Some Rules Don't Apply in the Rich Hamptons

Last weekend a Safe and Sound Benefit Concert in Southampton drew large crowds of partygoers. Apparently, what was suppose to be a drive in concert went beyond that with some people ignoring and violating New York States' social distancing regulations.
We've done a great job in New York getting the coronavirus numbers down. We wear masks religiously, and overall New Yorkers took the threat seriously and worked hard and did the right thing. The lower numbers now of new cases and deaths are proof of that. Our health care workers did an amazing job too.
But when you have money and there is a ridiculous amount of money in the Hamptons, sometimes the rules can be ignored. Money buys more than goods and services, it buys a sense of entitlement. I have friends in the Hamptons so I've been there many times and I have a good idea of what's going on. I have no problem with people enjoying their hard earned money (I like to shop as much as anyone else and enjoy the things money can buy)  but just because you have money does not mean you don't have to follow the rules. And that's the problem. People with money think they can stretch the rules or ignore them altogether and that should not be. But it happens all the time.
The Hamptons is a beautiful place, surrounded by water, the light is great, which is why so many artists are attracted to the Hamptons. The light is inspiring and helps the artist create.
So hopefully people have learned their lesson in the Hamptons and they won't ignore and violate the rules anymore, so we can all get past this nightmare that is the pandemic, that caught us all off guard.
Lord, help us through this difficult time.
Amen
NJA