Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Mask shaming erupts as latest public battle over coronavirus restrictions
The Orange County Register ^ | May 13, 2020 | SCOTT SCHWEBKE and DAVID DOWNEY

Posted on 05/13/2020 4:42:04 PM PDT by DannyTN

Psychology, conflicting rules, misinformation and anxiety fueling bad behavior and violence, experts say

As a culture war rages across the nation over whether to wear protective masks, closer to home the battle is spilling over into store aisles and shopping center parking lots with alarming frequency — and at times violent consequences.

Los Angeles police this week announced the arrest of two brothers who allegedly assaulted store employees and a security guard who attempted to escort them from a Target in Van Nuys for refusing to wear masks. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coldcivilwar; coronavirus; covid19; masks
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 221-223 next last
To: Eleutheria5
"I don’t believe it’s worth a good sh!t as protection."

And you are wrong. Even a simple double layer of cotton sheet stops 96% of salivary droplets in the 6 micron (respirable) range.

81 posted on 05/13/2020 5:35:42 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN

Nope


82 posted on 05/13/2020 5:36:10 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 46 | View Replies]

To: Mr Ramsbotham

“and making it nearly impossible to see through his glasses.”

that’s a YUGE problem for too as a glasses-wearer, which is one reason i wear my mask on my chin ...


83 posted on 05/13/2020 5:36:16 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: catnipman

I left mine up as an aesthetic favor.


84 posted on 05/13/2020 5:36:24 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Good to see you, HTB!


85 posted on 05/13/2020 5:37:23 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies]

To: Wonder Warthog
a very simple, very effective means of protecting yourself AND OTHER PEOPLE

Except it does not. The mask wearing is protecting no one and may be causing harm.

That is the problem. It is doing something visible but ultimately worthless. That is what virtue signaling is.

86 posted on 05/13/2020 5:37:50 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 75 | View Replies]

To: reformedliberal

It is also combined with sterile technique and sterile gloves/gown. The face is not touched once the mask is in place the masks are worn once the. discarded. A far cry from the snot rags people are wearing in the grocery stores


87 posted on 05/13/2020 5:39:15 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies]

To: Not A Snowbird

And you. How are you getting along?


88 posted on 05/13/2020 5:39:23 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 85 | View Replies]

To: Not A Snowbird

“The look he gave her would curdle milk so she didn’t push it”

good response ... another might be to launch into a coughing fit and explain you can’t wear a mask because something happened a couple of days ago that makes it hard for you to breath ...


89 posted on 05/13/2020 5:40:11 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN

poppycock


90 posted on 05/13/2020 5:40:21 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Doing well. Actually went out to dinner on Monday, along with half the state of Arizona.


91 posted on 05/13/2020 5:40:24 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 88 | View Replies]

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I was one of the first people in my area wearing a mask.

I wear mine so other people won’t be afraid to wear theirs.


92 posted on 05/13/2020 5:40:45 PM PDT by DannyTN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN
Keep telling yourself that.
93 posted on 05/13/2020 5:41:34 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 92 | View Replies]

To: Wonder Warthog

if only the virus particles were > 6 microns. they are not. And once that simple cotton mask becomes saturated with exhaled moisture it is even more worthless


94 posted on 05/13/2020 5:42:15 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 81 | View Replies]

To: ChildOfThe60s
"Does anyone seriously believe that the masks they’re telling us to make with t-shirt fabric at home is going to do more than that?"

The disclaimer is to satisfy lawyers, not because masks don't work...they do. A simple double layer of cotton sheet stops 96% of salivary microdrops in the 6 micron size range (which is the range that lodges in the lungs and kicks things off). If you're interested, I can provide a link to the experimentation proving the above.

95 posted on 05/13/2020 5:42:22 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN

And, pretty soon, even if you're wearing a mask, they'll try to shame you by telling you that your mask isn't as good as their mask.




96 posted on 05/13/2020 5:42:25 PM PDT by Songcraft
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Bump


97 posted on 05/13/2020 5:42:29 PM PDT by foreverfree
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I’m glad some people get it!


98 posted on 05/13/2020 5:43:21 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 86 | View Replies]

To: catnipman
👍
99 posted on 05/13/2020 5:44:04 PM PDT by Mom MD
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: reformedliberal
"...the masks they’re telling us to make with t-shirt fabric at home... ____________________________________________________ Are 5% effective."

Not true. A double layer of a cotton sheet stops 96% of particles in the 6 micron size range.

100 posted on 05/13/2020 5:45:06 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 62 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 221-223 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson