A still image from an Eaton County Deputy's bodycam footage that displays the moment when a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing advanced on and attacked the deputy during a traffic stop. Sean Ruis, the man in question, can be seen holding both a screwdriver in one hand and multiple knives in the other. Image provided by the Eaton County Sheriff's Office. (Eaton County Sheriff's Office)
LANSING, Mich. – When asked about the violence over mask wearing in the state of Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she can’t pretend to understand why someone would resort to that over “wearing a piece of cloth on your face.”
“I cannot ever pretend that I understand someone who would become murderous over wearing a piece of cloth on your face,” Whitmer said. “But what I can say is that violence is never the solution.”
“We’re asking people to do a simple act of wearing a piece of cloth on their face, alright?” Whitmer said. “It shouldn’t be political. It shouldn’t be about rivalries. It shouldn’t be about anything other than doing what we need to do to keep ourselves safe, our families safe and our communities safe.
“It’s the simple act of wearing a piece of cloth on your face when you’re in a public space, or when you’re outside but in a crowded space,” Whitmer said. “That’s it. This should not be this flashpoint that it seems to be.”
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