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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by Miner49er on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:16PM (#27146837)
Some see downsides. There's a reason that in many places in the US it was illegal to wear a mask in public before COVID happened. Most of the time it is to prevent potential law breakers from being anonymous, I think. I don't support it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it comes back someday.
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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by jasonlaramburu on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:21PM (#27146900)
It seems pretty unlikely that someone who is already willing to commit a violent crime would care whether or not he violates a mask law.
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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by josephcsible on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:22PM (#27150332)
The point isn't whether you're willing to violate an extra law. It's that pre-COVID, if someone walked towards a bank wearing a mask, they're going to get noticed and attract attention well before they start committing their violent crime, increasing the chance that they're caught.
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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by hcurtiss on Friday May 14, 2021 @12:57AM (#27150857)
Yes, but when it's illegal, it's much easier to quickly identify the law breaker before the trouble starts.
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Re:Vaccinated Americans now may go without masks in most pla... by Miner49er on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:34PM (#27147076)
True, I guess maybe they were more to target groups who wore masks and were/are known for breaking laws. I think some were passed (and definitely at least proposed) to target antifa, and I believe some were also passed to target the KKK.
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