@blueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoBanning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their healthlemmings.worldimagemessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down10
arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageBanning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their healthlemmings.world@blueskyposter@lemmings.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareSinthesislinkfedilinkEnglish24•6 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-square@RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months agoFuckin’ shit-ass Nassau, of course they did.
minus-square@SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 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.
minus-square@ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoI haven’t seen his nose, but I bet it’s bold and beautiful. I wish him luck on his mental health journey!
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)
Fuckin’ shit-ass Nassau, of course they did.
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.
I haven’t seen his nose, but I bet it’s bold and beautiful. I wish him luck on his mental health journey!