Oklahoma City repeals mask requirement after customers threaten store employees with guns

[VladmireTrumpkins]

Once again guns are being brought out... sickening


Officials in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday walked back a requirement that people wear face masks inside reopened stores and restaurants, citing threats of violence and physical abuse directed at employees.

Mayor Will Joyce, an independent, amended his emergency declaration on the same day it took effect “in response to concerns voiced by business proprietors and citizens,” according to a news release. The anger directed toward store employees started in the first three hours businesses were open and included a threat of gun violence.

State and local governments have included a requirement that people wear masks in at least some circumstances as part of their reopening plans.

In Stillwater, many people objecting to the mask requirement cited their belief that the rule is unconstitutional,


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/05/02/coronavirus-latest-news/#link-RWSW4SJMRFBNBOTT3WGA7E3QIY

[RANDYWILDMAN]

1. The stupid...

it runs like water in Oklahoma

[Codeine]

2. Nothing quite as predictable as rednecks. nt

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. What's next?

I predict these assholes will start ripping the PPE off the faces of others.

[Cyrano]

4. If they don't want to wear masks, someone will be

"prying their guns out of their cold dead hands." Unfortunately, their insanity will result in lots of sane people getting infected.

[Chainfire]

5. Threats? Where were the police?

[stopdiggin]

15. With respect to (those that deserve such) the people wearing uniform

if you don't think that some of their co-workers are part of this crowd .. then you are sadly misinformed.

I will also point you to the actions, or non-action (with obvious directive), of the LE officers at the state capital in MI. Is it frustrating? Oh, hell yes! But you're probably saving lives by allowing the infants to have their little "mad" .. and encouraging everyone to go on home to their families.

[alwaysinasnit]

6. And caving to their intimidation only enboldens them further.

[Newest Reality]

10. And they are...

And they are emboldened by their Terrorist in Chief, (in the stochastic sense). Mr. Total Authority, Inc.

When things like that start happening, a real President, (the kind that has any concern for his/her people) would be calling that out and asking people to respect the procedures and their fellow Americans.

Not General Cockwomble. You can condone things by way of omission, and/or via AstroTurf, propaganda outlets posing as news, etc. We are dealing with people who either are unable or unwilling to think for themselves. They are more like confused, adolescent, wind-up robots who look for authority figures and bobble-heads to tell them what to do. And they do it, as if by remote control.

[alwaysinasnit]

13. Yup. They are authoritarian followers, taking their cues from the Bungler-in-Chief.

[smirkymonkey]

7. So fucked up.

I am so glad I live in a blue city in a blue state. I couldn't bear to live around people who thought and behaved that way.

[stillcool]

8. must be some place.

I really can't imagine

[MacKasey]

9. No Shirt, No Shoes, No Mask, No Service

Simple for the covidiots

[sdfernando]

11. I've been to a lot of places in my life, either living for long periods or just visiting for work or

on vacation.

I've NEVER set foot in Oklahoma and now I NEVER WILL.

Doesn't seem like there is anything to see over there anyway, lots of flat land, tornadoes...and really freaky people.....no thanks.

Condolences to the DU's that reside there. I just don't think there are enough of you.

[Atticus]

12. Gee, I had always just ASSUMED that all fifty states and the municipalities in them

had police forces, even if they just consisted of Andy and "Barn".

[fishwax]

14. Your subject line is confusing, since it is Stillwater, Oklahoma, and not Oklahoma City

Making the C in city lowercase would help to reduce the confusion and make it technically accurate, but just saying Stillwater OK instead of Oklahoma City would be better.

[Ferrets are Cool]

16. This is TERRORISM.

FUCKING HELL!!!!

Will this fucking nightmare never end??????

[TheBlackAdder]

17. Yep. It just empowers more crazies.