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24 Jun 2020, 2:16 am

https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/hhs/page/face-covering-directive


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24 Jun 2020, 3:23 am

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People of color who have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public.


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24 Jun 2020, 3:59 am

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People of color who have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public.


Now, instead of "harrassment" for wearing a mask (from the right, supposedly), they will receive harrassment (from the left) for not wearing a mask...Not entirely certain how this could be considered a step forward for them.

It also indicates that masks (or public health) are obviously not considered to be a top priority by the government responsible for this change...Or maybe this is some exceedingly clever "alt-right" government trying to encourage certain groups not to wear masks in order to have them infected by the virus? 8O



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24 Jun 2020, 4:20 am

White person could be racially profiled and harassed by a store salesman who thinks they have money to spend, because they're white.

Not wearing a mask may help white people stop a racist store salesman. :)


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24 Jun 2020, 6:53 pm

In one article people said that wearing a "bandana" would possibly racially profile them, but the law is stating a "mask". Which does not have to be a bandana. So... confused...


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24 Jun 2020, 10:34 pm

The directive was updated, the POC exemption was removed.


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