NY County first in US to ban masks

he is county in Nassau, and New HebThis Wednesday was the first place in the United States to ban the use of masks in public places, except when required by religion, health or culture.

The management member of the county of Nassau, Bruce Blakeman, signed this Wednesday the bill which aims to increase the security publicthus causing the law to take effect without delay.

The project was approved earlier this month by the Legislature county Nassau, controlled by the republicans.

Los 12 republicans who voted for the protection measure that this law will prevent activists violent hide their identity. For their part, the seven Democrats in the body abstained from voting.

At the beginning of August, the Union from Freedom Civilians of New Heb (NYCLU) criticism of the prohibition of the masks in Nassau and noted that yes forced about the rights of freedom of expression.

“light people Those who break the law can face up to a year in prison. prisonin addition to MORE of 1,000 dollars. Nationwide, banned masks recently they have been used for attack activists pro-Palestinians,” the group said in a statement.

According to the NYCLU, the prohibition from masks represents “an inappropriate and dangerous application of the law to score political points and attack activists“.

“Hold up people which are expressed (at obvious) that is protection they and their identity put their health and well-being at risk, in particular people with disabilities, people of color and people with neutral views,” the group noted in its statement.

In June, the governor democratic from New HebKathy Hochul, that she was considering ending the masks on the city’s subway system New Hebbut no specific plan has been announced to implement such prohibition So far.

During the epidemic disease from covid 19 became popular, and in some US states even mandated by law, the use of masks in public places to avoid infection.