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Link: https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/24/mask-mandate-florida-anger-erupts-coronavirus-vpx.cnn
However these are the consequences - you cannot go into a grocery store without one, you cannot ride public transportation, enter dining facilities, be on public land without a mask. Should you want to access any of these places without a mask you must sign a waiver that gives the date and time you were there. Should any outbreak occur in those places in and around those times, you become financially responsible for the medical treatment of those infected even if you’re not known to be the carrier - also, should you or any of your direct family become ill, your HCoverage is void and you must pay for your recovery as well as all those in your family.
The waiver can be done via smart phone. Tracing works.
Of course they believe they will live forever. The restaurants and bars opened and no social distancing and masks. The Sheriff is now putting it on the business. Adapt the policies or we will close you down. I believe it’s desperation by the businesses who are trying to survive. The young people will do whatever they can get away with. Unfortunately our cases are rising, mostly the young, but deaths remain low. We will see.
Here in NYC the oddity is, those who are considered to be the most at risk flout the wearing of masks the most.
Anecdotally - On the subway if there are riders who don’t wear a mask or don’t wear them properly they will be older whites, male or female; black and Hispanic male, female, all ages; and police, male, female all ages and ethnicities and rank.
Regardless of ethnicity, Hospital workers as noted by their hospital garb always wear a mask.
Noticeably whites wear a mask percentage wise more than any other let’s say 80% - Hispanics second most let’s say 60% - and black a very low percentage let’s say 25% (being generous) - cops the lowest percentage to almost none wearing a mask.
Just something that is blatantly noticeable - and this has been the same since the middle of March although police at one time did wear their masks and now they don’t.
We have this bullshit about masks jammed down our throat daily. Now we have a state out west saying it's not mandatory "for people of color". If masks helped that much, wouldn't everyone need to wear them? I'm sure this will be dismissed as "being on the fringe" but it's the type of mixed messages that make me think masks don't make a difference.
Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln-county-oregon-exempts-people-of-color-mandatory-coronavirus-mask-policy/
they work. Just had the issue earlier in the week in the office. We participate in the local juvenile defender program as part of our pro bono. Had a young man accused of some pretty violent stuff and his family in who refused to follow our policy and mask up in the common areas. Told them they had to leave. Was called everything but a child of god by all of them including the R word. Told them they still needed to leave. My partner today got him a sweet heart deal avoiding placement which is where he should have gone. I just shake my head.
The point is I don’t know if they work or not. But on the off chance that they do, you need to wear one in here. It’s really that simple and anyone who refuses is a fool.
It's like laying in bed with a condum on in case you may get laid that night. There are counties all over Florida now making them mandatory while inside their businesses. That is their right as a business to enforce the rule but I can tell you being out an about the last day, not many people are wearing them. And a good percentage that are have them below their noses or are constantly playing with them. But it does gives the cool kids a reason to visit Vera Bradley because they have matching patterns.
doing at least while this thing is currently surging.
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And yes for the last time I wear a mask it’s not political for me. It’s a health issue.
I thought of Baron immediately. I was sure he sent them to FL.