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Just heard this on NPR. Interesting to note re masks is the enforcement: businesses can be cited by law enforcement if they don't require employees and customers to wear masks. But also, if a customer refuses to wear a mask (and the store has a sign saying masks are required) they can be cited for trespassing.
With nationwide spikes in progress, I would hope no more opening would be attempted. At this rate, we are looking at a horrible July and August. Phase 3 would be reckless
How's this mandatory mask rule going to work out, when a significant number of people in this state are Trumpists? The Facebook comments section for my local (Wilmington) news is already full of comments like this one:
..." if you believe that there is a virus out there then you are dumb Its the democrats thats the virus"
And this one: "BUT YET RIOTERS CAN DESTROY OUR CITIES AND NOT WEAR A MASK! ROY BOY CAN WALK WITH THE, NOT WEARING A MASK! THIS IS A HOAX OF A LOCKDOWN "
Thanks! I searched earlier and didn't find any information.
I will be sort of disappointed if certain states (not NC, but TX, GA, FL) didn't take the necessary precautions and cause those of us who had to suffer for months in shutdown to have to shutdown again.
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How's this mandatory mask rule going to work out, when a significant number of people in this state are Trumpists? The Facebook comments section for my local (Wilmington) news is already full of comments like this one:
..." if you believe that there is a virus out there then you are dumb Its the democrats thats the virus"
And this one: "BUT YET RIOTERS CAN DESTROY OUR CITIES AND NOT WEAR A MASK! ROY BOY CAN WALK WITH THE, NOT WEARING A MASK! THIS IS A HOAX OF A LOCKDOWN "
At least the most dense areas tend to be pretty ok with mask
How's this mandatory mask rule going to work out, when a significant number of people in this state are Trumpists? The Facebook comments section for my local (Wilmington) news is already full of comments like this one:
..." if you believe that there is a virus out there then you are dumb Its the democrats thats the virus"
And this one: "BUT YET RIOTERS CAN DESTROY OUR CITIES AND NOT WEAR A MASK! ROY BOY CAN WALK WITH THE, NOT WEARING A MASK! THIS IS A HOAX OF A LOCKDOWN "
I worry about that too. There is that element just about everywhere. I will say of the Republicans I know, some of them seem to make an issue out of wearing masks, especially if it's coming from a Democrat Governor. But there are those who do wear masks and take other precautions because it's the smart thing to do, and they're not letting a bad political trend rule over them.
New Hanover is a county that would have a fair amount of people like that, but probably still in a minority. There are, however, those counties in the state where that mindset is even more pervasive, so I wonder how this is going to go there. Most of the comments that I've seen on the local TV news feeds, looking just out of curiosity, are coming from the rural counties in those areas, not the urban counties. While there's a lot I like about the rural counties, this kind of mentality is something that is definitely shameful from too many of their residents. And it makes that much harder for the people in those areas who are trying to do the right thing, by protecting themselves and others.
Even though the order explicitly said that law enforcement wouldn't arrest someone for solely not wearing a mask, it does say that if someone refuses, they either can be arrested for trespassing if they continue to refuse and don't leave. There are those activist sheriffs though, who I could see taking it upon themselves to vow not to enforce the part of the order that they're supposed to (i.e. trespassing) because of political posturing to those kinds of constituents. It's really a shame.
A lot of that mentality comes from the so-called "Reopen" movement, which is really based more on "Don't Tread on Me" rhetoric and has to be one of the most useless movements ever created. It hasn't helped anybody.
This started off supposedly as "we need to get this economy reopened, look at all these people who are out of work, going to be in poverty, etc", which is a valid concern. But it's turned into this, so apparently it really wasn't ever about that with some of these people, and it's been that crowd that has tried to make trouble.
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