Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: on Nostr: This is bad. Atlanta is proposing a blanket ban on masks. (It sounds like healthcare ...
This is bad. Atlanta is proposing a blanket ban on masks. (It sounds like healthcare workers and religious face coverings might be exempt)
There is no evidence mask bans reduce crime. But mask bans do increase disease spread, violate free expression rights, and are misused to stop and frisk people of color.
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