‘Our generation may feel invincible, like I did, but we have a responsibility’: Spring breaker apologizes for saying he didn’t care if he got coronavirus and it wouldn’t stop his partying
- A man who gained notoriety for spring break partying during a pandemic despite warnings against large gatherings apologized for his comments
- Brady Sluder said in an Instagram post that he was owning up to his mistakes and he didn’t realize the impact of his words
- Sluder had originally said that he was going to party in Miami and ‘Whatever happens, happens’ despite a supposed lockdown on Florida’s beaches
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A Florida spring breaker has apologized for saying in a viral video last week that he wouldn’t let warnings about the coronavirus stop him from partying and ‘if I get corona, I get corona.’
Brady Sluder said in an Instagram post that he was owning up to his mistakes and he didn’t realize the impact of his words.
‘Don’t be arrogant and think you’re invincible like myself,’ he wrote.
Brady Sluder gained notoriety last week for spring break partying during a pandemic in Miami despite warnings against large gatherings. He has since apologized for his comments
Sluder had originally said that he was going to party in Miami and ‘Whatever happens, happens’ despite a supposed lockdown on Florida’s beaches
‘I wasn’t aware of the severity of my actions and comments,’ Sluder wrote in a humbling apology on his Instagram account.
‘I’d like to take this time to own up to the mistakes I’ve made and apologize to the people I’ve offended.’
The 22-year-old from Milford, Ohio, downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic telling a TV news crew in Miami last week that ‘we’re just out here having a good time. Whatever happens, happens.’
‘If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not gonna let it stop me from partying,’ Sluder said during the TV interview.
Brady Sluder said in an Instagram post that he was owning up to his mistakes and he didn’t realize the impact of his words
Sluder has since had some time to rethink he original comment.
‘Our generation may feel invincible, like I did when I commented, but we have a responsibility to listen and follow the recommendations in our communities,’ Sluder wrote.
Brady Sluder said in an Instagram post that he was owning up to his mistakes and he didn’t realize the impact of his words
‘I will continue to reflect and learn from this and continue to play for our well-being. I deeply apologize from the bottom of my heart for my insensitivity and unawareness of my actions.’
Sluder has said said he does not want to endanger the elderly and other people who may be at-risk people in his life.
‘I’m not asking for your forgiveness or pity. I want to use this as motivation to become a better person, a better son, a better friend, and a better citizen…Don’t be arrogant and think you’re invincible like myself,’ he wrote in his post.
It didn’t take long for the original video to be shared widely across social media and held up as an example of young people ignoring warnings about the coronavirus pandemic.
Authorities have reacted by cracking down and ordering more restrictions on public gatherings.
In Florida, some local officials closed their beaches before the state’s governor closed all of the beaches after images of rowdy spring break college crowds appeared on TV for days.