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Shouldn't Need Reminding

Posted 10/2/20

A photo on page 2 of this newspaper in normal times would be a portrait of a pleasant summer day: four police officers standing together, apparently enjoying a quiet moment, all wearing sunglasses. The caption could have come from an old Timbuk3 song: "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades."

But these aren't normal times, and what was more glaring than the afternoon sun was that the four officers were not wearing a more-important piece of protective equipment: masks.

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