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It is illegal to wear a mask.


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Related laws:
    Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask.
    Children may not wear a Halloween mask unless they get a special permit from the sheriff.
    Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony. This goes back in the days of the Wild West!
    It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.
    It is illegal to wear a hat in a movie theater.
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9 Responses to “It is illegal to wear a mask.”

Comment from andy
Time March 23, 2010 at 2:36 pm

that’s wrong. you can wear as many masks as you want (looks silly ok lol) but you are not allowed to wear them at a demonstration.

Comment from energyman
Time April 5, 2010 at 8:25 pm

and again – not true. It is banned under certain circumstances. But generally? not.

Comment from Hevin
Time October 11, 2010 at 3:22 pm

hmmm. i bet a lot of people go to jail on halloween

Comment from Raaa
Time May 4, 2011 at 3:12 am

No wonder criminals in Germany go to jail even when they dont do anything…

Comment from peanut
Time May 22, 2011 at 8:14 am

yeah, it’s still illegal when a deadly contagious disease has taken over the countries.

What if your stuck in a room with a person that has just farted?
Breath in?

Comment from asdaf
Time June 3, 2011 at 11:07 am

Not true. It’s only illegal on demonstrations.

Comment from Timo
Time September 15, 2011 at 12:39 am

This is nonsense. You’re simply not allowed to wear masks or other items covering your face or carry them with you during a political protest. The necessity arose when, especially during the 80s and early 90s, people turned otherwise peaceful protests into violent battles with the police. For crying out loud, we celebrate carnival for several days a week, which is all about dressing up and getting drunk. And Halloween doesn’t have much a tradition in the non-English speaking world ;)

Comment from Neckon
Time October 26, 2011 at 1:13 am

Yes, this “stupid law” should be removed. As some of the other commenters already said: It’s not true.

Comment from Reggie
Time October 26, 2011 at 7:27 am

It’s a very stupid law. You should be able to maintain anonymity – especially during a political protest. You people need to stop worshiping police states.

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