B.S.D.B.ers

Londoners persisted through a shelter in place order as they were bombed 76 nights in a row during the Blitz. The German bombing campaign against Britain lasted over eight months; World War Two lasted over five years. When I read Sue Lani Madsen’s opinion piece, (June 25), I pictured B.S.D.B.ers (Bomb Shelter Door Blockers). People had the right to not use a bomb shelter during the Blitz but did not have the right to block the entrance.

Medical professionals (90%) agree that wearing a mask helps protect others from the coronavirus. Madsen contorts and selectively summarizes the medical studies she cites, but I’ll try to assume the best: in this case, that she didn’t understand how to read the findings of the studies. And, when the B.S.D.B.er has a platform to influence others with ill-formed opinions? Yes, grace, but also acceptance of a preponderance of evidence.

Karin Emry

Spokane