BOISE, Idaho â 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.
âHey fire, you hungry?â asked one boy as adults watched him toss face coverings into a burn barrel. âHereâs another mask!â
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin and state Rep. Dorothy Moon addressed the crowd of more than 100 people, standing behind a lectern on the Capitol steps. Nearby, a banner with the racist phrase âWu Fluâ was draped over a replica Liberty Bell.
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Mask burnings in Idaho are latest protest against COVID-19 restrictions
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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 informed both before and during the event that open flames are not allowed on State Capitol grounds.