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Funny you should mention masks. The founders considered it a matter of law to be identifiable in public, a regulation of behavior.. Outward identification wasn’t a matter of privacy, it was simply part of who you were as a person. Who you were on the inside, the human being itself, was a matter of honor, and private. Well, until a person’s inner nature caused them to affect others. Then, the bad behavior could be regulated and the good rewarded.
Who you are as a person is your rightful mask, the way you present yourself, and the proper way for govt. to see you. The word person is even derived from the Latin word for mask. To the founders, wearing a mask beyond that of your status as person was an act affecting your relationship with others, and with the government. To be considered a right, wearing it would have to be an extension of other rights. Religious and medical reasons are obvious, and other reasons can be found. Showing your face was part of being honest with others. Wearing a mask without a reason was suspect and could be forbidden or regulated.
Curiously, the same was thought of weapons. Concealed carry was considered suspect unless there was a valid reason stemming from the person’s rights or social convention., and could be regulated. Open carry was considered more honest, and a simple exercise of personal rights.

And the case in Pearl, MS of the two teenagers videotaping. I’m not saying what the cops did is right, but there’s a lot more to the story than what’s been brought up.
They were serving a warrant on a child molester, the apartments were more like projects, dirtbag started shooting when they went in to get him, all hell broke loose all over the area, mother of the "kids" moved a truck that the cops outside were using as cover when the shooting started, One cop dead, two wounded, dirtbag dead.
There was a lot of movement everywhere, and all at once. Rankin County cops might have a little bit of a siege mentality right now, but in some cases it’s keeping them alive. There have been several times when they go to arrest someone, and next thing they know, "bystanders" are taking shots at them. High tension and chaotic surroundings make it unreasonable to judge some of their actionshere, imo. To expect clean-cut squeaky cleanness, you’d have to secure the area with troops before making an arrest in some of these places. No resources for that, and more people’s rights would be violated doing it.
This from a guy that won’t hesitate to rip the cops a new one when I think they deserve it.