'Burn the mask' protest temporarily shutters Fresno Trader Joe's

[TexasTowelie]

A group of anti-mask protestors temporarily shuttered a Trader Joe's in Fresno.

Although scientific evidence — and guidance from local, state and federal officials — support the importance of mask-wearing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, "Burn the Mask" protestors blocked the entrance of the grocery store on Saturday afternoon. As a result, the store chose to close early. It was not closed by police, as some on social media erroneously claimed.

Video posted to social media shows one protestor reading a prepared list of reasons why Trader Joe's, a private business, must serve him despite his refusal to wear a mask. As he argues close up and maskless with a masked Trader Joe's employee, he's cheered on by a group of supporters, many filming on their phones. The protestors then begin writing down the names of the employees based on their name tags. The man claims they will be "legally prosecuted" for barring them from entering the store, to which an employee says, "Alright" as he closes the door on them.

The man cites the 1964 Civil Rights Act as evidence he is being discriminated against, a common talking point for anti-maskers. Title II of the act reads: "All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin."

Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/coronavirus/article/antimask-covid-protest-Fresno-Trader-Joes-15842614.php

[walkingman]

1. We had better wake up or this virus will be around for a long, long time.

[Blue Owl]

2. People, People...

The mask is not the enemy!!!



Teh stupid, it baffles...

[lapfog_1]

4. no shoes, no shirt, no mask, no service

they never objected to the first two... and all three restrictions are there for the same reason

[MichMan]

7. How is a virus spread by not wearing shoes or a shirt?

[lapfog_1]

8. all three are heath concerns

or at least that is used as an excuse for the first two.

the point is all theses mask holes never organize a protest for the first two... they should have no objection to a mask rule at a place of business

[Grasswire2]

5. "race, color, religion, or national origin"

How does mandating masks discriminate, then, if everyone is asked to wear one?

[TexasTowelie]

6. I was thinking along the same line.

The store employees at Trader Joe's weren't discriminating for any of the reasons stated above that were part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and since the Civil Rights Act did not address the issue of pandemics there aren't any civil rights to be protected.

[Grasswire2]

9. ayep nt

[hvn_nbr_2]

11. Their religion is being stupid fucks. Branch COVIDians. nt

[Bayard]

10. "A mask is not a political issue,

Its an IQ test".

I saved that quote for future use.

I used to live about 30 miles east of Fresno. It is a surprisingly red area.