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4 Tips For Handling Confrontations Over Wearing A Mask In Public
A worker places a placard on the window of a liquor store while wearing a face mask on April 10, 2020 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
Clearly not everyone is on board with the mask thing. That's been leading to some heated confrontations online and in person.
To help you figure out how to navigate such a conflict should it happen to you, our newsroom's public affairs and culture show Take Two spoke with someone who knows a lot about defusing tense situations: an FBI hostage negotiator.
First tip? Use a mellow voice: think "late night FM DJ voice." And don't bother reasoning with people.
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