If someone approaches you, wearing a Covid mask, run like hell! They could easily be a Covid-mask crook. Covid-mask crooks wear face coverings to conceal their identity while committing crimes.
Pre-pandemic, it was illegal in many cities to wear a mask in public. But after Covid hit, this stricture was lifted and the opposite became the law. We were required to wear masks in public. And crooks took full advantage. Masked crimes have been on the rise ever since.
Thank all the gods, public protests, and common sense, the pandemic is now over. After all, President Biden has said so, and he even signed a bill recently, declaring the end of the Covid emergency. Mask requirements have been lifted just about everywhere, and so the sight of someone wearing a mask is becoming less and less common.
Just the same, there seem to be a few mask holdouts. When you see someone wearing a Covid mask you might think, “Geez, what an idiot! Didn’t he get the memo? Doesn’t that nimrod know that Covid is over?” And then that nimrod may conk you over the head and remove your wallet from your purse or back pocket.
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Masked robbery is becoming so rampant in New York City, that Mayor Eric Adams has asked the public to remove their Covid masks before entering stores or other places of business. Imagine that! If anyone had made such a request two or three years ago, they would have been condemned as a superspreading public safety menace.
But now it appears that mask wearers themselves, are often a public safety menace. Covid crooks are out and about, plundering a public that has grown accustomed and complacent with being around people wearing face coverings.
There’s one silver lining to this. Occasionally Covid crooks lose their mask while in the process of murdering someone. Cops can then analyze DNA from the mask, and use it to identify the murderer. That is, if the crime of murder is being prosecuted in their jurisdiction. Apparently, crime is not a high priority with some district attorneys. But that’s a whole other issue our mad, mad, mad world currently contends with.
Just be aware of the danger. If you see anyone wearing a mask in public, especially if it’s a young person, run like hell! Get away from the scene as quickly as possible. The mask wearer is probably just trying to protect himself or others from a virus that poses far less danger than it once did. Yeah, he’s probably just the overly-cautious, paranoid type.
But then again, he could also be a mugger, so perhaps you should be paranoid, too. Get away quickly! Don’t allow yourself to become the next victim of a Covid-mask crook.
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Okay … I have to ask. What part of ” the end of the Covid emergency” suggests that COVID is over? From my understanding of English, it only means the emergency is over.
Here, we also no longer have an emergency, but case counts are not going down but rather are stable. Caution is therefore still advised re mask wearing. To make matters worse, research in UBC has concluded that a current variant is of concern because of the increased incidents of diabetes in those testing positive. Increased risk is noted in older people.
End result? I am not overly concerned when in an outdoor situation, but I always wear a mask when going into a store. I haven’t robbed one yet!
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No, Covid isn’t over, just the official emergency. And from what I understand, the pandemic is now called an endemic. Which experts say means that the virus is now considered to be predictable and steady. Whatever that means.
I can understand better when an older person wears a mask, since older people tend to be much more vulnerable to this virus than younger people. But when I see a young person wearing a Covid mask, I feel wary. I wonder if they’re actually worried about catching the virus, or if they’re planning a robbery.
And since you haven’t robbed a store yet, while wearing a mask, I’m wondering why. Haven’t you recognized this golden opportunity?
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Absolutely but, at 76, my getaway speed is rather questionable.
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Have you considered getting a supercharged, motorized walker?
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Not really due to difficulties getting through doors fast.
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Doors are always an issue. And sometimes they have those annoying measurement marks on the frames, that show how tall you are. Always duck when passing through doors.
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Yeh …….. the last thing I need to know when racing through heavy store doors in my getaway is my height.
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I know. You could arrested for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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At least Carolyn could never get charged with high crimes!
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No, and I’ll bet she has friends in low places.
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Yeh …….. low down bums eh!
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Certainly no high up bums.
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Smartass!
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I know. I’m so proud.
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😶🤚!
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Pfttttttt!
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“Funnnny!”
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Yeah! A gang of unruly kids wearing masks were banging on my door in the middle of the night last October, demanding candy.
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😂😂 How dare they!
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They’re the worst, the little freaks. The best way to fight them is to give them all the candy they want. Then they’ll get fat, and be easier to chase down.
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Obviously not everyone with a mask is a possible criminal but you do have a point.
The cop that has been dealing with our case sent us a picture of the suspect that they believe stole from from us. He was in Walmart trying to use my CC’s. He was quick with trying to use them that day, but we were quicker in cancelling them. Poor guy kept trying at the same register where there was a surveillance camera. But my point is that he had a mask on and the cop said in his email that they have had that problem since Covid. Thieves will use whatever they can to their advantage.
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Damn! Well I’m glad you were quicker than him, and got your cards canceled. But yes, it looks like you were the victim of a Covid-mask crook. It’s too bad they couldn’t identify the bastard and arrest him.
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Yes, I wish they could have caught him but …. doesn’t look like they will. I keep waiting to read a story where a robber was stopped by a cow, then I will know that they caught him. 🙂
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Betsy has her hooves full, fighting crime all over the world. But one day, hopefully she’ll get to your case.
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I was in a drugstore yesterday, buying some giftwrap and a card (my sister turns 70 this month). All of the cashiers were wearing masks, but not the associates in the store. I wondered what that was about, and now perhaps I know. They were identifying where the robberies were going to happen.
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Oh yes, robbed by high prices. I can see why the cashiers would be required to wear masks.
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This is why I never go skiing.
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Good thinking. Yep, anyone could rob you on the ski slope, and with their ski mask, you’d never know who it was.
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It’d be all down hill from there
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It’d be real bumpy for any rich mogul who got robbed.
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