Several states, including North Carolina and New York, are reinstating laws that criminalize mask-wearing in response to pro-Palestinian protests. These measures have raised concerns among covid-cautious Americans and critics who fear that the bans could lead to harassment, even with health exceptions in place. A cancer patient in North Carolina reported being aggressively confronted for wearing a surgical mask, highlighting the potential for increased harassment. Lawmakers argue that these bans are not intended to target medical mask-wearing, but skepticism remains.
To politicians in North Carolina, New York, Chicago, California and all others trying to criminalize masks: The largest social justice protests in modern US history happened amid a deadly pandemic with masks. That virus is still raging, and people protesting for liberation⦠https://t.co/ZPJNh4OcYq
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At the very least NY should have reimplemented the mask ban by now. It was illegal to cover your face βprotestingβ in crowds pre-2020 here, and it should be illegal once again. Then other cities should follow suit.
State legislators and law enforcement are reinstating dormant laws that criminalize mask-wearing to penalize pro-Palestinian protesters who conceal their faces, raising concerns among covid-cautious Americans. https://t.co/MMSt1t2Eku
Efforts to ban masks raise concerns among covid-cautious Americans https://t.co/H1w1epb9Li
A cancer patient said she was aggressively confronted for wearing a surgical mask in North Carolina, a day after lawmakers passed a bill reinstating mask restrictions. Some worry the return of mask bans, even with health exceptions, will exacerbate this kind of harassment https://t.co/RPBUg9zPVU
Masks are going from mandated to criminalized in some states https://t.co/FJxNw8oWta