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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSeriously, if someone points a real but not loaded pistol at you---or even a realistic "toy"
pistol---, that constitutes an assault and you are legally entitled to defend yourself against the perceived threat.
So, now imagine that this same person---without a mask of any kind--- confronts mask-wearing you in a checkout line and repeatedly crowds you in violation of social distancing. Then, when you ask them to back up, they refuse, ridicule you for wearing a mask and start intentionally coughing at you.
I'm sure there are several ways to handle that situation.
Ferrets are Cool
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(13,880 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,278 posts)is to run away as soon and as fast as possible; anything else is likely to involve prolonged contact with the person.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,847 posts)... while wearing my N100-rated elastomeric mask, with a large cloth mask on top of it to help block the mask's exhalation valve.
Another customer, an angry-looking white guy, stared at me the entire time with contempt on his face. We were at different counters across from each other.
He never said a word, though. It seemed like he was on the verge of ridiculing me, opening his mouth for a second before closing it again, but he realized that I was much bigger than him.
By the way, here's a NYT article about the elastomeric masks that many hospitals don't even use despite their effectiveness:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/coronavirus-masks-elastomeric-respirators.html
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)Sounds like a clear and present danger to me. Why should the other guys get to have all the fun?
-- Mal