blueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBanning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their healthlemmings.worldimagemessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1674arrow-down113
arrow-up1661arrow-down1imageBanning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their healthlemmings.worldblueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareSinthesis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoNassau County in NY state passed a law this summer https://www.nyclu.org/press-release/nassau-county-mask-ban-signed-into-law YES, there are exceptions for health, religious or cultural reasons BUT they’ve also used it as probable cause to search someone https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nassau-county-police-issue-first-face-mask-ban-violation/5741363/ (it doesn’t matter that he was found with a knife. My son wears a mask because he thinks his nose is ugly)
minus-squareZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI haven’t seen his nose, but I bet it’s bold and beautiful. I wish him luck on his mental health journey!
minus-squareSanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI know someone who wears one because a lifetime of depression caused them not to take care of their teeth, and so they don’t want to be judged even more poorly for that.
Nassau County in NY state passed a law this summer https://www.nyclu.org/press-release/nassau-county-mask-ban-signed-into-law YES, there are exceptions for health, religious or cultural reasons BUT they’ve also used it as probable cause to search someone https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nassau-county-police-issue-first-face-mask-ban-violation/5741363/ (it doesn’t matter that he was found with a knife. My son wears a mask because he thinks his nose is ugly)
I haven’t seen his nose, but I bet it’s bold and beautiful. I wish him luck on his mental health journey!
I know someone who wears one because a lifetime of depression caused them not to take care of their teeth, and so they don’t want to be judged even more poorly for that.