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Anti-maskers encourage kids to burn face coverings at Idaho Capitol Kim Bellware, The Washington Post March 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BOISE, ID - MARCH 06: Young attendees toss surgical masks into a fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions.Nathan Howard/Getty Images Cheering parents watched as children tossed surgical masks into a fire outside the Idaho Capitol in Boise on Saturday a...

 | Updated March 9, 2021 Anti-maskers in Idaho held a public burning ceremony on Saturday and had their kids join in by tossing their own personal protective equipment into the flames. The Washington Post estimated that some 100 people gathered outside the state’s Capitol in Boise for the mask burning. “Here fire, you hungry?” a child asked in one of the videos circulating on Twitter. “Here’s another mask.” Idaho does not have a statewide mask mandate for the coronavirus pandemic, but some communities within the state have put mandates into place and Gov. Brad Little (R) has en...

Mask burnings in Idaho are latest protest against COVID-19 restrictions Updated Mar 09, 2021; By Richard Read, Los Angeles Times Parents encouraging kids to burn masks on Idaho Capitol steps pic.twitter.com/VOYfOYqwwt— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) March 6, 2021 COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — More than a year into a pandemic that has claimed 523,000 lives in the United States, right-wing protesters in Idaho, including a handful of elected officials, set protective masks aflame, claiming face coverings stifle their personal liberties. Although local, state and federal health officials are clear that...

BOISE, Idaho — Parents cheered Saturday, March 6, on the steps of the Idaho Capitol building as children threw handfuls of surgical masks into a fire. Far-right groups and some lawmakers held similar demonstrations in more than 20 Idaho towns, seizing on growing impatience with COVID-19 restrictions. “Hey fire, you hungry?” asked one boy as adults watched him toss face coverings into a burn barrel. “Here’s another mask!” Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and state Rep. Dorothy Moon addressed the crowd of more than 100 people, standing behind a lectern on the Capito...

Idaho protesters burn masks at state Capitol rally Minyvonne Burke and Dennis Romero and The Associated Press © Provided by NBC News About 100 demonstrators burned masks outside Idaho's Capitol in Boise on Saturday as a statement against pandemic restrictions, according to authorities and people who tweeted from the scene. No one was arrested, and organizers had permits, but the rally was under review because a fire was started, Idaho State Police said in a statement. "During the event, an open flame was ignited in a barrel," police said. "Those involved with the event were ...