People wearing a mask during protests in North Carolina could face extra penalties if arrested, under proposed legislation that critics say could make it illegal to wear a mask in public as a way to protect against COVID-19 or for other health reasons.
Republicans supporters say the legislation, which passed its first committee Tuesday, was prompted in part by the recent wave of protests on universities nationwide — including at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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While the main thrust of the bill enhances penalties for people wearing a mask during a crime or intentionally blocking traffic during protests, most concerns centered on the health and safety exemption. According to the bill’s summary, people could no longer wear masks in public for medical reasons.
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When asked by Batch if someone wearing a mask for health purposes in public would be violating the law, a legislative staff member said it would, because the bill repeals the exemption.
This will not make the proud boys happy. Chicken ass bitches.
Like the police are going to apply the law to themselves
Lol, good point
Guns + ski mask + Hawaiin shirt = acceptable
Blue hair + medical mask + no guns = illegal
It’s just “common sense” people. Use your best judgement officers.Hawaiian shirts should be illegal in every situation that doesn’t directly involve Hawaii.
F you. I love my Aloha shirts. I’ve been doing it since before it became a “dad thing”. It’s not a t-shirt, it’s not a GD polo, and it’s more fun than a button-down.
But stick some of that boogaloo shit on there? Yeah, that’s a paddlin’.
How the fuck are fat middle aged guys supposed to show you they’re fun?
Whatever the real motivations might be, this is deeply irresponsible. I hope it turns out to violate the state constitution or some similarly strong law, and gets rejected.
They want facial recognition so they know whom to add to their list of enemies
Apparently it’s working pretty well in China.
No need to add them. They already have all the faces (everyone’s, your, mine, and anyone else you can think of). If you haven’t heard of Clearview AI welcome to the black mirror
GOP Sen. Buck Newton brushed off concerns that getting rid of pandemic-era exemptions on masks was overly broad, saying he expects authorities to use “good common sense.”
“We didn’t see Granny getting arrested in the Walmart pre-COVID,” Newton said as he presented the bill Tuesday in the state Senate Judiciary Committee.
Was Granny white?
…he expects authorities to use “good common sense.”
He knows they’re gonna murder someone, right?
Yeah that is police common sense. The law and order thing is and always has been a dog whistle to target “others”
This is going to bite those North Carolina politicians in the ass at the next Klan rally.
Don’t worry those are hoods not masks. Totally different kind of thing.
So does that include klan hoods?
See those are hoods not masks. See the difference.
Newton said he could revisit the bill if problems arise.
Yeah right.
