control, nothing more.

F’ng stupid

OMG. So FING stupid but then again you have GavinNewsom ....

It's like a dystopian novel. When do the Hunger Games start? StandUpToTyranny

The government thinks people are stupid

This is absolutely embarrassing.

NYCParks can we do this in prospect park?

Newsom & Pelosi... How about getting the Homeless off the streets with their💩!!!

Y’all are out of your ever loving minds...

When are people going to wake up? The modern Democratic party and their minions function just like the self-righteous, authoritarian leaders of the CCP and one would have to be terribly inattentive not to glean this fact.

Libs are nuts!!

Omg.. The Media needs to quit normalizing this & be our 4th branch again... So reckless & dangerous to be such sheep..

Hell no!

So herded like cattle into little white circles.

frigging idiots!!!!!!

kkat2u You on the ground... Step back into your assigned circle. Do not leave the circle until you are given permission to do so!

You got to b kidding

You people have lost your minds.

Loco governments.

What if you are allergic to paint?

I would never go there. That looks dehumanizing. People know how distant themselves. That is not the problem. It's the narrative of control without empathy.

Govt control. Congrats dummies.

That’s right be a good little liberal and go sit in your circle. Wait until big govt. gives you your rights to move out of the circle. Jeesh !

GTFOH

Stupidity at its finest!

Is that where the homeless shit ❓❓❓🤬

Our state is idiocracy. We deserve to be laughed at.

I've never thought tyranny dictator wanna be governments would ever land on our soil. But here we are. Damn shame people are falling for this bullshit

Because they think we're stupid children who can't figure 6ft apart?

Lololol....

Cool, lawn dart circles!

The only problem with that is that this AIRBORNE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DEADLY VIRUS or to simplify; it just floats all over in the AIR. It not matter if there are 6 - 60 Feets apart. It will be moving left to right and across the board fifth to left up and down and vice versa.

Target practice! 🎯 Where are the teenagers with water balloon slingshots? (Preferably filled with something besides water)

Now they like Borders

Peak stupidity

No data to support infection occurring outdoors. This is stupid.

People in the replies are so ignorant. Our curve in SF is FLAT and the cases in the Bay Area are slowly going down. So shut tf if you have no idea what works and what doesn’t. Listen to scientists, not politicians

My, my, how persistent stupid people can be when they think they are doing something smart. 😕

Insanity and social engineering at its finest. Right out of the Goebbels playbook. The mask thing is the other part of it. Baaaah, sheeple, baahhhhh and sit in your pathetic circle.

First think I would do is plant myself anywhere outside the circles. If people have to WALK in those spaces to get to a circle then they must be safe enough. I was looking for the arrows...

So THIS is the PARALLEL Universe I’ve been hearing about! What a crock. LiberalismIsTheRealPandemic

So now the democrats are ok with borders? 🤣😂🤣😂 what a joke and waste of tax dollars

That is a huge Twister game!!!

Profoundly stupid

I would like my cage to be THIS big

10 years ago we would’ve thought UFO’s landed there!!😂😂

How do you leave if you’re in the middle and all the circles are occupied?

Ah, yes. The Magic Circles of Safety. Bet someone got a promotion for thinking that up.

Have they put these circles on the sidewalks for the homeless yet? Use squares to indicate dumping areas.

Idiotic 🐑

Drone Drop Targets

Good GOD IN HEAVEN please help the people wake up💞

Police State B.S. Do Not Comply.

Congratulations fearmongers, you’ve finally brought about the dystopian nightmare you’d all breathlessly envisioned. “Under His Eye”

Will you be able to shit in the circle?

Suddenly Mexifornia cares about borders. Get bent.

People who believe that they're going to catch a respiratory virus in the open air, outside, through casual contact and brief periods of relatively close proximity of a few feet aren't the kind of people society needs to protect for its benefit. But ya can't shoot 'em, either.

The sheep will obey and stay in their circle or the sheep will be arrested.

Quiet musing all of a sudden California is in favor of borders. And like good little 🐑 they do as they're told.

Got to keep the sheep safe 🐑

White Circles... THAT'S RACIST!

Hilarious

This is an anxious person’s DREAM. “This is MY dance space, that is YOUR dance space...”

If you leave in a city in a state that is this fucked up LEAVE NOW.

New homeless camp?

San Francisco doesnt “believe science” apparently

RecallGavinNewsom

Only way people will get it.

Because...when people go to a park they normally like to bunch up together? Yeah, no. This is asinine.

Is this really necessary?

Now theres a good use of dwindling taxpayer dollars.

I think this is ridiculous

This is a great idea.

Liberals will be happy in their little prisons

It’s how we do things in school or there would be defiance, disorder and distraction. Sometimes you have to do things to help those who need a little help making the right choices. teacher

Bahahahahaha!!!

this is how you get people to rebel. treat them like children.

Build a fu*king moat around the whole city.

Herded without dogs, cool! 🙄

The new anomaly!!

Ok, this is the third stupidest thing I've seen this month. Why do some ppl LOVE to be told what to do?

I presume it’s prison for those who sit outside the lines.

Stop the insanity!

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Nancy state...

Excellent idea

If everyone of us take a pledge to be responsible and refuse to give safe haven to the virus in our bodies, we will reduce load on our hospitals, and protect our warrior Brothers and Sisters in healthcare, like Doctors, Nurses , front line workforce from Extreme Stress.

Dem Liberal Techys in SF have gone mad.

We all regard Constitution with highest Respect because it gives us the Rights and tells us our Duties towards our Country. Please wear masks, If Mask and facial protection is inconvenience, imagine Doctors and Healthcare professionals with those PPEs inside Hospitals

1. Is this a well researched idea 2. 6 feet distance between citizens is for indoors or outdoors. 3. Is it proven that virus is disciplined that it falls to the ground after traveling 3 feet from the origin of sneeze or cough. In open areas we have Breeze/ gust of wind.

Cones of Silence coming soon to a dystopia near you

VeritasArdentur Creepy crop circles...

This is utterly moronic. The SAFEST place for people to be is outside in the sun and heat. Just don’t go hugging and rubbing faces with strangers. 🙄 But Cali’s leftists just have to keep flexing their totalitarian muscles. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Like going back to kindegarden

Now they want borders

sadly the circles are 6 feet apart

Now California cares about boarders?

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So sad 😞

White circles like these are what you see where people think central planning is necessary for society to function. Meanwhile, in Freedomville USA, we don’t need white circles painted in a field. People can organize themselves to socially distance just fine.

Crop circles?

taxpayer money, no doubt.

So lame! We don’t need circles

Oh, so, that's what the crop circles were for ...

Because humans can’t figure it out on their own. they need it drawn for them.

There is almost no chance of contracting the virus outdoor in open spaces. What is going on?

😂. Stay goofy San Fran.

Ridiculous!

Why do they have to be white? Why not a rainbow of colours?

Just wanna point out that Cali makes more money than any other state while doing shit like this

You sure those aren't poop targets

Great idea!

Why this is the stupidest shit I’ve ever seen! California is a joke!

Guidlines are NOT laws!

Were done with that bullshit. I think the mainstream media needs to social distance itself out of existence EndLockDown

Any bets on how long until some pranksters turn these into obscene words and/or pictures?

We should just start building bubbles!

Welcome to communism

What will actually happen when we step out of bounds? This has got to be one of the stupidest, most wasteful, utterly callow behavior I've seen of our government . WOW

Damn tyrants!! you're suffocating me! Almost as much as those DAMN MASKS, damnit!

Color inside the lines 2020 style

yes stay within the circle 😈

This is the same city who puts homeless in hotels, and gives them drugs, alcohol and cigarettes 😳 I don't even recognize the city I was born and raised.

Meanwhile...

Brett 🌚

That's fucked up, what type of experiment are they playing on us here come on now.

😘😘😘

There is a movie about a farmer waking up to find circles on his land.

This is stupid and unnecessary. Being outside is what matters. The virus dissipates in outdoor spaces as long as people aren't physically touching each other or coughing directly into other people. Don't need these circles to prevent that. Everything should be moved outdoors now.

🤦

There is a disease in San Francisco that is worse than the Wuhan Virus. This picture is of one of the symptoms.

Protecting ourselves from seabears

Everybody’s responses are so negative!! At least they are trying to do something positive to help people so they can be outside safely. Geez people...You’d complain no matter what!!!

I would be more worried about the human sh*t in the park, but that is just me.

Out here in Frisco

You are being de-humanized. You will live in the pods. You will be microchipped. And you will eat the bugs.

And nothing in the article says “WTF” or “is this America?”

Oh ffs...

Dystopian America. Uh, no.

Now if they could only get people to stop shitting on the streets.

I always hate the old crowds area, perfect to lie on the grass in your area. Thanks Corona we learned a lot of from you.

What's next, cages?

The end is near.

Gives me the creeps

Destroying mother natures grass that will work

Pussies

It looks like some of the circles have more than one person in them... aren't the police going to come out and arrest them?

It's also like being told where you can sit. The whole thing gives off weird vibes just looking at this footage.

If you sit in one of these circles you need to evaluate your life and why you're on this planet. The most ridiculous thing I have ever seen

Stay in your arbitrary circle, sheep.

Looks like paddocks for sheep.

All circles make a square

Slave training...

That is a terrible idea. One, now you have to walk within three feet of someone to get to 'your circle.' Ha! A bad play on Bingo, game of Twister anyone ....?!!!

absolutely unnecessary- paint circles in office buildings and meat plants. the massive volume of air outside disburses and dilutes the virus.

This is the dumbest thing ever.

The Daily Quack Quack 05-22-2020

This is so incredibly patronizing that I have no words.

“It can travel 27 feet”

Wow

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