[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by theruizs

Barnes & Noble is not a private place. It may be privately owned but it is open to the public. So if the county or state decides to require masks in public, that will include Barnes & Nobel.

All stores are privately owned and have the right to refuse service for any reason, whether they are open to the public or not.

[Byte1]

Wear a mask or don't wear a mask, I don't care. I would like to see folks that KNOW they have a cold or some other illness wear a mask, but I also know that this is a free country. Unless they declare Marshal Law, I don't know if anyone has the right to mandate a mask. I go into stores all the time that have signs outside asking everyone to wear masks. Half the folks wear them and half do not. Mostly young are the ones that do not, but I've seen plenty of older ones also. Personally, the only reason I wear one is for my spouse. I hope that the little prevention I do might help her avoid illness. I was wearing gloves also, as well as eye protection, when it first started. Now, I only wear an old cloth mask so that I might not inhale someone else's disease. Not that I am confident that it even works, but something is better than nothing.
I am not saying that if you feel the need to wear a mask that you shouldn't. I am only saying that we live in a free country and no one should be intimidated into doing something solely to make others "feel" more secure. It should be done willingly, not mandated. Will you all still wear masks after a vaccine is invented? You don't wear one for the flu and a new flu comes out every year. And people die from the flu also.
This is just my opinion, not a declaration. My opinion is also that the country is seeing a major case of Mass Hysteria.
If you do not like to see people in public that are not wearing masks, then use your Constitutional Right to Freedom and do not go out in public.

The answer to the question: Should stores require masks?
Require - NO! Request - sure.

[Pamelah]

Several days ago on TOTV there were many suggestions offered on locations that would do fingerprinting for carrying a concealed weapon. Then in the past 3 days there’s been coverage of ordinary (?) citizens pointing guns at others in a neighborhood and Then in a parking lot. Who wants to go up to a patron at Barnes and Noble and ask where their mask is? You may be taking your life in your hands!! No thanks. (In New England however I wouldn’t hesitate To ask.)

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

All stores are privately owned and have the right to refuse service for any reason, whether they are open to the public or not.

That is partially true. A private business open to the public cannot refuse service to anyone unless they are protected by laws enforced by the health Dept. I don't think that masks are covered under a law requiring customers to wear footwear, shirts and pants. I may be mistaken, but masks are a new item and will not be permanently suggested so it may not be enforceable attire required. That may be the reason that businesses have not been enforcing their mask requests?

[Velvet]

You say it is a free country, but is it? Can you go out in public naked? So if clothes are required then how are masks different. The only place it is a “free country” is in the wilderness.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Velvet

You say it is a free country, but is it? Can you go out in public naked? So if clothes are required then how are masks different. The only place it is a “free country” is in the wilderness.

Well, I definitely wouldn't want to be naked in the wilderness.

[bpascani]

Fresh Market has that sign and it seems everyone I see going in or coming out have on masks. It's disrespectful people that break the rules, which is really sad. Store clerks making minimum wage (or near) shouldn't have to police these people. They would probably ignore completely, or be extremely rude to the employee anyway.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by Velvet

You say it is a free country, but is it? Can you go out in public naked? So if clothes are required then how are masks different. The only place it is a “free country” is in the wilderness.

Last I heard, you can't be charged with indecent exposure for not wearing a mask. Pretty sure that exposing one's face is not obscene. Although, with some folks it may be questionable.

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by bpascani

Fresh Market has that sign and it seems everyone I see going in or coming out have on masks. It's disrespectful people that break the rules, which is really sad. Store clerks making minimum wage (or near) shouldn't have to police these people. They would probably ignore completely, or be extremely rude to the employee anyway.

I've been in Fresh Market several times where at least one or two won't wear a mask. In my opinion, if there is a sign requesting that you wear a mask, then wear a mask or don't go in. It is a free country, so it is FREE for you to just walk away if you do not like their request. For some, they just get off being rebellious and it does not seem to be restricted to any certain age group.
Like I said, I do not believe in mandatory laws for wearing a mask, but if a store requests that you wear one, don't go inside unless you agree to wear a mask. Period.

[Tweety Bird]

When I see you walking past me with no mask in a store, I absolutely dislike you for not respecting ME! It’s not about freedoms or rights, it’s about safety. If you don’t believe in a mask at this vulnerable time, then you are ignorant and without care about how others feel. Just WEAR the mask you germ ridden parasite!

[Gulfcoast]

If a store has a sign requesting that people wear masks I won't go inside. Interestingly, when I walked up to a store, saw the sign and started to walk away, an employee waved me on into the store. There were others inside not wearing masks.

Who is safer? A symptomatic person wearing a mask or an asymptomatic person not wearing a mask? Would you rather pick up a can of green beans that a symptomatic (sick) mask wearer had touched or would you rather pick up the can that an asymptomatic (not sick) non wearing mask person had touched?

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by Tweety Bird

When I see you walking past me with no mask in a store, I absolutely dislike you for not respecting ME! It’s not about freedoms or rights, it’s about safety. If you don’t believe in a mask at this vulnerable time, then you are ignorant and without care about how others feel. Just WEAR the mask you germ ridden parasite!

I wonder how many people are worried about whether or not someone they do not know, likes them. If one is really as concerned as they say they are, I am sure they wear goggles for their eyes which are VERY prone to germ infestation, and I am sure they wear gloves and long sleeved shirts, as well as a hat.
Like I said, I wear protective(?) gear only to protect my spouse. If others worry about being infected, then they are not taking the proper precaution by staying at home where they think they are safe. Wear a mask if you wish or don't. I don't care. If the placebo effect works for you, then go for it.
What one person feels is a safety measure may not stand up to the scrutiny of what others feel is adequate protection.
Ain't Mass Hysteria interesting?

[Gulfcoast]

Which is safer: A room filled with 150 people uninfected non mask wearing people or a room filled with 150 mask wearing infected people all standing 3 feet apart?

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Byte1

Last I heard, you can't be charged with indecent exposure for not wearing a mask. Pretty sure that exposing one's face is not obscene. Although, with some folks it may be questionable.

So being obscene is worse than possibly causing a person’s death? Sorry, I don’t get it.

[ts12755]

They are going out of business and just want to sell anything they can before they close the doors. Generic masks and cloth masks won't stop the virus the particles are too tiny.