So they can fine them? There are already hundreds of offenses that can be used for that purpose and that can actually land you in jail.
> the negative social aspect of creating laws that have neighbors secretly reporting each-other for this?
Is that really happening? There is no special incentive for reporting people for not wearing masks.
> Or the potential for child-traffickers to gag + hide the gag with a mask while they're busy engaging in trafficking?
They could already do that, wearing masks was already legal.
> If you sit long enough you can come up with a potential abuse for any government law or idea. Just as is done with mass-surveillance.
False equivalence, the potential abuses from mass-surveillance are much more dangerous.
So they can fine them? There are already hundreds of offenses that can be used for that purpose and that can actually land you in jail.
> the negative social aspect of creating laws that have neighbors secretly reporting each-other for this?
Is that really happening? There is no special incentive for reporting people for not wearing masks.
> Or the potential for child-traffickers to gag + hide the gag with a mask while they're busy engaging in trafficking?
They could already do that, wearing masks was already legal.
> If you sit long enough you can come up with a potential abuse for any government law or idea. Just as is done with mass-surveillance.
False equivalence, the potential abuses from mass-surveillance are much more dangerous.