RT: “People of Color” EXEMPT from mandatory face mask rule!!!
The authorities there have made wearing face #masks compulsory to protect against #Covid-19 unless you are a ‘person of color’ with a ‘heightened concern about racial profiling and harassment.’ People with certain disabilities and children under 12-years-old are also exempt from the rule. For everyone else face coverings must be worn in all public settings.
Some #Netizens have suggested this could be illegal, and that it ignores statistics suggesting ‘people of color’ are the most vulnerable to #coronavirus.
On the other hand, ReNika Moore, director of the #ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, said ‘Not wearing a protective bandana goes against #CDC recommendations and increases the risk of contracting Covid-19, but wearing one could mean putting their lives at risk of getting shot or killed because of racially-biased targeting.’ What do you think?