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Holy crap! Wearing a mask in public is a FELONY in Virginia!
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/man_dressed_as_joker_carrying.html
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/03/man_dressed_as_joker_carrying.html
A 31-year-old man dressed as the "Joker" comic book villain and carrying a sword was arrested Friday afternoon (March 24) by police in Winchester, Va., authorities said. Officers apprehended the man around 2 p.m. after receiving several 911 calls about a suspicious person.
Jeremy Putman, 31, was booked on a felony count of wearing a mask in public and is being held on $2,000. Similar to Louisiana, Virginia law bans mask-wearing in public or on private property unless the owner has given written consent or it's for a traditional holiday. A felony mask-wearing conviction in Virginia can be punishable by up to five years in jail.