Are you going to take it off? All right, go ahead, turn around for me, put your hands behind your back. And what was your name one more time. You’re wearing *** mask wearing *** mask wearing *** mask. Is this wrong? This is crazy. We’re like out of protest right now about like pro-democracy and someone’s getting arrested for wearing *** mask. Yeah.
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Video: ‘No Kings’ protester placed in wrist restraints for wearing mask
Police have responded, saying in part, “After this encounter, incident commanders advised SPD officers working the protest that medical masks were permitted.”
A woman participating in a protest in Savannah, Georgia, Saturday was briefly detained for wearing a mask.Cellphone video on social media shows officers placing the woman in wrist restraints. The woman can be heard saying, “I am being arrested for wearing a mask.”The Savannah Police Department confirmed the incident in a statement late Saturday, saying the woman was “temporarily detained and removed” in accordance with Georgia Code 16-11-38. The law states that it is a misdemeanor to wear a mask in public to conceal your identity, unless it’s for specific reasons like health, safety, holidays, theatrical performances, or work-related protection.Medical masks, including those used to prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu, or other illnesses, are exempt from the ban.Police said the woman was released shortly after being detained when it was determined she was wearing a medical mask.“Due to her wearing a medical mask, she was released from custody and not arrested,” SPD said. “After this encounter, incident commanders advised SPD officers working the protest that medical masks were permitted.”
A woman participating in a protest in Savannah, Georgia, Saturday was briefly detained for wearing a mask.
Cellphone video on social media shows officers placing the woman in wrist restraints. The woman can be heard saying, “I am being arrested for wearing a mask.”
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The Savannah Police Department confirmed the incident in a statement late Saturday, saying the woman was “temporarily detained and removed” in accordance with Georgia Code 16-11-38.
The law states that it is a misdemeanor to wear a mask in public to conceal your identity, unless it’s for specific reasons like health, safety, holidays, theatrical performances, or work-related protection.
Medical masks, including those used to prevent the spread of COVID-19, flu, or other illnesses, are exempt from the ban.
Police said the woman was released shortly after being detained when it was determined she was wearing a medical mask.
“Due to her wearing a medical mask, she was released from custody and not arrested,” SPD said. “After this encounter, incident commanders advised SPD officers working the protest that medical masks were permitted.”
