An existing law bans the wearing of masks in public.
The legislators, understanding that this would ban any mask wearing in public, carved exceptions out for things like Halloween and Mardi Gras.
If this was only intended for those otherwise commiting a crime, these exceptions make no sense. Why would you make it more legal to commit a crime on Halloween dressed as a spooky ghost?
Is your grandma going to be arrested for wearing a mask on the sidewalk? Probably not.
Is it now illegal for her to do so? Yes.
Is her arrest now dependent on the observing officers discretion not to enforce the law? Yes.
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I don't understand where the media spin is.
An existing law bans the wearing of masks in public.
The legislators, understanding that this would ban any mask wearing in public, carved exceptions out for things like Halloween and Mardi Gras.
If this was only intended for those otherwise commiting a crime, these exceptions make no sense. Why would you make it more legal to commit a crime on Halloween dressed as a spooky ghost?
Is your grandma going to be arrested for wearing a mask on the sidewalk? Probably not.
Is it now illegal for her to do so? Yes.
Is her arrest now dependent on the observing officers discretion not to enforce the law? Yes.
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