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We've had it drilled into the collective national psyche since mid-April, 2020:
"Wear a mask or other face covering to protect others"
Here's where the law, and interpretation come in:
The way I interpret that mandate is the same way I would interpret your rights in a police state -
"Guilty until proven innocent".... "SICK until proven Well & Healthy"
When local, state, and national government, along with retailers and other businesses, tell you "your facial covering is for the protection of(to protect) others", to me, that implies they are telling you that you have whatever a face mask is supposed to "protect others" from.
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Originally Posted by tickyul
Mask-mandates give more and more power/control
to government, brilliantly evil.
Covid-19 is spreading like wildfire, mask or not.......and the death-rate is
very, very low.
Ok, and what about the italicized text which is the topic? Is it akin to suggesting one is 'guilty until proven innocent' - the opposite of how the American justice system works?
Ok, and what about the italicized text which is the topic? Is it akin to suggesting one is 'guilty until proven innocent' - the opposite of how the American justice system works?
What is your point exactly???
The way to beat a pandemic is exactly what you stated....assume you HAVE the disease and act accordingly...stay away from others....wear a mask to protect others....
What is hard to understand about that and what does it have to do with a court of law and "innocent until proven guilty"?
It is a FACT that asymptomatic carriers of this virus can expose and infect others before they ever have symptoms or without ever developing symptoms themselves...
Great for the carrier not so great for those they infect who may not be so lucky regarding symptoms or who in turn pass it on to someone who becomes very ill and dies...
But yeah, don't inconvenience yourself for the few minutes a day you might need to wear a mask in order to protect others....
Certainly human lives aren't worth inconveniencing you or any of the others that wrack their brains looking for reasons not to wear a mask....
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Originally Posted by bluedevilz
What is your point exactly???
The way to beat a pandemic is exactly what you stated....assume you HAVE the
disease and act accordingly...stay away from others....wear a mask to protect others....
What is hard to understand about that and what does it have to do with a court of
law and "innocent until proven guilty"?
It is a FACT that asymptomatic carriers of this virus can expose and infect others
before they ever have symptoms or without ever developing symptoms themselves...
Great for the carrier not so great for those they infect who may not be so lucky regarding
symptoms or who in turn pass it on to someone who becomes very ill and dies...
But yeah, don't inconvenience yourself for the few minutes a day you might need to wear
a mask in order to protect others....
Certainly human lives aren't worth inconveniencing you or any of the others that wrack
their brains looking for reasons not to wear a mask....
But I personally equate the insinuation with "Guilty until proven innocent", which is the opposite of how the American justice process operates.
Assume everyone you come in contact with is innocent, and don't be the judge, jury, and executioner by refusing to wear a mask in their presence.
If they are guilty of a crime, then you can visit your local constabulary and accuse them of one. Until then, keep your unmasked face away from them. Or - put on a mask.
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Originally Posted by reebo
This isn’t about the justice system, so the guilt/innocence
comparison doesn’t apply.
I was just drawing a parallel, that's all.
I still feel that the medical establishment pushing this "Sick until proven well" mantra is wrong.
What should have happened back in February is that EVERYONE IN THE U.S. is tested - REGARDLESS of indication or lack of.
Those that test positive for Covid19, or its anti-bodies, are the ones that are quarantined, not the whole nation. Once they are healthy, they must still wear a mask in public for a period of fourteen days beyond their hospitalization or quarantine period, not every man, woman, and child over 3yrs old. Social distancing protocols are still enforced in public, at least until the curve is flattened or reverses, but businesses, schools, gyms, churches, etc. can remain open, and not destroy the greatest economy, up to that point, in years.
But good ol' American hubris, pride, and arrogance got in the way of all that - and I do not blame only Trump, or any other high official, of any political party, solely for this present mess.
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