PSA - Mask/Face Shield Folks

[Luvin' Labs]

Don't Break the law

SECTION 16-7-110. Wearing masks and the like.

No person over sixteen years of age shall appear or enter upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, public way or highway of this State or upon the public property of the State or of any municipality or county in this State while wearing a mask or other device which conceals his identity. Nor shall any such person demand entrance or admission to or enter upon the premises or into the enclosure or house of any other person while wearing a mask or device which conceals his identity. Nor shall any such person, while wearing a mask or device which conceals his identity, participate in any meeting or demonstration upon the private property of another unless he shall have first obtained the written permission of the owner and the occupant of such property.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-114; 1952 Code Section 16-114; 1951 (47) 132. SC Code 16-7-110 Wearing masks and the like (South Carolina Code of Laws (2019 Edition))

Wilson's take on that...

"Basically, you have state law that says you cannot wear a mask and city ordinance that says you must wear a mask," he said.

Wilson said that the law was passed in 1962. He said the intention was to prevent members of the Ku Klux Klan from concealing their identities while committing acts of terrorism.

"With that in mind, this statute, in our opinion, would not be applicable to the mask ordinances because the wearer is not attempting to conceal their identity but to comply with a city health ordinance," Wilson said.

[JBtflo]

Breathe on a petri dish and incubate. You will understand. A surgical mask stops most droplet transmission if worn correctly.

So an asymptomatic person with COVID wearing a mask would do the same to prevent spread to someone nearby?

[mello_collins]

So an asymptomatic person with COVID wearing a mask would do the same to prevent spread to someone nearby?

IF worn correctly and none is being aerosolized.

You need to understand the difference between droplet transmission and airborne transmission. I am not going to get into a dispute with those for or against mask as I'm in between. Can it help, yes. How much does it help I don't know. I am not certain how airborne this disease is or is it mostly spread by droplet. Providence hospital has had many in their ICU with out negative pressure, not intubated, for weeks on end. Just closing the glass door. Shared air conditioning through out the whole unit. All those rns and techs at the nurses station have not gotten it and several with mask only part of the time. If it was active TB some would probably be positive for it now. Active TB can and is spread by airborne or aerosol transmission.

THIS IS NOT TO SAY "IT CAN NOT BE SPREAD VIA AIRBORNE AEROSOL TRANSMISSION"

If it is MOSTLY droplet transmission as some suspect then normal surgical mask will help if worn correctly.

Cloth not as much

airborne/aerosol is like a spec of dust that floats in the air. think of droplet like a heavy fog that falls and coats the floor

[willyworm]

Good post Kevin. Shame on me for not already knowing all that stuff on the masks.

[trkykilr]

Don't think I'd get arrested just get hit with a $25 fine.

I think he was planning on you running from the ticketing officer and getting shot

[Jozie & Me]

FYI on the 'Rona masks and CWP holders

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[Chuck the Duck Slayer]

Good to know Jozie. My thing is concealed means concealed until that point in times comes where _________________ happens.

Fill in the blank using your own moral compass and judgement.

[rayshow]

You’re talking about cloth masks. Like surgical masks, the purpose is to prevent the wearer’s germs from contaminating others. This is different than a respirator (FDA Approved KN95 Mask or other) which protects the wearer (and the wearer should be trained and properly fitted).

[Luvin' Labs]

You’re talking about cloth masks. Like surgical masks, the purpose is to prevent the wearer’s germs from contaminating others. This is different than a respirator (FDA Approved KN95 Mask or other) which protects the wearer (and the wearer should be trained and properly fitted).

And you're a couple months late to this show...