Few things hurt quite like a “we were rooting for you” moment. A woman posing as a reporter was recently fired after asking the Mayor of New York about the continued enforcement of mask wearing on school children aged two to four.
A New York City Law Department employee who crashed Mayor Adams' press conference posing as a reporter to confront him over toddler mask mandates has been terminated from her job. https://t.co/FqhMFsHEGu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 5, 2022
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I was curious to see what the noise was all about so I did a bit of searching and was able to find the question that was worth a canning.
No answer from @NYCMayor as to what “Irreparable Harm” would be caused in NYC if 2-4 yr olds were allowed mask choice.
…Toddlers across the border in LI, Westchester, NJ & even toddlers in Catholic schools here in NYC(!!) are allowed *Choice*@metrolawyering @nypost @billmaher pic.twitter.com/LFNWRNJCRc— Science Mom (@456trainMama) April 4, 2022
This all seemed pretty reasonable. I was not sure why there was much controversy regarding her stance, that is until I found a recent tweet of hers.
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https://twitter.com/dani_knope/status/1511237531345555459?s=21&t=nwKOG_gohU28D8mNwLkFL
Setting boundaries is an important tool in one’s self-care arsenal. That said, not everyone’s Line-Crossed-O’-Meter comes loaded with the same coordinates. The way people voice discontent always keeps my attention. My first response would have been, I don’t know, a Pink Floyd callback telling the Mayor to leave those kids alone. It would have never crossed my mind to open with “I, Cop-Beaty Mc Child Molester defender think this masking stuff is getting unethical.” That said, surely a person that represented NYC’s Law Department don’t need no education on this matter.
If my stroll through Manhattan a couple weeks ago was any indicator, most of the places in New York have become de facto mask optional. It would be weird if schoolchildren ages 2-4 were the only ones really feeling the brunt of the mandates. Besides this officer roleplaying journalist that was let go for asking about the policy, of course. Might I suggest that if other folks think that she has a point in opposing the toddler masking — they probably do make it harder to watch Doc McStuffins — don’t go tweeting about it how she did? Thanks.
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.