(Headline USA) At least a hundred people gathered at the front of the Idaho Capitol on Saturday to burn masks in a protest against tyrannical mandates.
Some groups say mask mandates deny God-given and Constitutional rights. Health experts say, without evidence, that they help slow the spread of the disease.
Republican Gov. Brad Little has never issued a statewide mask mandate, but seven counties and 11 cities have such mandates in place.
Visitors to the Capitol are asked to wear masks, but they’re not required and few Republican lawmakers wear them. A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday introduced legislation to prohibit mask mandates.
A video shows children tossing masks into a burning trash can.
Honestly, we need a “mask burning barrel” on every corner because I’m sick of seeing your nasty masks lying in the streets and in every shopping cart. Y’all nasty. https://t.co/hYAe4kkjm9
— Kira (@RealKiraDavis) March 6, 2021
Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press.
