Posted on 07/11/2020 3:52:39 PM PDT by lightman
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County’s enforcement of Gov. Mike DeWine’s mask order will largely rely upon complaints filed by the public, rather than proactive policing, County Executive Armond Budish announced Friday.
Individuals who see others failing to abide by the mask requirement should call in complaints to the county’s new hotline at 216-698-5050, or file complaints online at cuyahogacounty.us/maskexperience.
County workers will then contact the subject of the complaints — either individuals or businesses — to let them know a complaint has been filed, Budish said. Complaints also will be forwarded to the Board of Health, and the relevant city or village.
“This is not intended to be going out and finding people not wearing masks. We want people to wear their masks… We want people to do it voluntarily,” Budish said.
If the county receives repeated complaints or cases of “serious non-compliance,” the Sheriff’s Department could investigate or potentially file charges.
Local municipalities and police departments also could respond to violations however they see fit, which could include proactive policing, Budish said.
Even though sheriff’s deputies or local police can enforce the order, Budish said “there’s not enough people in law enforcement throughout the county to track down people, chase them around and figure out who we can go after for not wearing a mask.”
People can also file complaints directly with the Board of Health or their local governments, though Budish said the county established its hotline to better allow the Board of Health to focus on contact tracing and testing rather than mask enforcement.
If the Board of Health determines certain places are continuously ignoring the mask order, the board may reach out to local authorities to address the problem, Health Commissioner Terry Allan said. Otherwise, the board intends to work with people and give them time to understand and comply with the governor’s mandate, Allan said.
Violating the governor’s order is a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $750 fine, Budish said.
WTH?!
Just called the MF’s and left an obscene message for the Gestapo and Stazi. F all demoRats.
Snitchlines.
Destruction of private and professional lives on a larger scale.
Random arrests.
Allowed assaults and batteries with the periodic street execution.
Disappearances.
Camps.
Mass graves.
FLOOD the lines with calls demanding yellow arm bands .
“We want people to do it voluntarily,” Budish said.”
It never ceases to amaze that Democrats can be what they themselves hate...and feel so virtuous about it.
The way to stop this is to overwhelm the courts with this nonsense. Line up the cases for months and months.
Everybody pleads not guilty and demands a jury trial. Thousands tie up the courts indefinitely.
Sounds like denouncement during the French Revolution or Fahrenheit 451.
Will the Guillotine be next?
You have outed yourself as the enemy. Thank you for the clarity.
There’s one in this thread. They are cheering it on.
The Mrs. and I went to a kitchen cabinet showroom today. We were the only ones without masks on. Got a few looks from other customers...almost as if we were lepers.
Stay home, you miserable, gullible snitch.
The author of #4, DannyTN,cha123, and USFRIENDINVICTORIA are the quartet of Fearper Trolls who pop up on these threads to champion “universal masking”
How About one to report homosexuals who don’t use condoms?
Send the Health Dept to raid bug chasing parties.
Flood the Hotline .
In that case, the Sherrif’s Dept best have a very large pool of new recruits.
This is a winning Reelection issue
rake your nazi brown shirt attitude and hide under the bed. I don’t know what sickens me more - that the state would set up such a hotline or that people like you would call it.
Bombard them with complaints about soul food restaurants and gay bars and see if they have the b@lls to actually do anything.
This number will be shut down pretty fast. It’s going to be funny.
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