07-09-2020, 11:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-09-2020, 11:11 AM by robdrimmie.
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(07-09-2020, 10:03 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Not our region, but the reporting has begun:
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1991717&playlistId=1.4372144&binId=1.1147261&playlistPageNum=1#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=UmQ7OYS
But I think the point is clear, people who are angry and irate enough to not wear a mask, even if they will lie about having a medical reason are going to expose themselves in other ways. In this case, not mentioned in the video, but you can see that social distancing is out the window, this person is in the managers face. The racism is just the cherry on top...but I don't think it's going to be uncommon...these sets of values go together.
I don't think many calm rational people who would be able to calmly lie about having a medical condition are going to care enough or bother to do so just to avoid wearing a mask.
It seems especially telling that this is happening at a T&T. They've had a Canada-wide mask policy enforced by security in stores for around two months now (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/t-...-1.5557515). This person was looking for a fight and because the store enforced a masking policy they got it and they got to spew their racist bullshit publicly.
From this article: https://www.insauga.com/mississauga-pass...mask-bylaw
Quote:While Rogers said that it will be incumbent upon businesses to enforce mandatory mask policies, he did say that operators will not be permitted to ask for proof of a medical condition or even ask what medical condition might preclude someone from wearing a mask or face covering.
Also note that the bylaw in Mississauga isn't even in effect until July 10.
I agree this asshole is a liar, it's exactly as Bytor described. This sort of incident is exactly why I think that we need to just let them be, at least for a bit. No one at the store needed that in their lives, especially not the staff who were targeted by the anti-Chinese racism and while this sort of massive public shame might change this particular asshole's stance, now a bunch of other assholes may think they need to make a point too. I don't know what the balance to strike on reporting these issues and the risk of inciting more of them, but it's a concern to me.
I don't mean to ignore your previous message, it's just that I agree with you pretty much entirely. Our culture conflict is definitely hot but I don't think that masks will be an inflection point. Everything I'm saying is absolutely predicated on the hope that we achieve very high compliance. If we don't additional enforcement will absolutely be necessary.