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In reply to the discussion: I sincerely hope that when they end mask mandates that I will still have the right to wear my mask [View all]ForgedCrank
(3,005 posts)of exactly where or anything, but I do remember in the past that some locals were passing ordinances banning mask wearing because of armed masked robbers and some other violent incidents. They were all using them to commit crimes or violence. At the time, it was accepted without backlash due to the need, and the fact that people don't really need a ski mask or gas mask on most days of the year. But I'm sure that wouldn't apply to medical masks if it came down to it.
I don't think anyone has a burr up their butt when people willingly wear them, it's mostly the mandates that cause the push-back. There are a lot of people who just flat don't like being told what to do, no matter what is good for them. The oldsters in my family always called those types "hard headed".