It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC

What if you are severely immuno-compromised during a pandemic? Just die, I suppose?

This would be a clear violation of ones first amendment right. Say it's your religion.

America is a garbage country.

Context: I am American

Banning masks is authoritarian fascist shit, especially masks that protect you from spreading contagious illnesses. Ridiculous, one year we're all told we need to wear masks to protect one another, next year we're told that it's illegal? Fuck off government, fuck off.

There are active KKK chapters in NC. There is also a Proud Boys presence here (they're known to wear masks).

I wonder, will they be exempt from this? (I know the answer, of course. Republicans will protect their own.)

I know someone that recently got a heart transplant. They wear a mask, and take many other precautions so that their immune system doesn't reject the heart. They aren't being overly cautious - they are actually at risk. I can't imagine a government trying to arrest them for wearing a mask.

That's fine. Wearing a mask is now a political statement which is protected free speech.

Does that apply to surgeons?

My little niece just turned 19. Weeks before her birthday, she was diagnosed with cancer and is currently going through chemo.

These people can go to hell if they think they can put her even more at risk because of whatever shitty agenda they're pushing.

Party of freedom.... fuck you, fucking fascists.

I'm in the middle of planning a trip to NC to do some boat work. If this passes, they just lost six months of revenue from me. Renting yard space, purchasing tools, supplies and stores, frequenting local businesses and free publicity from the socials. I won't be the only one either.

"For health reasons" - if that's what they choose to enforce, well then... looks like every day just became Halloween.

"No officer, Im not wearing this Ronald Reagan mask for my health, I'm celebrating Halloween" "Yes, officer, in May".

my state used to be purple leaning blue...

Ahh.. good times...

they're over now

Let them try .. I'm a cancer survivor with a compromised immune system. They can fuck right off and I'll be filing an ADA complaint.

Yeah, ok, good luck enforcing that

Is americ okay

They really said “because we can’t get crime under control, you can’t have health measures”

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Does that apply to Proud Boys? Let's unmask these filthy vermin.

I thought that said NYC at first and was confused as it's blue, but now it makes sense

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_enforcement

good thing they forgot to ban them for security reasons...

Good thing they won't ban that.

Yes, shoot me for wearing an anti-allergy mask officer. I'm begging you.
I will live like a king siphoning off your retirement pension if you shoot me for keeping pollen out of my nose.

I would love to get a mask made that read "I have tuberculosis".

Hopefully this doesn't spread. My partner already has a difficult time going into public because she's highly allergic to a very common ingredient that's in practically everything.

I'd imagine this is more about making sure facial recognition works. Can't Big Brother if they plebs are covering their faces.

Would this include airplanes flying into NC? Like, if I have a layover in Charlotte and I'm only gonna be at the airport a few hours, I can't wear a mask on the plane to Charlotte, or at the Charlotte airport? I know planes are owned by the airlines so they're not "public", but what about inside an airport?

With what legal explanation? Cruel attack on nature by not dying?

More evidence of nihilistic government. Can em ban em afghanistan em

This is why I welcome the coming global ecological apocalypse. We deserve it.

I hope one of the local government members gets a major sickness like COVID because someone with it comes up to them unmasked and sneezes on them. Then their Republicans might learn a lesson so long as it was one of them getting sneezed on. Though, I doubt it.

Would wearing a mask at a hospital be considered public?

Ever since I left NC it has become the most fucked up bunch of deranged retards (oh, excuse me, deranged "mentally challenged" 🙄 ) and I am NOT going back to fix it. This is what nonstop, unchallenged radical fascist radio causes, and every shitlib here is still gonna defend it as "free speech".

*France has enter the chat*

Good let them infect each other.