Police Spotted Dumping Gloves, Masks From NYC Ebola Scene Into Street Corner Garbage Can

Police working the scene around the Manhattan apartment of the doctor diagnosed with Ebola were wearing gloves and masks for their protection, but photos and videos show at least two officers dumping their gear and caution tape into a nearby street-corner trash can.

One clip, above, was posted online by the Daily Mail.

It’s unlikely the officers had been inside the apartment of the patient, Dr. Craig Spencer, as early reports from the scene say authorities who went in were wearing hazmat suits. The New York Post said police sealed off the entire block in front of the building, so the officers may have been on duty outside.

However, the casual trashing raised eyebrows at a time when many were already on edge over the first ebola outbreak in New York City.

Kind of weird to see police disposing of gloves in public trash can, as shown a couple times in tape CNN airing now. pic.twitter.com/SHOdADkJr0

— Tim Hanrahan (@TimJHanrahan) October 24, 2014

Oh wow can it get anymore comical? Let’s not dispose of our gloves & mask in a public street trash can! #Ebola #NYC pic.twitter.com/RPONnSjkWg

— chillbop (@Whatbugsmetoday) October 24, 2014

Have they lost their minds? @MailOnline NYC cops on Ebola case toss gloves and masks in PUBLIC trash can http://t.co/xohMJe9teI #ebola #WTF

— Steen Selvejer (@SSelvejer) October 24, 2014

Favorite image today: NYPD walking around in masks (Ebola isn’t airborne fortunately), & then throwing the masks in the public garbage cans.

— AlexisTheHaukingDead (@fullofshark) October 24, 2014

Source:: Huff Post – Healthy Living