Officials In Oregon County Under Fire After Saying “Only White People Have To Wear A Mask”

Author Babs

June 24th, 2020 9:56 AM

Officials In Lincoln County Oregon are under fire after they exempted non-white people from their new mask order. They say its to prevent racial profiling.Health officials announced last week residents must wear face coverings in public where they may come within six feet of another individual who is not from their household. They added people of color do not have to follow the new rule if they have “heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment”
Read More: https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/

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