State legislation aims to ban law enforcement officers from using masks

Two Bay Area state senators have introduced a bill that would ban all law enforcement officers from using masks on the job.

Senators Scott Weiner, of San Francisco, and Jesse Arreguin, of Berkeley, introduced the legislation. It comes amid a recent wave of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents, who have concealed their identities by using masks or gaiters.

In a statement, Weiner said a ban on masks will “boost trust in law enforcement” and make it easier for law enforcement to do their jobs…

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