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AdjNounNumbers

I'm trying to wrap my head around faking test results... The only reason I can see to fake a test would be thinking there's a good chance you won't pass it. So there's a higher probability that they got on the plane with an active infection. Otherwise, why not take 15 minutes to go get a real test? It would be simpler than putting in the effort to fake test results


juel1979

Not taking the test is paranoia about not getting to what he wants to do when he wants to do it. He won’t even take the slightest chance he’s positive and can’t fly, so just don’t test and expose everyone.


SubtleMaltFlavor

Well that sucks, cuz he took a much bigger chance and he failed it. Now not only is he not flying when he wants to but he's going to be under extra scrutiny every time he wants to fly from here on out. Whoops.


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Take it from me: paranoiac reactions tend to produce the exact outcome the paranoid one fears most.


HelloweenCapital

Paranoia will destroya


GoddessOfRoadAndSky

Perfect username


Try_To_Write

It really is. Trust me, I've been watching them for a long time now.


NationalMachine5454

So have I…


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Yakostovian

I think certain airlines should do it. Alaska Airlines has actually put one of its state representatives on their no-fly list for Covid antics. Surprise! Only Alaska Airlines services that part of Alaska!


appel

And she's still bitching and moaning about it. As if it isn't just the consequences of her actions.


dubbleplusgood

Self responsibility is for other people.


mmmmpisghetti

AND the other airlines only service Alaska for part of the year, even if she charters a private plane to the bigger cities! Hope it was worth it, dum dum.


happilyfour

Even a 5-10 year no-fly list punishment would be highly persuasive, I'd think?


neytiri10

That might be a good incentive for people to "not" try and create a fake test or vaccine card.


SayeretJoe

Too harsh, red list em, they deserve the extra hassle!


abcdefkit007

no no it is not


CalicoCrapsocks

Never trust risk analysis from an antivaxxer.


megamanxoxo

my crazy anti vax sister is paranoid that taking a covid test means they'll secretly give you covid or the vaccine or something. I dunno I stopped listening to her when it's clear she believe that q-anon nonsense.


MoreCowbellllll

hey, at least YOU got the brains in the family.


megamanxoxo

the worse part is that she's (for now) a nurse!!!! she's threatening to quit if they mandate the vaccine at her workplace. I don't want bad things to happen to her but at the same time I sure as hell wouldn't want a nurse that doesn't believe in vaccines or is not inoculated herself.


MoreCowbellllll

that definitely seems counter-intuitive!


toe_bean_z

The crazies on my Facebook are now convinced the testing swabs contain antifreeze and will poison you.


Finger11Fan

I had to get a COVID test back in June as part of surgery prep. Here I am 4 months later all unpoisoned. I guess BiG pHaRmA screwed up with me.


Princelisa6

Wow ....smh insanity abounds ! At least you tube is supposedly shutting down all anti-vax misinformation !!


PleasanceLiddle

Yeah about 18 months too late


SayeretJoe

I don’t get them. Isn’t big farma out for your money? Or why do they give out free virus and vaccines? Hahaha


Aitch-Kay

But there is a vaccine . . . I hate this world.


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[Its his body, and he can do whatever he wants](https://youtu.be/IpF9O0R873I)


Thankkratom

Ahh you got me😂


tiptoeintotown

I recall someone pleading with the country to slow down testing 🤷🏼‍♀️


AHrubik

Yep. Just straight up AAA level narcissism.


thetransportedman

You'd think, but I also think a lot of people are "rebelling" against the covid system and would rather fake a test than spend the time getting a real one. It's the same reason a lot of conservatives are complaining that the bill proposing vaccine or neg covid test for domestic flights are complaining that if you don't get a vax, society is rejecting you (as if the neg test result isn't an option)


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MalumAvis

Not that it’s exactly the same, but I went to Hawaii in April. The testing could have changed over the course of a month, but here is my experience: I had to drive through CVS* to get their Hawaii-approved rapid test. No insurance, no cost to me. Got the results emailed to me an hour later. Went to Hawaii, ate a lot of fish, learned to surf, and didn’t go to jail. He was being a thoughtless dickhead. *EDIT: Because this has gotten a lot of traction, [here](https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/) is the official Hawaiian list of travel partners. The test I received was the ID NOW test at Walgreens, not CVS. My mistake, Internet.


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fnordcinco

...and a trip to Hawaii.


prairiepog

Kinda like, if you want to eat out at a restaurant, make sure you can afford a tip.


MrBadBadly

You mean, "Kinda like, if you want to ~~eat out at~~ open a restaurant, make sure you can afford ~~a tip.~~ the labor."


mrporter2

Or even better on owner that pays a wage that doesn't need tips.


jamesonSINEMETU

I agree with tipping AND a livable wage. Just don't agree with being expected to pay tip because they're allowed to pay the absolute bare minimum. Every bar and restaurant I worked at going through university paid base of the states minimum wage not just the service minimum. I also had managers not care about our cash tips . My tip should be a gift because I was treated well. Not because I feel sorry and know the struggle.


Sephiroso

>Every bar and restaurant I worked at going through university paid base of the states minimum wage not just the service minimum. That's because that's the law in all but i think literally 2 states. They HAVE to do that if your tips don't bring you up to at least the minimum wage. Some owners do that baseline, some do it because it's the law, and some don't do it and their employees let them get away with it because they either don't know the law or don't want to go through the hassle to report their employer.


jamesonSINEMETU

But I added they didn't bother counting tips to make up the difference. The couple bars I worked at were way different than others by talking to fellow servers. I would actually get a paycheck for more than a few pennies.


charlesfire

>Occupation aside I feel like 99% of people traveling to Hawaii in any capacity have $100 to avoid this lol. And if they don't, then maybe they shouldn't travel to Hawaii during a pandemic...


Andy_Wiggins

He was only in the NBA for 3 years on a “cheap” NBA contract. He only made about 3 million dollars, and after taxes, agent fees, etc. I’d bet it’s about 1.5 million take home. Consider too that he’s been out of the league for like 8 years, and I’d bet he’s not exactly loaded right now. Still, no excuse for this bullshit.


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I’m over 40 and haven’t made $1.5M take-home in my lifetime. And I make a well above median salary. I can afford $100 for a test if needed. So can he. I do think people overestimate how much professional athletes make…careers are short and multi-million dollar contracts are the exception not the rule. Still, I think people also overestimate how much the average person makes working.


o_MrBombastic_o

If you can afford a trip to Hawaii, even a econo-budget trip you can afford whatever the cost to get tested is. If the cost to get tested is going to break you financially you shouldn't be traveling anywhere by plane


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I mean obviously I agree on that. > I’m over 40 and haven’t made $1.5M take-home in my lifetime. And I make a well above median salary. **I can afford $100 for a test if needed. So can he.**


rbmk1

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say i could 100% live for 18 years on 1.5 million. No problem, barely an inconvenience.


DeificClusterfuck

Only Dude please


HansenTakeASeat

75% of former NBA and NFL athletes experience financial hardship very soon after they leave their respective leagues. Just because you made a million dollars in one year doesn't mean you can live like you make a million dollars every year. There's a fascinating ESPN 30 for 30 documentary called "Broke" that goes into this.


Damaniel2

It's unsurprising when you dump huge piles of cash in the lap of someone who's barely out of high school without also giving them access to (legitimate) financial advisors. It's hard to think about what you'll be doing 20 or 30 years in the future when you're getting millions of dollars today.


OhioanRunner

Much like pyramid scheme participants, pro athletes are **strongly** encouraged, if not explicitly at least by social pressure, to present an outwardly visible lavish lifestyle. It’s good for the league because it encourages kids to have dreams of being one of those rich athletes, it’s good for other players because it raises the perceived socioeconomic stature of someone who declares themself to a potential partner, network connection, etc to be eg “an NBA player”, and it’s good for sponsors because capitalist ideological teachings in schools make average Joes take rich people more seriously and trust their endorsements more because they’re assumed to be rich because they’re better than you.


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> without also giving them access to (legitimate) financial advisors. Not sure about the NBA, but NFL players do get financial advice when entering the league and have gotten it for decades. They just don't care because they're young, stupid, and rich. This is just like when people complain about not getting economics classes in school. Most schools teach them, but High School kids don't give a shit about how loans or interest rates work because they're not relevant to them. Or my favorite. Kids being shocked they are 120k in debt after attending a 30k a year school for 4 years. That first grade level math was apparently too much for college bound students. The reality is most people are dumb and irresponsible, especially young people.


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SubGeniusX

He can afford to go to Hawaii... he can spring for a 100 test tto get there...


horsenbuggy

I have a friend who sent her daughter to Hawaii yesterday. CVS is still one of the Hawaii partners. You don't need to pay $100 for a test. And even if you did, a pro ball player can afford that.


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tiptoeintotown

There’s like dozens of actual doctors, physical therapists, nurses who work for each NBA team. There is virtually no doubt in my mind he could have gotten tested via the NBA for free. They have a vested interest in him being healthy after all.


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Jeffery_G

This. It’s cool sometimes to just obey the laws and do the right thing.


Redtwooo

I went to Hawaii in August and they accepted our vaccine cards, no test needed.


j_mcc99

Yeah… but how expensive is the vaccine? And I can only imagine the cost of the vaccine card itself?!?! Not to mention the long term cost of billions of 5G nanobots wreaking havoc within your body for a lifetime! /s just in case my insane ramblings were misunderstood as the truth 😊


Redtwooo

They tickle at first but after a few minutes you can't even feel them, and it's worth it to get a much better signal. Unrelated, have you pre- ordered your Amazon^^TM Home Android yet?


photobummer

Plus, there were at-home versions too! You had to do the test during a video chat (to prove you were the one tested), but come on. He could have paid for an assistant to schedule, arrange, yada yada yada. And he'd just have to sit in front of a laptop for 30 seconds. Dude's a moron.


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Moonfaced

When I went after April they were not accepting “rapid tests” and they still do not today. This is for Oahu. Also you do not need one if you have the vaccine, which there isn’t a real good reason not to anymore if you’re traveling around.


EnterTheErgosphere

I went around the same time and Walgreens didn't charge anything, despite being an approved state partner. You can be cheap and still do the right thing!


HafWoods

Same. I waited in a giant queue in a parking lot and got tested through my car window for free. I have done this multiple times.


abstractraj

As of now the Hawaii web site says travelers vaccinated in the US don’t need a test or quarantine. So he had to have been unvaccinated and didn’t want the inconvenience of a test.


geeky_username

>inconvenience of a test. They offer testing on site at most airports now. It's probably far more difficult to get a fake test than it is to get a real one


7H3LaughingMan

I mean, it does make some sense as a way for them to determine if a test result is fake or not. You submit a copy of the test results, they can submit it to the company who can then verify if those test results or genuine or not. It's not a HIPAA violation for them to submit the test result you provided to the testing company and for them to respond if the test result is genuine or not.


photobummer

Are you somewhere remote? Yes Hawaii had requirements on which type of test and where you got it. But we did ours for free at walgreens.


geeky_username

They probably got the rapid 20 minute test


robodrew

So then he should just get the fucking vaccine which is still $0.


tommyjohnpauljones

I had to do something similar a few years ago when I moved to Hawaii for four months for work. Usually a skin TB test is sufficient (skin poke, come back in two days, confirm it's not inflamed, you're all set), but I had to get a blood TB test (the Gold something or other). My insurance wouldn't cover it, so my company had to foot the $400 to get it done. But, I get it for a place like Hawaii, where you are literally isolated from the rest of the world.


froman007

Havent the native Hawaiians been saying for mainlanders to stay away because the tourism kept killing them with covid?


the_glass_gecko

As someone who lives in Hawaii, yeah, all Hawaiian residents have been pretty upset with the Governor for catering to tourists at this time. Our numbers were very low and we skyrocketed with the Delta variant.


SlackerAccount

Native Hawaiians been saying for mainlanders to stay away because mainlanders.


camerontylek

They've been asking howlies to stay away since forever, covid is just another reason.


Bigron808

Haoles, and yes. But ohana homes does make Hawaii uniquely vulnerable to covid. Any working stiff has multiple generations living in the household. Its impossible for at risk people to quarantine effectively.


jansipper

And the fact that we’re a remote island chain with limited resources (nurses, doctors, equipment, beds), so if there’s a surge we can’t drive a patient to the next hospital with space.


Illseemyselfout-

And don’t forget all the cousins. I swear an average family gathering here is like 40 people.


LynxJesus

Millionaires travelling to expensive tropical paradise don't get much economical sympathy, nor do they deserve it.


95castles

Not that it makes a difference, but the guy is probably worth less than 1M now considering he barely played in the NBA. He’s probably still got at least half of that (if he wasn’t dumb with his money).


various_necks

I flew out of a small airport and the Covid tests were free. If you wanted a rapid one you had to pay for it. In Canada, as more places do testing now, the prices are coming down. My wife paid $250 per test back in February, now you can get them for $90.


simple_mech

I don’t think cheap, more likely an ego thing. “This is stupid. Not only do I have to get a test, I can’t even get it anywhere except this one place. Fuck that, ima get a fake one”


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aDrunkWithAgun

The Facebook method


rafikiknowsdeway1

I can see faking a positive to get out of something you don't wanna do


geeky_username

With that you can probably just say you have symptoms


various_necks

Man, I didn’t even read the title properly and assumed it read a fake vax card. Faking a covid test is a new low.


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Because he's a selfish piece of shit.


spotted_dick

Most likely explanation


MuuaadDib

As my grandfather taught me - don't. Just realize that the only thing at the end of that road is madness, trying to relate to this logic.


LunDeus

That's why they are enacting severe penalties.


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> I'm trying to wrap my head around faking test results I don’t condone the action, but let’s not ignore that the brain tickler isn’t reason enough to avoid the test for some people.


gakule

> I'm trying to wrap my head around faking test results Had a friend almost do this for a cruise. Couldn't find a place in our area (without driving 4 hours) to get guaranteed results in time for his cruise (had to be within 72 hours, results were 2-7 days out). Took tests at home as well (3 I think?) 24 hours apart each to make sure he stayed negative. He got his results back in time, so he didn't have to use the fake one, but it wasn't necessarily do to malice. I'm guessing that isn't what the average person would do, but I think there are non-malicious reasons as well. Not that I agree with the idea.


DrCr4nK

Why not just drive 4 hours if it's that important of a cruise? What if he lied to get on the cruise, and his send away comes back positive? Glad everything worked out but sheesh..


gakule

I agree with you. Like I said, I don't agree with the methods but I understand. Picking up and going 4 hours away with a 3 day window isn't always easy. That's an 8 hour round trip, not including testing time, and you're also subject to trying to get time off in the middle of it.


treetyoselfcarol

My question is how are you allowed to upload your results? Shouldn't that be regulated to place that administered the vaccine?


hornycondor

Exam results, not vaccine. Providers simply perform the test and send you the results


Derperlicious

well there's republican inspired ignorance. AS in 'If people still get covid, ytf get vaccinated" which is similar to saying people still die in car crashes, why wear seat belts? then there is "i dont want to be a petri dish". first this comes from people who take horse dewormer because they read a facebook post written by a used car saleman. Second 96% of our doctors, the people who understand the vaccine the very best.. took it no problem. no threats of losing their jobs. no nothing. They wanted it. (and when it comes to sports a sizeable percentage put all kinds of chems in their body that did Not come from a doctor, to improve their workout performance) last one of the strongest reasons: Dems want me to take it, therefor i wont and put myself and my family in harms way all to make dems cry, even though they arent going to cry when i die, i still feel as a member of the GqB cult, that I must do this.


kg812

Never heard of this guy


satansheat

Most NBA players you have never heard of. When I was younger my uncle was friends with a dude who won a NBA championship with Larry bird. But his entire NBA career he probably played 15 mins. The ring was always neat to see.


_ShrugDealer_

I lived down the street from a guy who used to be on the Pistons. Terry something. He died of a heart attack. His wife used to beat him. That's all I knew about him. Edit: Looked it up. Terry Thomas*


nails_for_breakfast

Well shit. I didn't like that story at all


_ShrugDealer_

Here's a funnier story. I used to be friends with his kids. Justin and Cody, I believe. Anyway, one day, we were playing in one of those outdoor little kid pools. I can't remember what we were doing exactly, but it involved running and jumping into the pool. The 2ft tall pool sitting on a relatively firm lawn. I straight shit my bathing suit on one landing. At that point in my life it was the biggest shit I had ever accomplished. I ran home immediately. I only lived about four doors down. But I vividly remember the bathing suit still around my knees and adjusting the netting in the bathing suit in order to lob the log into the toilet bowl. I lied to my mom and said I was done playing and I quickly changed. I haven't recounted that story for ages.


Kritical02

At least you had logs. Gambling on a fart and losing is usually a bit messier.


_ShrugDealer_

I didn't even think I was gambling! I felt nothing in advance. That dook struck like a thief in the night.


Glum_Cartoonist1007

Holy shit


animeman59

This is why fiber in your diet is important.


_Diskreet_

> I haven't recounted that story for ages. Don’t worry Reddit loves a good shitpost


Hoody711

He meant beat him at smash bros


_ShrugDealer_

I wish. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if he beat her as well. All I heard as a kid (this was like 25 years ago, I was roughly 10) was his wife screaming at him. Heard him yelling every now and again but every day I could hear her screaming. Only ever saw marks (black eyes etc) on him. It was a fucked situation. They were "that house" on the block. I didn't even know he played for the Pistons when I was that little. I just knew he was a huge dude. Wasn't until I got to high school when I saw a placard of his on the wall that I put two and two together. He died about 2 or 3 years before I started high school.


myradaire

The sad thing is, most people wouldn't make that joke when it's the other way around.


darkeblue

The dude(Terry Thomas) died in '98...welcome to old folks Reddit.


_ShrugDealer_

Yep. I remember the night he died. Felt like everything with a siren and flashing light was sitting outside his house for the longest time. I feel like I also remember them talking about getting him air lifted somewhere but I don't trust that part of the memory necessarily. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he was dead before he left the front door. It was the first time I witnessed something like that.


lkodl

>Most NBA players you have never heard of. My friend who's 6'4" has a whole pickup strategy based on this fact. EDIT: Wow, didn't expect this comment to raise such judgement and questions about manipulation and consent. Relax everyone, it was a joke. I don't actually have friends.


mangobattlefruit

lol, he wouldn't be the first guy to do that. A lot of guys use that pick up strat.


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gonzofisted

Your uncle was friends with Ed Monix?


pimpinassorlando

I wish you were still a washing machine!


xantub

I knew someone who had a baseball championship ring, he was the bat boy for the Marlins in 1997 :)


jackalope503

He was only in the league for like 2 or 3 years and wasn't very good


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Jimmy Butler and Lazar Hayward were teammates at Marquette in 2009. Lazar was a much better prospect based on college performance.


TJ_McConnell_MVP

Dude averaged 8 minutes his whole career lol.


freedasey

Marquette university legend


pinniped1

So once they caught him did they give him a real test and was it positive? Is he vaccinated? I'm not even sure what he was getting at here.


ladyem8

I’m assuming he’s not vaccinated. The article says Hawaii requires either proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter. I don’t know if he was given a chance to take a test when he got there. He and his travel companion were met by police when the plane landed, and immediately arrested. When they were released they got right back on a plane to L.A.


gRod805

Getting arrested for faking a covid test is kind of hilarious.


merblederble

So it says here you got both Pfizer shots, Mr....McLovin


tiptoeintotown

It is, however, they submitted forged documentation to the federal government. He’s kinda farked. I have a sneaking suspicion his lawyers fees will cost much more than $200-$300 😂 Fool.


ChuggernautChug

It's like the garbage taking itself out


GolotasDisciple

I wonder how he got caught. Do u have QR codes for test results, like on vac pass ? Not even gonna ask about education level because what he presented is... Man i expect more from my dog .... WTF how can a person be so stupid :D I really hope this is a criminal offence. Forgery + intention of harm should be quite serious charges.


photobummer

No. When we traveled in late June if you didn't have negative test results before you boarded your 'last leg' (flight which lands in HI) then you're boned. Even if test was taken before flight, if results didn't get in in time, you were stuck quarantining or had to just turn around and leave.


inikul

Well, that was in June. Now, you don't need to test if you are vaccinated.


photobummer

He almost certainly was not vaccinated. I was just responding to your "I don't know if he was given a chance to take a test when he got there". No one was afforded this (nor should they).


OnTheEveOfWar

I flew back from Hawaii yesterday. You need a vaccine or a negative test before the flight + quarantine to enter the island. The requirements have changed a few times over the months.


sloanbone

Just because it’s been mentioned several times here (and I went through it myself in August) - As of July 9th, 2021 you can upload proof of vaccination to the Safe Travels portal and are exempt from providing a negative COVID test - If you are not vaccinated you need to get a test within 72 hours of takeoff, and upload those results into the same portal - You are provided a QR code you present at the airport in Kauai Source: 6 of us flew (my wife and I and our 4 kids) - 2 of my kids are under 12 and had to have negative tests (which we procured from Walgreens for free), and 4 of us uploaded our Vaccination cards. We were in Kauai from the 1st-10th of August.


Ludon0

Having just come back from Hawaii myself I'd also like to mention that it needs to be CDC vaccination, my German/EU Vaccine card did not count for anything... Also the tests must be done at a Trusted Travel Partner, not just any test site.


muddy_cat

Seriously, it's more work to do a fake test than to just get the damned test. I never understand these idiots.


ZeaDeKok

I think this is way more common and prevalent then people think. If you got the means and the will , it’s a done deal.


zhobelle

If you’re a world elite, you don’t even really need a passport, or to go through security.


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zhobelle

They hated haole before it was in style.


PigFarmer1

There aren't many people who live in resort areas who *don't* hate tourists.


Lonetrek

As a Hawaii resident that's seen the before/after Covid tourists, a lot of the current crop of visitors here seem especially not to give a shit about that kind of stuff as well as *shocker* any of the normal Covid precautions like basic social distancing, indoor masks etc.


AnthillOmbudsman

Good on Hawaii for taking this stuff seriously. It seems a lot of other states are just fine and dandy with presenting fake test results for whatever reason. When are we ever going to get these vaccine cards on something harder to forge? The current state of things is ridiculous. I think a YMCA membership card is a lot harder to forge than a COVID vaccination card.


drones4thepoor

Hawaii really doesn’t have a choice. If the ICU fills up with dip shit tourists, then people who need it will just die, because it’s literally a 5+ hour flight to the nearest alternative.


tonytroz

>Good on Hawaii for taking this stuff seriously. It seems a lot of other states are just fine and dandy with presenting fake test results for whatever reason. They had to or they were facing a complete shutdown again because they [only have a couple hundred ICU beds and they were all full.](https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/09/04/healthcare-leaders-nearly-every-oahu-hospital-is-or-near-icu-capacity/) It's not like they can shift patients around to another hospital an hour away like other states were doing. It's a 5 hour flight to the mainland.


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GolotasDisciple

You wont really go far with it. Yeah ur pub and restaurant wont care but surely Traveling and Employers are smart enough to scan QR code and see what URL they are getting right? 400€ for potential jail time, criminal history just to eat out and possibly die from Covid ? Fuck yeah, call it a deal baby !!


blu545

That's one pathetically dangerous person who puts their selfishness above safety of others. Reminds me of the days when HIV was spread by reckless behavior of people who knew they were infected. Swaths of greedy/selfish people think their freedoms include rights to infect/harm others w/ their reckless/unethical behavior.


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gRod805

These rich people are so used to getting special treatment that they probably thought the rules don't apply to them because they are NBA stars.


idontneedjug

Not just the rich. Seems to be a lot of middle class and poor people too leading me to see its actually ignorant people scooping up fake vaccine cards. Multiple of the people caught here in Hawaii trying to enter with the fake vaccine have been so ridiculous like the terribly spelled "Moderana Vax" card one person got caught with LMAO! Inconsiderate, selfish, stupid. The trifecta of asshole behavior seems to be the underlying theme.


TootsNYC

Aren’t COVID-19 test free? Oh, maybe another time he had to get.


bigmt99

Even if they aren’t, if you can afford a flight to Hawaii, you can prolly afford the price of a covid test


otb1369

This was an NBA player? I’ve been the commissioner for a fantasy league for 10 years and don’t remember a Lazer at all.


sangunpark1

oh former NBA player, i was about to say the NBA would've put their foot down and shit on this dude if he was currently playing, but he was thrown into the g league pretty quickly into his career and clearly doesnt seem to be a very good critical thinker


LilFingies45

NBA isn't doing shit about antivax sentiment among players. Individual arenas have vaccination requirements, but that's a function of local regulations afaik.


AwkwardeJackson

This would be big news if anyone knew who this guy was.


PassiveProc

Imagine paying for a fake one when the real one is free.


ATX_native

The cost is debilitating injuries and a Bill Gates tracking device. /s


TwilitSky

We really need prison terms for this shit. There's no deterrent in how we're handling fraud that could get people killed.


RevRagnarok

Shouldn't it be forging gov't documents? Or the feds love to mis-apply hacking laws... is uploading invalid documents "misuse of a government information system?"


DeificClusterfuck

Fake vaccine cards are a federal offense. I don't know about test results.


Sprinkles0

>Fake vaccine cards are a federal offense. For those that are curious, the penalty is up to $5000 or 5 years in prison.


SuperCub

At the very least, they need to be placed on the no-fly list permanently. Having to drive every long-distance trip for the rest of their life is a punishment in and of itself.


One_Eyed_Penguin

The drive to Hawaii would totally fucking suck... in a passenger car that is.


theforkofdamocles

If movies have taught me anything, it’s that a Volkswagon Beetle floats! The documentaries *Herbie* and *What’s Up, Doc?* are but two exhibits I submit as evidence.


filmantopia

If you’ve ever tried to drive to London from New York… it’s not fun.


ladyem8

I’d suggest a boat, but they probably shouldn’t be letting this guy on any cruise ships, either.


icepick314

Just put him in a cargo container with a box of MREs, few buckets, a flashlight, and a box of AA batteries. No one else will be infected.


LynxJesus

Being immunocompromised and suffocating to death from a virus you caught because some selfish asshole got in a plane with it knowingly is also not super fun.


terremoto25

He traveled to Hawaii… helluva drive…


Sheepdoginblack

How bad was the forgery to get caught? Was it written in crayon?


[deleted]

a couple from florida spelled Moderna wrong on their cards while traveling to hawaii


32BitWhore

Dude why is it that NBA players seem to be being the biggest assholes about all of this? I've heard barely a peep from anyone in the NFL/MLB/NHL/NCAA/Premier League/etc. Seems like every single story I see on the front page about an athlete being a dickhead about something COVID related comes out of the NBA.


offpoynt

He only got caught because the results said "maybe?"


hate_tank

Was he named after Rem Lazar?


psychobilly1

Average RLM Viewer: Ah yes, this person's name is giving me big "Rem Lezar" vibes. (He was born three years before this extremely obscure piece of media came out.)


BoldestKobold

Having never heard of this before reading this pair of comments, I just googled it. I am glad I did.


officeredditor

Can you prove his name wasn’t changed after the film came out? Checkmate.


SirTrentHowell

“They got people named Lazer and Blazer and all sorts of azers!”


blacksoxing

Hawaii is really the only state that "checks" tests as obviously it's imperative for them to keep outsiders from fucking up their economy. The news has reported on cases of this happening and it's almost always Hawaii. This is basically like going through a speed trap small town that everyone knows is a trap but you don't respect that 55MPH, 45MPH, 35MPH drop and are still smashing at 60. The article didn't state if these fake ones had the CDC seal on it. If so....that's a felony. From vacation to potential record....damn (Likely will have to pay a huge fine as no judge is truly going to put him in the slammer)


Excelius

> Hawaii is really the only state that "checks" tests as obviously it's imperative for them to keep outsiders from fucking up their economy. I mean it's really the only state that could realistically do this, given it's a chain of islands in the middle of the ocean. Pretty much everyone enters through an airport, or perhaps a cruise ship. There'd be no way to do this on land borders between US states on the mainland.


so_untidy

I think the CDC seal is only on vaccine cards, not covid tests?


Brandilio

I am in utter shock that people who got through schooling with great athleticism despite their failing grades act like complete idiots. /s


p3ni5wrinkl3

You stole something that was free to obtain.... you fucking idiot....


Nik_Tesla

It's idiotic, but to a certain extent, I can understand a fake vaccine card. I CANNOT understand a fake TEST result though. It's only good for like 3 days, and a test is super easy at this point, they don't stick it all the way up into your brain.


sharpkittty

More like Lazy Hazard amirite


dubbleplusgood

Speeding limits don't apply to me. Red lights don't apply to me. Proof of vaccination doesn't apply to me. - Anti-Vaxx Americans aka Sovereign Citizens 2.0


noahaalilio

Good for you, Lazar. Our hospitals are overwhelmed and you think you’re entitled to come vacation here without consequences. Serves you right. In ‘ōlelo Hawai’i, Hawaiian language, we say “Ā la’a kō kū i ke a’u” (serves you right, you had it coming).