{"id":2291153,"date":"2024-07-09T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-reconsider-mask-bans-after-spring-campus-protests-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T12:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:51:11","slug":"lawmakers-reconsider-mask-bans-after-spring-campus-protests-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-reconsider-mask-bans-after-spring-campus-protests-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers reconsider mask bans after spring, campus protests &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-reconsider-mask-bans-after-spring-campus-protests-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291153&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how \u200bstate and local politicians \u200chave considered banning face coverings in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">violent protests<\/a> that took\u2063 place on college campuses. Lawmakers in cities like Los Angeles and New York are considering these bans\u200b to prevent protesters\u2063 from concealing \u2064their \u200cidentities. Recent incidents at universities, such as Columbia University and the\u2064 University of California, Los Angeles, \u2062where masked protesters \u200bclashed with police, have prompted discussions about banning masks. The article also \u2062mentions how Republicans in North Carolina and \u2062Philadelphia have already implemented restrictions on wearing masks\u2063 in public spaces to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-abused-wife-took-on-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost\/\" title=\"Abused wife battles Tesla on tracking tech, but loses\">address similar concerns<\/a>. Democrats in New York, including Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, are also considering supporting\u2062 a mask ban following incidents involving anti-war protesters. These discussions about banning masks highlight the ongoing debate surrounding the use of face coverings\u200b in public spaces.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Lawmakers reconsider mask bans after spring campus protests<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/pmchugh\/\">Peter McHugh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T11:54:45-04:00\">July 9, 2024 11:54 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_21230\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the wake of the spring\u2019s violent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campus protests,<\/a> state and local politicians from both sides of the aisle have considered cracking down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/face-masks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>face coverings<\/a>, once required in all classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> have recently floated the idea of banning masks in their cities, attempting to deter violent protesters who, lawmakers say, often wore coverings to conceal their identities. At universities across the nation, masked demonstrators opposed to the Israel-Hamas war chanted and set up tent communities, often leading to violent police confrontations at schools including Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>In June, North Carolina Republicans approved restrictions on wearing masks in public after 30 people from an encampment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were arrested, many of them masked. In January, Philadelphia barred ski masks in public spaces, hoping to curb violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>In New York, Democrats, including Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Mayor Eric Adams, expressed their support for a mask ban after anti-war protesters piled into a subway car and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CfkOz-zciBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warned<\/a> Zionists to exit their seats and return to the station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not tolerate individuals using masks to evade responsibility for criminal or threatening behavior,\u201d Hochul said during a June press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, a clash between protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles synagogue led Democratic Mayor Karen Bass to consider exploring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-governor-extends-mask-order-were-not-there-yet\/\" title=\"Alabama Governor Extends Mask Order: \u2018We\u2019re Not There Yet\u2019\">mask restrictions<\/a>. She did not propose any specific legislation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of these advocates for mask restrictions had supported public mask mandates during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>. Despite an uptick in cases this summer, the focus has turned away from viral protection and toward mitigating violence. <\/p>\n<p>Martin Luther King Jr. \u201cdid not hide his face when he marched and for the things he thought were wrong in the country,\u201d Adams said, invoking the beloved nonviolent demonstrator. \u201cThose civil rights leaders did not hide their faces. They stood up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_21230\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"21230\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers are reconsidering bans on masks following violent protests on college campuses in the spring. Officials in cities like Los Angeles and New York are considering banning masks to prevent violent protesters from concealing their identities. The use of masks by demonstrators opposing the Israel-Hamas war has led to clashes with police at universities across the country. Some states, like North Carolina and Philadelphia, have already implemented restrictions on wearing masks in public spaces to address violent behavior. Politicians who previously supported public mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic are now focusing on mitigating violence rather than viral protection. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams of New York have expressed support for a mask ban after a subway incident involving anti-war protesters. Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles is also considering exploring mask restrictions following a clash outside a synagogue. The shift in focus away from COVID-19 protection towards preventing violence has led to a reevaluation of mask policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3195,"featured_media":2291154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Masked-Protests.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34368,3673,34366,16323,34367],"class_list":["post-2291153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campus-protests","tag-lawmakers","tag-mask-bans","tag-reconsider","tag-spring-protests"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Masked-Protests.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}