minus-squareSinthesis@lemmy.todaytoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•Banning masks means banning (a subset) of disabled people from public places without great risk to their healthlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·15 hours agoNassau County in NY state passed a law this summer https://www.nyclu.org/press-release/nassau-county-mask-ban-signed-into-law YES, there are exceptions for health, religious or cultural reasons BUT they’ve also used it as probable cause to search someone https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nassau-county-police-issue-first-face-mask-ban-violation/5741363/ (it doesn’t matter that he was found with a knife. My son wears a mask because he thinks his nose is ugly) linkfedilink
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minus-squareSinthesis@lemmy.todaytoCasual Conversation @lemm.ee•UHC made a health insurance pitch to my job site.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoIt gets worse as you get older too. My dad was 1 month over 70 and they denied him a lung replacement because he was too old. He died 6mos later. Paid into the system since he was 25. linkfedilink
Nassau County in NY state passed a law this summer https://www.nyclu.org/press-release/nassau-county-mask-ban-signed-into-law YES, there are exceptions for health, religious or cultural reasons BUT they’ve also used it as probable cause to search someone https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nassau-county-police-issue-first-face-mask-ban-violation/5741363/ (it doesn’t matter that he was found with a knife. My son wears a mask because he thinks his nose is ugly)