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Sure they can - read this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24411270 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24411270

• m0zg 6y ago
  No evidence was presented in that comment, other than evidence of political bias.
  • pchristensen 6y ago
    In the second paragraph, yes. The first paragraph pretty clearly explained the difference: "The inside/outside dynamic is not the only part of the location that matters for the dangers these events present. The big protests mainly occurred in big cities and were mainly attended by locals. The Sturgis rally happens in the middle of nowhere, people come from all over, and then head back home to places that are generally more rural. Sturgis is therefore much more likely to spread the virus to people and places who wouldn't have had much exposure otherwise."
    • m0zg 6y ago
      > mainly attended by locals Significant percentage of the arrestees are _not_ locals. Look it up. Booking records are public.
      • tzs 6y ago
        ...which is pretty much completely irrelevant when it comes to the percentage of locals at a protest, because the number of people arrested at a protest is only a tiny percentage of the number of attendees and is not a random sample.
        • m0zg 6y ago
          It's not "irrelevant" when it comes to spreading COVID though.