Tucker: Coronavirus Is a ‘Disaster’ for the Old and Sick

>> Tucker Good evening and ░░░░░░░░ to Tucker Carlson Tonight ░░░░░░░░ months from now if ░░░░░░░░ when we are finally ░░░░░░░░ to assess this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ and honestly it will ░░░░░░░░ clear that it was ░░░░░░░░ a disaster for the ░░░░░░░░ and the sick 30 ░░░░░░░░ olds in Brooklyn have ░░░░░░░░ the most noise flooding ░░░░░░░░ Internet with their neuroses ░░░░░░░░ it s old people ░░░░░░░░ have suffered more than ░░░░░░░░ third of all deaths ░░░░░░░░ occurred in long term ░░░░░░░░ facilities we ve told ░░░░░░░░ a lot about the ░░░░░░░░ unfolding in New York ░░░░░░░░ 6 000 residents have ░░░░░░░░ there after governor Andrew ░░░░░░░░ forced facilities to admit ░░░░░░░░ patients it s not ░░░░░░░░ happening in New York ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey Connecticut and ░░░░░░░░ deaths and nursing homes ░░░░░░░░ for more than half ░░░░░░░░ statewide totals If you ░░░░░░░░ old and in a ░░░░░░░░ this virus has been ░░░░░░░░ The real story is ░░░░░░░░ worse than that thanks ░░░░░░░░ bad policies Many nursing ░░░░░░░░ have banned all visits ░░░░░░░░ relatives even those who ░░░░░░░░ tested negative for the ░░░░░░░░ If that means for ░░░░░░░░ of aging Americans lockdowns ░░░░░░░░ suffering alone marooned in ░░░░░░░░ away from children and ░░░░░░░░ often in the final ░░░░░░░░ of their lives It ░░░░░░░░ hard to imagine anything ░░░░░░░░ than that but there ░░░░░░░░ something sadder No visitors ░░░░░░░░ no real supervision No ░░░░░░░░ who cares about the ░░░░░░░░ can check in and ░░░░░░░░ how they re doing ░░░░░░░░ is an invitation to ░░░░░░░░ most awful kinds of ░░░░░░░░ Take a look at ░░░░░░░░ video it s from ░░░░░░░░ Westwood nursing center in ░░░░░░░░ we warned you and ░░░░░░░░ don t say this ░░░░░░░░ it s highly upsetting ░░░░░░░░ think you should see ░░░░░░░░ It goes on like ░░░░░░░░ for 90 seconds but ░░░░░░░░ ll spare you The ░░░░░░░░ throwing those punches is ░░░░░░░░ years old the helpless ░░░░░░░░ he is smashing in ░░░░░░░░ face is 75 Westwood ░░░░░░░░ center said it had ░░░░░░░░ idea the assault even ░░░░░░░░ The video wound up ░░░░░░░░ social media and was ░░░░░░░░ by the attacker himself ░░░░░░░░ sought and called police ░░░░░░░░ arrested him Police will ░░░░░░░░ tell us his name ░░░░░░░░ s not clear why ░░░░░░░░ deserves to be famous ░░░░░░░░ what is clear is ░░░░░░░░ Westwood nursing center was ░░░░░░░░ scary place even before ░░░░░░░░ assault took place A2019 ░░░░░░░░ inspection found that a ░░░░░░░░ had vomited on a ░░░░░░░░ two weeks later staff ░░░░░░░░ hadn t replaced or ░░░░░░░░ it Imagine all of ░░░░░░░░ the inspectors didn t ░░░░░░░░ This is from Peoria ░░░░░░░░ an elderly man beaten ░░░░░░░░ the ground by a ░░░░░░░░ member This is from ░░░░░░░░ care facility watch the ░░░░░░░░ year old man He ░░░░░░░░ into the room with ░░░░░░░░ Walker and tries to ░░░░░░░░ something out of a ░░░░░░░░ Police say the caregiver ░░░░░░░░ with him and throws ░░░░░░░░ to the floor Fortunately ░░░░░░░░ was not seriously injured ░░░░░░░░ reviewed the tape he ░░░░░░░░ charged with third degree ░░░░░░░░ abuse Tucker Imagine doing ░░░░░░░░ the woman who committed ░░░░░░░░ crime is free today ░░░░░░░░ is still in the ░░░░░░░░ care business you can ░░░░░░░░ up her linkedin page ░░░░░░░░ we just did 10 ░░░░░░░░ ago she looks perfectly ░░░░░░░░ There are these three ░░░░░░░░ home employees in North ░░░░░░░░ they are accused of ░░░░░░░░ fistfights between dementia patients ░░░░░░░░ their own amusement They ░░░░░░░░ two separate incidents 32 ░░░░░░░░ old Marilyn Mckee is ░░░░░░░░ of physically assaulting a ░░░░░░░░ year old resident pushing ░░░░░░░░ into a room while ░░░░░░░░ year old Jordan filmed ░░░░░░░░ encounter and did not ░░░░░░░░ In another incident all ░░░░░░░░ are accused of encouraging ░░░░░░░░ fight between two residents ░░░░░░░░ 70 and a 73 ░░░░░░░░ staff members captured on ░░░░░░░░ video saying punch her ░░░░░░░░ the face Tucker That ░░░░░░░░ just that this fall ░░░░░░░░ what we can tell ░░░░░░░░ of these women is ░░░░░░░░ in jail tonight Apparently ░░░░░░░░ crime wasn t serious ░░░░░░░░ it s not like ░░░░░░░░ try to open a ░░░░░░░░ in New Jersey or ░░░░░░░░ to walk on dry ░░░░░░░░ in Los Angeles These ░░░░░░░░ not isolated incidents far ░░░░░░░░ it Consider the following ░░░░░░░░ they are all from ░░░░░░░░ year a Florida woman ░░░░░░░░ of raping Everett man ░░░░░░░░ has a history of ░░░░░░░░ patients 50 year lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ the rape of an ░░░░░░░░ woman At the nursing ░░░░░░░░ didn t even know ░░░░░░░░ happened they didn t ░░░░░░░░ the crime because no ░░░░░░░░ was watching The victim ░░░░░░░░ family was suspicious so ░░░░░░░░ put a camera in ░░░░░░░░ room In Texas a ░░░░░░░░ was arrested for murdering ░░░░░░░░ police say he killed ░░░░░░░░ than 20 elderly people ░░░░░░░░ anyone noticed All of ░░░░░░░░ happened in a single ░░░░░░░░ last year 2019 What ░░░░░░░░ happening in nursing homes ░░░░░░░░ now We don t ░░░░░░░░ that s the point ░░░░░░░░ and loved ones aren ░░░░░░░░ allowed in to see ░░░░░░░░ are they would be ░░░░░░░░ if they knew How ░░░░░░░░ this tragedy happened It ░░░░░░░░ t by accident our ░░░░░░░░ did it they did ░░░░░░░░ to the most vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ in our society the ░░░░░░░░ who have earned our ░░░░░░░░ respect the Americans who ░░░░░░░░ did build this country ░░░░░░░░ our helplessly elderly are ░░░░░░░░ in stinking cells cut ░░░░░░░░ from the only ones ░░░░░░░░ love them Some of ░░░░░░░░ are raped and beaten ░░░░░░░░ die alone If they ░░░░░░░░ t deserve this and ░░░░░░░░ don t deserve the ░░░░░░░░ whose neglect and bad ░░░░░░░░ make that possible.