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Current version of the bill

Any of the following are exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-12.7, 14-12.8,21 14-12.9, 14-12.10 and 14-12.14:

  1. Any person or persons, as members or members elect of a society, order or organization, engaged in any parade, ritual, initiation, ceremony, celebration or requirement of such society, order or organization, and wearing or using any manner of costume, paraphernalia, disguise, facial makeup, hood, implement or device, whether the identity of such person or persons is concealed or not, on any public or private street, road, way or property, or in any public or private building, provided permission shall have been first obtained therefor by a representative of such society, order or organization from the governing body of the municipality in which the same takes place, or, if not in a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the same takes place.

  2. Any person wearing a mask for the purpose of ensuring the physical health or safety of the wearer or others.

ITT: How the right shifts goalposts and gaslights the left

  • Norgur@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    Yeah, because only the KKK wears hoods, so this just has to be about them and nothing else. Besides…. Aren’t you conveniently omitting the part where societies and organizations have to obtain permission? What the fuck, man. Let’s not delve into the same “reading slightly wrong to produce outrage” BS we love to criticize the right-wing fearmongers for.

      • lad@programming.dev
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        6 months ago

        But still, forbid me to wear a mask if I feel under the weather is also bullshit. I understand that it’s better to stay home when ill, but realistically it’s not always possible

        When masks were enforced during the pandemic I thought it was finally going to become the norm to wear a mask if you catch a cold. It was not, it appears, public health is less important than total surveillance

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          I’m not disagreeing with that point. I just don’t like the bullshit that people make up for rage bait