Shoppers wearing protective face mask leave a Target store during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 7, 2020, in Miami.The Retail Industry Leaders Association is urging governors to require mask-wearing in public. In a letter to state governors, RILA referenced "troubling incidents" involving aggressive customers who oppose wearing masks in stores, saying that retail workers are facing hostility and violence while on the job.
"We urge every governor to require consumers who are not incumbered [sic] by a medical condition to wear masks when shopping or in public spaces,"While many states and cities have implemented rules for mandatory mask-wearing in public, some states still do not require it. , policies requiring masks have become politically charged. A vocal minority of customers who oppose masks are harassing retail workers in incidents that have blown up on social media. of herself destroying a mask display at a Target store in Arizona. In the video, she can be heard yelling "this s--- is over" and "f--- this s---" before being approached by two Target employees.
Target HomeDepot Let people choose for themselves if they wear a mask. There is considerable evidence that masks do not offer protection. Why would you want to alienate your customers?
So grateful Oregon's governor already has.