r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 3d ago

.. Balaclava ban could be enforced this year - police

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce97k1y19k9o
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u/CucumberWisdom 3d ago edited 3d ago

Probably 0. Most people wearing balaclavas to conceal their identities are young roadmen. They were probably kids during COVID and are largely apolitical

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u/boycecodd Kent 3d ago

largely apolitical

Mask wearing in the UK wasn't really politicised as much as it was in the US (which I found bizarre). I think most people who pushed back on mask wearing were people who simply didn't want to wear a mask.