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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Columbus, Ohio mayor signs mask mandate for city

 Mike, Hank, and you others in town:


https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/09/14/ginther-signs-indoor-mask-law-stiffer-fines-but-exemptions-aplenty/8338838002/
 
Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther on Tuesday afternoon signed a beefed-up city mask mandate approved by the City Council Monday evening, meaning potential city fines for failing to mask up in most indoor public places are now immediately in effect.

The mask mandate applies to anyone over the age of 2 and whether you have been vaccinated or not.

After an initial warning, the city Health Department can fine businesses $500 for a second offense and $1,000 for subsequent offenses for any customers or staff failing to wear masks.

Individuals also can be fined $100 after a warning.  That's up from $25 originally in response to concerns from businesses about getting fined for noncomplying customers. The fines for individuals grows to $250 for any subsequent offenses.

The fines add teeth to an emergency executive order issued by Ginther last week.

The fines are "civil" penalties, and police officers won't be involved in enforcing the mandate. However, law enforcement will be authorized to enforce trespassing laws if someone who refuses to comply with the mask mandate is asked by representatives of the restaurants, bars, grocery stores or other publicly accessible buildings to leave the premises and does not.
 

Don't tolerate this absolute imbecilic garbage! The wearing of standard cloth masks/hospital masks do nothing to prevent the spread of an airborne (aerosol) virus. If you are coughing on a regular basis and have a running nose/blowing nose, you might want to consider mask wearing just to avoid dirty looks. But of course you should not sneeze into a mask! And a coughing/running nose just forces the mucus out, regardless. And making children wear masks is simply evil. Not only is it actually physically dangerous for kids not to breathe freely, seeing everyone with their faces covered is going to "mess them up" for life! Remember Biderman's Chart of Coercion wherein Enforcing Trivial Demands was a central tool tyrants use?

Mass civil disobedience is required to really change things, but in the meantime, bring a class action suit or join ones that I'm sure will be being put together. Please pass this msg on, and the following list, for here are some Ohio lawyers who might help, thanks to an email a friend sent me:

OH

Braden Andrew Blumenstiel
Blumenstiel, Evans & Falvo, LLC
261 West Johnstown Road

Columbus, OH 43230

(614) 475-9511

Simina Vourlis
Law Offices of Simina Vourlis
1689 West Third Avenue

Columbus, OH 43212
(614) 487-5900


Nicholas Edward Bunch

White, Getgey & Meyer
1700 Central Trust Tower
1 West 4th Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202-3621
(513) 241-3685

Kevin A. Mack
Knutson & Mack, LLC
224 South Washington Street

Tiffin, OH 44883
(419) 455-9508

Firooz Taghi Namei
McKinney & Namei Company, L.P.A.
15 East Eighth Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-0200



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