Heber Guerra-Recinos
Heber Guerra-Recinos, Retribution, 2020
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Today we share stories of individuals who have been recently accused.
All are on trial for behaviors committed during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. All are found guilty for their actions. Their respective sentences pertain to their wrongful actions during the pandemic. It should be noted the punishments to be carried out were voted and agreed upon by members of their respective communities. While they are awaiting final sentence, their respective communities have constructed figures to represent their physical beings, and the actions to be taken against them. The small foil figures each represent 1,000 people: those who died because of these individuals' reckless actions. Let’s begin. . .
All are on trial for behaviors committed during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. All are found guilty for their actions. Their respective sentences pertain to their wrongful actions during the pandemic. It should be noted the punishments to be carried out were voted and agreed upon by members of their respective communities. While they are awaiting final sentence, their respective communities have constructed figures to represent their physical beings, and the actions to be taken against them. The small foil figures each represent 1,000 people: those who died because of these individuals' reckless actions. Let’s begin. . .
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Jeffrey Duggan 35-year-old middle manager who enjoys jigsaw puzzle and who hoarded toilet paper. Born in 1985, Jeffrey Duggan is a 35-year-old middle manager who enjoys jigsaw puzzles and badminton. He grew up in a middle class neighborhood. During the pandemic, he hoarded toilet paper to support his alleged gastrointestinal distress. He was sentenced to be wrapped in toilet paper for 6 months, then to undergo a complete mummification process. His organs will be removed. He will be wrapped in the surplus toilet paper he amassed just two weeks into the pandemic. |
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Christopher McGuire 40-year-old fiercely standoffish man who did not take the pandemic seriously. Christopher McGuire is a 40-year-old man who enjoys listening to music, cooking and tennis. He is known for his fiercely standoffish nature. During the pandemic, he “did not take [the] pandemic seriously,” and continued attending church services. His movements were traced and it was confirmed that he spread the virus to 47 people, all of whom died. His sentence is crucifixion, and then burning at the stake. |
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Carina Hamer 45-year-old government politician who enjoys theatre and wanted the economy to restart as soon as possible. Carina Hamer is a 45-year-old government politician who enjoys theatre, going to the movies, and learning new languages. She wanted the economy to restart as soon as possible, so she continued working. She later discovered that she was asymptomatic, but her coworkers were not. She refused to let them work from home and forced them to come in to the office. Her sentence was to give up all her money to a number of charities, and without her consent. Following that, she is to be placed under a collective ton of gold bars and crushed to death. |
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Emerson O'Ryan 28-year-old junior programmer who enjoys baking and posted Twitter threats to sacrifice the elderly. Emerson O'Ryan is a 28-year-old junior programmer who enjoys checking the news, upcycling and baking, with a postgraduate degree in computer science. During the pandemic, he made a number of statements on Twitter about his willingness to sacrifice the elderly. He repeatedly called the virus the “boomer remover,” and verbally attacked a number of senior citizens when buying groceries. His spine and limbs are to be removed and then left alone on the grounds behind his house. |
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Dominick Lindsay A 61-year-old Marriott manager who believed the pandemic would end soon. Dominick Lindsay is a 61-year-old senior who is the head manager of a Marriott Hotel. His parents separated when he was small, but remained friends and provided a happy, stable home. According to transcriptions of meetings he held, he believed the pandemic would end in a few short weeks. Despite the suggestion of his employees, he did not agree to use the vacant rooms of his hotel to house the homeless. His figure is simply hanged from a tree. |
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Sarah Oliver A 22-year-old gym assistant who disregarded social distancing to visit parks. Sarah Oliver is a 22-year-old gym assistant who enjoys running. She did not finish school. She has phobias of baked beans and heights. During the pandemic, she disregarded social distance and self-isolation protocols and continually visited public parks, saying, “I won’t let some virus stop me from having fun.” Being the most recent of the cases, her community has not reached a verdict on the appropriate punishment. Some have suggested forced isolation in an anechoic chamber. |
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That’s all for the time being. We will keep you posted on any new individuals who are deemed worthy of their communities’ judgement.
