Wearing a mask in a public place used to result in alarm systems being activated and SWAT teams being deployed.

Now, not wearing a mask in a public place can result in social ostracism at best, or assault and battery on a regular basis.

I finally got my new custom-made face mask with a big smiley-face. Maybe that will keep me reasonably safe from the marauding hordes of virus vigilantes.

Maybe not. We'll see what happens.