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Anti-mask laws are mostly the result of masked terrorists like the KKK who exploited anonymity to commit their crimes[1]. > Many anti-mask laws date back to th
by darpa_escapee 8y ago
Anti-mask laws are mostly the result of masked terrorists like the KKK who exploited anonymity to commit their crimes[1].
> Many anti-mask laws date back to the mid-20th century when states and municipalities, passed them to stop the violent activities of the Ku Klux Klan, whose members typically wore hoods of white linen to conceal their identities.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws#United_States
- spqr0a1 8y agoWhile other states enacted mask laws in response to the KKK, in New York it was an attempt to maintain one of the last feudal systems in the western world. http://gothamist.com/2012/10/22/anti-mask_law_from_1845_used_to_arr.php http://gothamist.com/2012/10/22/anti-mask_law_from_1845_used... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Rent_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Rent_War
- darpa_escapee 8y agoInteresting, thanks for the links!