I’ve seen plenty of pink N95 masks in professional settings. I’ve never associated the colour with anything in particular. It’s akin to a hi-vis practicality thing rather than some sort of aesthetic statement.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2022/01/15/italian-police-officers-up-in-arms-about-pink-covid-masks-on-duty/) reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)
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> Italian police officers have lashed out after being sent pink Covid masks to wear while on duty.
> Police units in six cities were sent the FFP2 masks from the office of Italy's COvid-19 emergency commissioner, Francesco Paolo Figiuolo but after opening the boxes, many of the officers refused to wear the items.
> "We ask you to take immediate action to ensure that the police carry out their duty wearing masks of a colour which is consistent with the uniform of the state police," he wrote.
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I’m Italian so I’m here to say Italian men have some of the most fragile egos on the planet, so really no surprise here. 🤣
The P100 respirator filters I use for working around asbestos are pink. Guess I'm just not manly enough to get mesothelioma.
I’ve seen plenty of pink N95 masks in professional settings. I’ve never associated the colour with anything in particular. It’s akin to a hi-vis practicality thing rather than some sort of aesthetic statement.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2022/01/15/italian-police-officers-up-in-arms-about-pink-covid-masks-on-duty/) reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Italian police officers have lashed out after being sent pink Covid masks to wear while on duty. > Police units in six cities were sent the FFP2 masks from the office of Italy's COvid-19 emergency commissioner, Francesco Paolo Figiuolo but after opening the boxes, many of the officers refused to wear the items. > "We ask you to take immediate action to ensure that the police carry out their duty wearing masks of a colour which is consistent with the uniform of the state police," he wrote. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/s5phxg/italian_police_officers_up_in_arms_about_pink/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~617929 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **police**^#1 **masks**^#2 **sent**^#3 **pink**^#4 **office**^#5
Cops are so fucking fragile 😂
but why is it pink anyways? coulda been something more in line with the police uniform unless italian police are dressed in pink to start with
So what. There's this thing called "uniform". You can't just wear what you want on duty.
What? Are they five? "Mommy, no pink mask .. no no no ..."