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Brian Fitzpatrick: “The baseline rule has to be no masks, because masks are a…”

Featuring: Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican | U.S. House Pennsylvania, 1st Congressional District

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I never once wore a mask when executing the hundreds of search warrants and arrest warrants that I executed. Now, there are exception exceptional cases if you're going after cartels or, or something like that. But The baseline rule has to be no masks, because masks are a barrier between the police and the public. and policing is a mutual social contract, and we can't have barriers like that. Well, Congressman Swasey, let me have you pick up on that point, because the White House did offer up some areas where they were willing to negotiate body cameras, for example. (03:40–03:46)

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Asserts that law enforcement officers should not wear masks as they hinder the social contract with the public.

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