I was kicked out of a store today for refusing to wear a mask. The girl (I’m guessing, always hard to tell with these people) handed me a mask as I walked in. I continued to walk without putting it on my face. She FOLLOWED me and, causing a scene, told me I needed to put it on my face or leave. I turned around, dropped the mask on the floor and walked out leaving my boyfriend standing there with his mask on. I’m DONE with this.
Side note: I also witnessed a man wearing gloves use hand sanitizer today... on the gloves. I’m fucking done. Get me out of this nightmare.
Its because it has nothing to do with the mask. It has everything to do with "Criminal Trespass" which the police can enforce. The property owner aka the business no longer wants you on their privart property and thus can have you criminally trespassed.
Um, actually no. What if the store decided to not allow black people. Store manager could say that he or she is afraid that person is part of a gang. Discrimination. The business is NOT considered private if it serves the general public. IF the business requires a membership to join, say like Cosco or a private golf club then they have been able to discriminate on who gets to join. But even that has been fought when excluding people of color.
You cannot discriminate based on race, gender, age, etc. So yes, if you tried to block 'black people' you'd be in trouble. But blocking someone because they won't wear a mask is their right as a private business. Your right is to not shop there.