Because of course they did
The powers that be in Los Angeles just seem to be trolling people at this point. After a judge found that a ban on outdoor dining was “arbitrary” and capricious, the Governor said that a ban on dining al fresco could be lifted. Now Los Angeles County is getting in on the action and will allow in-person, outdoor dining to resume. But there’s always a catch with these COVID restrictions and this case is no different. According to the latest executive order, restaurants can seat diners outdoors, but they have to either remove or turn off any televisions or other display screens that would be visible to the customers. Why? Who knows? They’re not saying, but it’s not hard to guess. (Free Beacon) Los Angeles County allowed restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining Friday but forbid any from turning on their televisions. “Televisions or any other screens that are used to broadcast programming must be removed from the area or turned off,” the order published Thursday night states. “This provision is effective until further notice.” The L.A. County Department of Public Health did not give a reason for the television ban nor did it respond to a request for information or comment on it. My first, admittedly sarcastic response to this news was to remind people that the novel coronavirus is spread through video screens.
