Florida Lawyer's Grim Reaper Protest Against Opening Beaches Sums up 2020 for Many Online
A Florida lawyer plans to tour the state's beaches while wearing a full Grim Reaper costume to [...]
holy shit pic.twitter.com/rVw24plXTp
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 1, 2020
"Our beaches are a big draw. I love our beaches, and I wish could go to them," Uhlfelder told Business Insider. "The progress we're making, though, is going to be diminished with the quick reopening." While Ulhelder understands why some want the beaches open now, he added, "But we need to get back to normal quickly, and I think reopening prematurely is going to prolong this."
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And now here’s the Grim Reaper reporting from Florida’s panhandle. pic.twitter.com/bSKIfxjG1L
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 1, 2020
"That's why I'm doing things that are kind of unorthodox," Uhlfelder said. "You now have a trial lawyer wearing a Grim Reaper costume on the beach. That's not normal, but these are not normal times."
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You know it’s 2020 when you turn the TV on and the Grim Reaper is reporting live from a beach in Florida. pic.twitter.com/1MdXy2AtBF
— Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) May 1, 2020
Uhlfelder has been at the center of political controversy before. Last year, he advocated for keeping beaches public, and joked that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's secret service codename should be "beach thief" because Huckabee supports privatizing beaches. Huckabee filed a formal bar complaint against him. Uhleflder said the case led his Twitter following to balloon from 400 to 100,000 followers.
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The year is 2020 and beaches are reopening amidst a pandemic.
Here’s a word from the Grim Reaper. pic.twitter.com/qOV4y1rt1t
— Chris Dixon (@cdixon25) May 1, 2020
"Just a quick note of appreciation: At the end of last year Mike Huckabee filed a false bar complaint against me," Uhlfelder tweeted on Wednesday. "I had 400 followers. You responded and told him to go to hell with his false bar complaint. Today I have over 123,000 followers. I'm grateful for each of you."
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prevnextA grim reaper on TV is peak 2020 https://t.co/NH2LqSTn4p
— Mary Latibashvili (she/her) (@mlatibash) May 1, 2020
prevMe in 1996: I can’t wait for flying cars & going to Mars for vacation in 2020.
2020: Live interview from the beaches in Florida with the Grim Reaper https://t.co/jUq0tZPqpk
— eric stink Von Bro Dude (@EJF_215) May 1, 2020