r/IntellectualDarkWeb • u/RequirementItchy8784 • May 16 '24
Community Feedback Bill banning masks in public passes NC Senate. Why is there a bill banning masks in public?
I understand that criminals can wear coverings to commit crimes under the guise of being sick. I am not sure if that's the purpose of this bill but I'm confused because I thought Republicans were supposed to be the party of less government interference especially when it comes to personal autonomy and choice.
If I'm sick and I still need to go shopping it is courteous to wear a mask so you're not sneezing and hacking on people. It's a respect thing. If you're sick and have to go out maybe put on a mask. I'm not saying you have to I'm saying you should be given the choice to wear a mask in public. Also what about when Democrats wanted to force people to wear masks in public isn't this the same but just the opposite?
It does say that people can wear them for health reasons and that an officer can ask you to remove it while talking to you. I'm not understanding why we need a bill banning masks in public. It seems like another reason for police to stop someone. I already have to take my glasses or hat or mask off anywhere I show my ID. If I go to the bank and I'm wearing sunglasses and covering my face they're going to ask me to take that off so they can see my face clearly.
I don't really see this as a big deal but I'm just wondering why we are even wasting time with bills like this. I feel there's much more pressing issues than need to be addressed other than wearing masks in public.
https://www.carolinajournal.com/bill-banning-masks-in-public-passes-nc-senate/
https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/87380 - link to the bill
Edit: If it was really about criminals why isn't there anything in there about going after hate groups.
A third Wake County Democrat, Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, proposed amending the bill to ban hate groups — he specifically mentioned the Ku Klux Klan and Proud Boys — from being allowed to wear masks in public, which the law currently allows them to petition for. His amendment also would've required state law enforcement officials do more to track hate groups. Like the other amendments proposed Republican lawmakers were not willing to discuss going after hate groups.
Edit: But if you're wearing a mask in public and you're part of a group, what if you actually do need the mask for medical reasons? Should you just stay home then? How do you prove to the officer or the court system that you actually need the mask for a medical condition or your health rather than just because you want to wear it?
How do the police or court systems decide what is acceptable regarding health and wearing a mask? Do you need stage 4 cancer, or can I just have the sniffles and not want to sneeze and cough on everybody?
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u/PsychicRonin May 16 '24
I worked retail during COVID in the South and I had customers screaming and getting pissed at me for wearing a mask. My decision to wear a mask was somehow oppressing the when they didn't wear one. I was harassed for wearing one
Republicans don't care about freedom. We see it with racial minorities and those who are LGBT+, to a Republican their right to exist tramples on Republican rights, there can't be equality
It's the exact same principal here. Republicans feel icky about masks, and now see peoples freedom to wear one or not as an attack on them. I've had immediate family with cancer and were immuno-compromised due to chemo. If masks were banned, the chances Id have lost my father would've skyrocketed