NYC Mayor Calls For Stores Requiring Removing Masks To Support Surveillance
NYC's Mayor Eric Adams wants to improve surveillance of criminals by requiring those entering stores to remove facial masks but this is causing controversy given polarized views about wearing masks that began during the Pandemic.
In this note, we examine what the Mayor wants, what the benefits of this would be for surveillance, and what the opposition to this is.
Mayor ***** *** ** *****
** *********** **** ***********, ***** ***** ****** *** *** stores ** **** ** ***** ******* cannot **** * **** "****** **" to ***** ******:
** ** *** ****** *** ***********, we **** ** *** *** ** apprehending ***** ****** ******, **'** ** our *** ******* **** ***, *** to **** ***stores **** * ***** ********* **** ***'** *** ******* ** **** * **** ****** **. Once you're inside the store, you can put the mask on. [emphasis added]
***** ***** ***** *** ***** ************ systems ** "****" ****** *** ********* to *** **** *** ********* **** masks ******* ** ******, *** *** pandemic:
****, ******* ** ** ***, **** of *** ******, **** **** ****** systems, *** ** **** ** ********* elaborate ****** ****** ********* ** *** New **** **** ****** ********** **** their *** ****** ******. ***'* ** clear, **** ** ***** ********** ***** into ****** **** *** ******* ***** mask, ****'** *** ***** ** ******* they're ****** ** *** ********, ****'** doing ** ******* ****'** ****** ** the ******.
*** ***** **** ***** ********* ****** ** * ****** ******* ** ******* ** ********* ***** masks ** ***** ********* ** ***** detection.
** **** ** **** ******** **** to ******* *** ****** ** *** pandemic ** ******* *****, ********** ******. You *** **** ******** **** *** weekend **** ** ******** ***** ***** was **** *** ******. *** ****** had * ****** **** ** *** a ****. ** ****'* ****** ** protect ******* **** *** ********.
*** ***** ***** ********* ****:
Surveillance *******
**** * ******** *** ************ ***********, the ******** *** *****. ***** ****** identifying ********, **** *** ****** ********* video *** *** ****** ***********. *** example, ***** ****** ****** *********** ********, ** ***** **** ******** ***** declined ****** *** * ************* ******, with *********** ********* ****** ***** ******. Removing *****, **** *** ** *******, would ******* * *** **** ******** facial ******* **** ***** ** ********** for **** ****** *** ********* ********.
*** ***** ***** **** ** ****** crime ***** *** ********** *** ************ systems **** ****** *** ******* ***** (made **** **** ********* ** *** jacket **** ********* **** ** *** head):
Safety **********
**** *** ******* ******* **** **** confronting ******* ***** ****** ** ********. However, ***** ***** ****** *** ********, those ***** ********* *** ********* ** take ****** *** **** * **** as ****** ********.
** ** ******* **** **** ** store *** * **** **** ****** take *** **** **** ** *** come ** *** **** *** ********* to ** **, *** *'* * little *********. *'* ***** ** ** operating ***********.That's *** ** *** ****** ** **, ******* *** ***** ******, *** ************ ** **** *** **** * **** **** ** *** ***** ** ** ** ****** ********. [emphasis added]
* ****** ***** ********* ****** ************ about *** ****, ****** **** ****** force ****** ** **** *** ***** masks *** **** ** *************:
Medical **********
**** *** ******* ******* **** **** taking *** ***** ***** ***** **** a ****** ****, ********** ***** *** are *****************. * ****** ****** ********* how ******* * **** ***** **** feel ****:
Hypocrisy **********
**** *** ******* ******* **** *** this ** ** ***** ** *********, since *** **********, ********* ***** *****, spent *** **** *** ***** ****** or ******* ****** ** **** ***** and *** ******** ** ******* *** opposite.
*** *******, *** ***-***** ******* ***** *** **** *******:
*** ****** ****** *** ****** ****'* trust **** *** ******* ************. **** like ****! ***** **** ********* *********** themselves **** * ******* ***** **** were ******** ********. ***!
** ***** ******* **** *******:
*** **** ***'* *** **** ******** than **** *****. ** ***** *** masks **............*** **** **** ***..............**** ***** them **.....................*** **** **** *** *****. Liberal ********* ** *** ****** **** no *****. ***** *****.............*** ** ******...........***** stopped ****** **** ******* *** ***** or ****** *** *****. * ***** when * *** ****** *** **** one *** ***'* ***** ***** *****.
*******, *** ******** ** ** ****** a *********** *********, *** *** ****** health ******** ** ****** *** * mask *********** *** ** **** **** the ****** ****** ******** ** ********* a ***** ****** ***** *** *** police.
**** ** *** *** ******** ******** (masks) **** **** ****. **** **** fine ******* **** ***** ** *****. It’s **** ***** ***’* * ***** but * ****** ******* ***. *****’* an ******* *** **** **** ** high *****, ** ***’** ***** ** get **, ***’** ***** ** *** it, ** **** ** ***** ** stop **.
***** ***** ** *** ***** **** accepted ****-******* ** ******, **** ****** COVID. ***** ***** ** ****, ************. How ** **** ****** ***** ************?
*'* *** * **** ********* ** masks, *** ** ******* ** ***** to ****** * ***** **** **** really **** **** *** ***** ***** them ** **** *** ***** ****? I ***'* *** *** **** ***** help, ****** ****'** ***** ** ************* assume **** ****** *** *****'* ****** their **** ** * ********, *** that **** ***** ***********...
** ****'** ******* ***** ***** **** then **** **** ** **** ** a ***** ********** ** ****** **** of *** **** **** ***** ******. If **'** ***** ** ***** ***** 100% ********** ** *** **'** ******* the ****** *** *** *****. ****** people ** ****** * ****/*** **** they ***** * ***** ** *** smallest ** ************** *** ***** **** already **** ***** **** ************ *** some ****.
************* ****** ** ******* ***** ********* for ****/*** ********* ********* ***.
****** *** ******** ******* ** ******* this ** * ****** *** ********, I **** **** ***** ***** ** retaliation **** *********** ******** ** ******, potentially **** ******* ** ******. ****** you *** * ******* **** *** banks **, (** ***** *** **** I **** **** ** **** * "no ****/*****" ******) ** *** ** the *******, *** ** *** ******* entry? * **** **** **** *****'* pup ****** ** ***** ***.
************ ** * ******* ******** ****** I **** ** *** **** ***** of ******** *** ********** *** ***** on *** ************ ******* ********? * would **** ** **** ** *** NYPD ****** *** ***** ** ****** that **** **, *** ********, ** the **** *** **** ****** ***/** database ****** *** *********?
* ** ** **** ****** ***********, as **** ** ** ** *** able ** ** ******,**** *** ** ******* ****** *** to ***** *** **, ** **** ** ****** *** same ****** *** ****** *** ** place *** *** ****** ***********. *** audits, ***** **** **** **** ** disclosure ********* ********** *** ****/****** *** **** would ****** ***** **** ***** ** mind ** ***** **** ** ****** that *** ********* **** *******.
**** ** **** ** *** *****, but *** *** **** **** ***** this *** *** *****.
**** ******* ** ** *** ******** that **** ***** **** **** ******* people ** **** **** *** *** the **** ****** ** ****** ** easier *** ******** *** ******** ***** surveillance.
*******, *** **** ********* ******* ****** there, **** ********* *** ************* ******* customers ** ** ** ******* ** can ** ****** ** ******** ******* of ***** * ********. **** ** even **** ********* ** *** ***** tensions *** *** **** *******.