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Lawmakers Propose Barring Law Enforcement, Government Agents From Wearing Masks
PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 22 – The proposed Pennsylvania bill aims to ban mask-wearing by law enforcement to improve accountability amid a 25% rise in ICE arrests in the state, lawmakers say.
- On July 17, State Rep. Paul Friel introduced the Officer Visibility Act, requiring visible IDs and banning face coverings, with exceptions for health and undercover work.
- Amid growing scrutiny over masked enforcement, face coverings are seen as undermining accountability, a concern underscored by recent ICE raids in Norristown, said State Rep. Paul Friel.
- In the legislative memo, officers must display name badges, department IDs and standard uniforms to deter impersonation and fraud; it also prescribes mandatory penalties for forcible impersonation.
- In the coming weeks, it will ignite debate between civil liberties advocates and law enforcement over safety and accountability, with hearings planned soon.
- Elsewhere in the U.S., similar bans are under review in Chicago and Albuquerque with attorneys general urging national limits; states like California propose parallel rules while federal lawmakers introduced the No Secret Police Act.
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