In March, Florida Attorney Daniel Uhlfelder donned a Hazmat suit to visit Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mansion to ask him to close the state’s …
In March, Florida Attorney Daniel Uhlfelder donned a Hazmat suit to visit Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mansion to ask him to close the state’s beaches.
When he was denied a meeting, he filed a lawsuit seeking the closure.
While his suit was dismissed, DeSantis did ultimately close the state’s beaches.
On Friday, in protest of their reopening only weeks later, the Stanford-educated trial lawyer has dressed up again — this time in a Grim Reaper costume — to tour Florida beaches to show people what could happen if Americans get passive about social distancing.
« Our beaches are a big draw. I love our beaches, and I wish could go to them, » Uhlfelder recently told Business Insider. « The progress we’re making, though, is going to be diminished with the quick reopening. »
On April 23, Uhlfelder,47, finished up his third day of virtual depositions over Zoom and waited for a delivery.
He ordered a $24 Grim Reaper cloak from Walmart. He splurged on the scythe and gloves to go with it, he told Business Insider.
It was an inexpensive investment in drawing attention to the potential loss of life due to the coronavirus, he said.
Uhlfelder said he does understand why people — especially those who work in the service industry — want the state’s beaches, which he calls the most beautiful in the world, to reopen.
