It'll scare the women and horses.
Posted on 05/26/2005 5:27:38 PM PDT by US admirer
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - City and county attorneys are defending Wheeling police who arrested a man for wearing a Grinch mask while walking along a city street.
Norman Eugene Gray, 42, was arrested Tuesday. He was arraigned and released on a personal recognizance bond.
Officers saw Gray about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, told him to take the mask off and not put it on again. Gray removed it and asked why he could not wear it, according to Wheeling police reports. Officers told him wearing masks in public is illegal.
Gray said he felt he had a right to wear it and said it was not illegal. He put the mask back on and was arrested. The mask was confiscated.
Wheeling City Solicitor Rosemary Humway-Warmuth and Ohio County Prosecutor Scott Smith said masks as well as dark window tinting in vehicles can pose a safety hazard to law enforcement officers and hinder efforts to identify criminal suspects.
"When we think about masks, we don't always think of Halloween," Humway-Warmuth said.
Smith said wearing a mask or hood in public is a misdemeanor under state law, punishable by a fine of up to $500 or up to a year in jail, or both. Children up to 16 years old can wear masks. Traditional Halloween masks, safety gear used in occupations, theatrical productions, civil defense or protection from bad weather also are legal.
When Grinch masks are outlawed only outlaws will own Grinch masks....
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Fer yer own good, bump.
It'll scare the women and horses.
If they're worried about somebody stealing Christmas, they should arrest the entire ACLU.
"You're a foul one, Voin-oh-vich..."
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I've been to Wheeling. Many locals would benefit from wearing masks.
PackerBoy wrote:
I've been to Wheeling. Many locals would benefit from wearing masks.
--I've been to places like that :)
How about the Muslims? They need to take off their head gears now.
He was turned in by a couple of Whos.
"Wonder if they arrest muslim women walking down that street?"
Excellent question as many states have anti-mask laws.
why not just pistol-whip the guy? ... betcha they wouldn't have touched him had he been wearing a koran mask
Smith said wearing a mask or hood in public is a misdemeanor under state law, punishable by a fine of up to $500 or up to a year in jail, or both.
I hope he sues and gets a million dollars from the city and 10's of thousands of $ from pudwads Smith and Humway-Warmuth.
Attention "Public Servants"! The public does not exist, move and function at the behest or benefit of the government/public servants. Nor is permission required from the 'Public Servants' for the masters, the public, to function. YOU, Public Servants & Government DO, however, exist, move and function at the behest of the public and for it's benefit as we the public, excluding unreasonable whining from scaredy cats, determine what benefit ought to be.
Dupe of http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1411070/posts?page=1,50
129 posts and climbing.
I wonder if you could legally walk down the street wearing a welding helmet?
How 'bout a full face motorcycle helmet?
Must have been a slow day for the cops.... What a waste of time and taxpayer money.
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