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0 pointswilsonnb8y ago0 comments

It's already illegal in many states in the US. Possibly at the local level as well.

Here's the relevant law for Virginia.

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter9/secti...

It's a class 6 felony, which in VA means you'll be looking at "a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both".

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coolspot8y ago· 1 in thread

> However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to persons (i) wearing traditional holiday costumes;

It doesn't say I can't wear traditional holiday costume outside of holiday, so it should be okay to wear Halloween scary costume all year long.

JTbane8y ago

>However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to persons (i) wearing traditional holiday costumes;

Perhaps you ought to dress up as Santa Claus when you want to rob a bank, then

imglorp8y ago

That law doesn't cover cold, ie scarf or balaclava. Those things are common but you can't argue they're safety equipment.

It also doesn't cover face confusing makeup. You're not hiding your features, just adding a bunch of fake ones.

What disaster in the VA legislature led to this law?

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