As we approach the 3rd year of the full scale invasion by terrorist Russia, I ask media and pundits to please mention that Russia invaded Ukraine 11 years ago. Too many conveniently forget that Russia invaded and set up concentration camps and carried out mass atrocities in occupied territories for over a decade
If you think mask bans are “no big deal” because there’s medical exemptions, please consider the following:
Police are not doctors
Many disabilities are invisible
Disabled people don’t live in a bubble. I need my friends and caregivers to mask to protect me
Everyone should have the right to protect their health, you shouldn’t have to already be sick to be permitted to mask
Criminalizing masks sends a message that maskers are “bad”. It emboldens anti-maskers and increases odds of aggression