NYC Mayor Says Shoppers In Masks Are Hiding From Cops, Not COVID — And Should Be Barred From Stores

Eric Adams (D, New York City), has instructed local retailers to bar patrons from entry If they don’t want to take off their masks, they will be told that they may not have COVID exposure and are likely to hide from the police.

Adams — who allowed mask mandates to persist in his city for small children in schools until the summer of 2022, and made no move to push for the state to lift mandates for public transit that lapsed in September of 2022 and that expired for hospitals and health care centers in February of 2023 — has now called for stores to implement no-mask policies in an effort to boost a facial recognition initiative aimed at slowing rampant crime All around the city.

The NYC Mayor spoke to 1010-WINS during an interview. “Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask and then once they’re inside they can continue to wear if they so desire to do so. … When you see these mask-wearing people, oftentimes it’s not about being fearful of the pandemic. It’s fearful of the police catching [them] for their deeds.”

Facial recognition is not only used to stop shoplifting, but also helps police identify repeat offenders as well as suspects that might be connected to more serious criminal activities.

Adams stated that Adams was trying to prevent anyone from feeling unsafe. He also said that shoppers would be allowed to remove their masks upon entering if they felt they were in danger.

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In addition, the mayor noted that it would not fall solely on the businesses to ensure shoppers follow the new policy. This was because patrol officers were to be posted in areas with more stores to aid in ensuring patrons do comply.

“We are beefing up our coverage in those BID [Business Improvement District] areas, those high shopping areas, and we’re also beefing up our surveillance and practices,” He elaborated. “So we have something called ‘paid detail,’ where you have uniformed officers are allowed during their off-duty hours to do some of the security at many of our stores and locations and that has always been successful.”

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