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Any of the following are exempted from the provisions of G.S. 14-12.7, 14-12.8,21 14-12.9, 14-12.10 and 14-12.14:

  1. Any person or persons, as members or members elect of a society, order or organization, engaged in any parade, ritual, initiation, ceremony, celebration or requirement of such society, order or organization, and wearing or using any manner of costume, paraphernalia, disguise, facial makeup, hood, implement or device, whether the identity of such person or persons is concealed or not, on any public or private street, road, way or property, or in any public or private building, provided permission shall have been first obtained therefor by a representative of such society, order or organization from the governing body of the municipality in which the same takes place, or, if not in a municipality, from the board of county commissioners of the county in which the same takes place.

  2. Any person wearing a mask for the purpose of ensuring the physical health or safety of the wearer or others.

ITT: How the right shifts goalposts and gaslights the left

  • ladEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    I second this, but it’s not obvious from the first glance

    • Five@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      131·
      6 months ago

      The KKK typically files the proper paperwork for their demonstrations and parades in advance. Under what circumstances do you envision them being denied permission to wear their hoods during a permitted demonstration without gifting a first amendment victory to the Klan?

      • ladEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        I was under the wrong impression that it’s actually banned in the US, but it is not, from wiki:

        As of 2016, the Anti-Defamation League puts total KKK membership nationwide at around 3,000, while the Southern Poverty Law Center puts it at 6,000 members total.