There’s been an increasing number of incidents between law enforcement and antsy Americans eager to get back outdoors after being sick of ‘stay at home’ and state-wide lockdown measures. But often individuals’ desire for a rapid return to normal is butting up against continuing social distance measures still in place in most states, even those already opening up their economies.
A viral video showed one such recent tense encounter in Texas, when a park ranger attempted to break-up a large group of young partiers at a state park. It happened at the Commons Ford Metropolitan Park in Austin, Texas. A group on Lake Austin was reportedly unlawfully drinking and smoking on the grounds when a ranger approached and ordered them to “disperse” also due to people were not standing six feet apart.
That’s when things got physical, resulting in the officer being pushed or thrown into the water, according to widely circulating footage:
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