After store assistant manager Travis Boss asked the trooper to wear a mask, the trooper said: '(Oregon) Gov. (Kate) Brown has no authority to take our civil liberties. We aren't going to wear masks.'
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon State Police trooper is on leave and the state police superintendent has publicly apologized after the uniformed officer allegedlyAfter a video of four troopers not wearing masks was made public Thursday and employees alleged one trooper said the mask mandate violated his"civil liberties," OSP Superintendent Travis Hampton called the troopers' behavior"embarrassing and indefensible.
The trooper allegedly refused store assistant manager Travis Boss' request for him to wear the face coverings made mandatory by Gov. Kate BrownBoss said the trooper told him: “Gov. Brown has no authority to take our civil liberties. We aren’t going to wear masks." Boss told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he felt compelled to serve the troopers because they were uniformed police officers. He had previously turned away other customers for not wearing masks.Brown's order requiring people to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces started Wednesday as the state has seen a spike in coronavirus cases.
“This virus threatens us all, regardless of our job title. Oregonians are wearing face coverings to protect ourselves, our families and our community," Brown said after footage of the trooper was made public Thursday."If you want your favorite restaurants and shops to stay open, wear a face covering and practice physical distancing to reduce the spread of the disease."
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