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It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago (3 children)

From reading the article, I get the impression that this bill is mostly about them wanting to be able to arrest protesters who wear masks to hide their identity.

Which is still really shitty, to be clear.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Them's the small government folks for ya...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

It's so stupid. Like, if the protesters do something illegal (actually illegal that is) then even if they have a mask on you can arrest them and make them take it off for mugshots. Also medical masks don't really cover enough of the face to prevent identification.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But then that wouldn't be for health reasons, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Right, but any kind of "you can't wear a mask in public" law is easily evaded if there's a legal exception for wearing one for health reasons.