Reminds me of the old Andy Griffith show where Barney is trying to get Otis to tell him where the still is.....Otis gives him directions to 6 states and ends up at Barney's house.
I suspect as times goes on we are going to be seeing a lot more of these "refusals." Not agreeing with them just starting to see more and more at ground level even though masks are required in our area.
Climbing out of North Island, (Sand Diego area)back in '73 flying a C-117D for the Corps. We were fixed at an issue in the cockpit...our Flight Engineer looked up and screamed....right on the tail of a C-172...luckly we dove under him but to this day I close my eyes and see how quickly things can turn south in the cockpit.
RIP to these folks. Prayers for their friends and loved ones.