Wish @Newsweek would've interviewed me because my motivations for asking this were a little different than how it comes across

Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson is a racist who persecutes Latinx people &is trying to criminalize anti-racist protest 1/ https://www.newsweek.com/woman-confronts-north-carolina-police-not-wearing-masks-why-are-you-all-breaking-law-1525897
Woman confronts North Carolina police not wearing masks: "Why are you all breaking the law?"

A video shows two officers standing shoulder to shoulder without wearing face masks, despite statewide health orders.

https://www.newsweek.com/woman-confronts-north-carolina-police-not-wearing-masks-why-are-you-all-breaking-law-1525897
Terry Johnson is notorious for his racism, and he's even been sued by the DOJ. 2/ https://twitter.com/AylingLindsay/status/1295374825377214464
Last month, I saw Terry Johnson personally arrest a Black anti-racist who had done nothing wrong, and then claimed the arrest was for "language." (See the thread linked below for more context) 3/ https://twitter.com/AylingLindsay/status/1282029908118691840
In June, Johnson straight up tried to ban protest in Graham. A judge eventually ruled his actions unconstitutional. 4/ https://twitter.com/jordangreentcb/status/1276556861592961024
I asked about masking because it adds another layer of abuse and violence when cops don't wear masks. Cops force themselves into close contact with people they arrest, detain, etc. & they heavily target BIPOC, who are already at higher risk of severe COVID infections and death 5/
Additionally, I want to point out the hypocrisy of Terry Johnson making up his own laws (criminalizing protest, antifascism, "language," and the entire Latinx community) while ignoring ones he doesn't like. He takes pride in being accountable to no one. 6/
I would also encourage Newsweek to interview residents of Alamance County who can provide more information about Johnson's long history of racism.

Here's the video again in case anyone missed it. 7/ https://twitter.com/AylingLindsay/status/1295118307759194122
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