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Businesses, stand up
I hear people say I will not wear a mask because it is my right not to. I will use a medical excuse; my carbon dioxide will kill me and every other lame, selfish excuse there is. To all of you, I say do what you want but don’t impede on my right to try and live a normal life and help get the economy back to some type of normal.
I suggest businesses refuse service to people without mask, like Costco does. As a public health safety issue they should have their business license pulled or fined if they don’t abide by the mandatory mask decree. If they want business to get back to “normal” we have to lower the curve. Let the “unmasked” be the ones to use curb-side pickup and home delivery.
I am tired of being held hostage by ignorant, selfish people that don’t wear masks or social distance when I leave my home. I can barely breathe on a good day but I am going to wear a mask because it is the right thing to do. Just for liability reasons alone I think businesses would want to protect their employees and customers.
And to the law enforcement people around here who aren’t going to do anything to enforce the mask decree I ask you: What is the difference between walking around with a loaded gun shooting randomly or spewing out deadly particles? Shame on you ! Cover your nose folks … wear it properly!
Carol Woodward
Spokane Valley