Wild moment mask activists are dragged out of county meeting as face coverings are BANNED in public

Video from New York's Nassau County legislature captured nan shocking infinitesimal a disguise advocator had to beryllium dragged retired of nan gathering aft lawmakers voted to prohibition masks successful nationalist spaces.

In nan chaotic footage taken connected Monday night, authorities could beryllium seen hauling retired a defiant female protestor who is wearing a disguise and dragging her feet.

The female seemed to beryllium clutching a poster pinch a image of a disguise connected it. Soon different serviceman stepped successful to thief usher nan irate disguise activistic retired of nan room. 

In nan background, authorities appeared to beryllium escorting retired different disappointment protestors, each of whom proudly wore a mask.

Some attendees had their phones retired and were signaling nan tumultuous scene.

Authorities arrested a female astir 6:30 p.m. and charged her pinch obstructing governmental management for allegedly causing a disturbance astatine nan meeting.

The turmoil collapsed retired soon aft nan Nassau County legislators voted on statement lines to walk a polarizing measure that makes it forbidden to deterioration a disguise successful nationalist to conceal one's identity. 

According to nan caller 'Mask Transparency Law,' masks will beryllium permitted for wellness reasons, successful summation to belief and celebratory purposes. 

Prior to nan pandemic, a akin authorities rule had been successful place.

To walk nan law, each 12 Republicans voted successful favour of nan portion of legislation, while each of nan 7 Democrats abstained.

Champions of nan measure laud it arsenic a intends for preventing group from hiding down masks to perpetrate unit and different crimes.

However, those who are opposed to nan measure fearfulness that it could jeopardize nan wellness of locals.

Bridget Jones, a Harlem resident who is immuno-compromised, showed up astatine nan legislature to obstruction against nan bill.

'This rule endangers my life. This rule endangers nan lives of galore people,' she told News12. 

According to nan law, constabulary will beryllium wield nan powerfulness to find whether aliases not a disguise is being worn successful a ineligible fashion.

This portion of nan authorities has fixed emergence to fears that nan measure could lead to favoritism against achromatic people.

Bruce Blakeman, nan Nassau County Executive, is expected to motion and walk nan legislation. 

Those who illegally deterioration masks will look a punishment of up to 1 twelvemonth successful situation and a $1,000 fine.