Can you imagine being so ignorant that you seek to ban masks.
The considered ban on masks was for protesters.
The idea of not allowing anonymity for protesters has its origins in combating racial violence and the KKK. Klan members suddenly lost a lot of their motivation to assemble in public, once they had to show their faces, those that did were less likely to commit illegal acts and the ones that did break the law were more likely to face legal reprocutions.
The contemplated ban on masks for protesters in Los Angeles was considered following increased violence by masked protesters and was not motivated by covid denial.
We weren’t living in a world with cameras everywhere when the KKK needed to be attacked so vigorously. Times have changed and things should be updated. Especially in a world where bigots are fine marching without masks (see Charlottesville).
Sure, a environment guaranteed to enable the rapid spread of any transmissible disease. I bet this ban wouldn’t apply to MAGA since they are not protesters. Just concerned citizens with hateful banners and firearms.
But, if a protester has covid…?
They haven’t thought that far yet 🤔
This just in: more than a single factor can exist.
This is preferred. Ultimately solves the protester problems.
For real. I wish it were these people killing themselves with their stupidity, not others…
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People need to stop stereotyping cities as liberal havens.
LMFAO yeah see: NYC. Dude’s pretty much a Republican in Democrat fur.
Well it suits a narrative when there are crime and poverty issues to be exploited for publicity and political gain.
Or just learn what liberals actually stand for. It all makes sense then.
On the one hand LA county has a massive crime issue and the masks aren’t helping. On the other hand, even without masks they still had a crime problem anyway because LASD (almost $4bn budget) sucks at their jobs and there isn’t a lot of support of the current Sherrif from deputies that has been trying to fix them. LAPD ($2bn budget) basically only takes care of the main part of LA city proper itself.
Where I live break-in response times are around 4 hours and anything under that is measured in days, if they show up at all.
Yet another misleading article from u/return2ozma.
The mask ban was for protesters, and has nothing to do with Covid.
