Dad strips to underwear at school board meeting to make a point about anti-maskers

[Behind the Aegis]

A man in the small city of Dripping Springs, Texas (just west of Austin), caused a stir at a school board meeting this week by stripping down to his underwear.

At the moment, the Dripping Springs Independent School District has a policy that states wearing a face mask is optional for the upcoming school year.

Dad James Akers, who has three children that have been through the local school system, was allowed 90 seconds to speak at the meeting. He decided to make a point about how people are expected to follow rules and stick to social norms, and that wearing a mask should be considered a current social norm because of Covid.

“At work they make me wear this jacket,” he said, pulling it off. “I hate it. They make me wear this shirt and tie,” Akers continued. “I hate it.” He continued to take off items of clothing.

He went on to claim that on the way to the meeting, he’d ran three stop signs and four red lights, adding “I have every right to drive as fast as I want to.”

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[underpants]

1. Common sense?

Where’d that guy get THAT kind of craaaazy idea?

[aggiesal]

11. Everyone that tells me ...

"I have rights. No government is going to tell me what to do"
I immediately ask, "You're wearing clothes, right? If you didn't the GOVERNMENT will arrest you for indecent exposure."

Jaw drop.

COVIDIOTS!

[Effete Snob]

2. In other news, there is a place called "Dripping Springs"

[rdking647]

4. its just west of austin

austins motto is keep austin weird
drippings is just west of weird..

I live in pflugerville,which is just north of austin and just south of austin.

were between a rock and a weird place

[wnylib]

14. Well, Pennsylvania has two

towns very near to each other named Intercourse and Paradise.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

19. You meant to say that Pflugerville is just south of Round Rock, not Austin

Makes more sense that way

[7wo7rees]

6. Don't knock it 'til you try it, Effete Snob!

[japple]

13. Dripping Springs is a gorgeous place in the Hill

Country of TX. So nice to see a sensible presentation from one of their citizens.

[spike jones]

17. Anyone ever heard of Burnt Scrotum, New Mexico? n/t

[milestogo]

3. His kids are probably going to be embarrassed.

But maybe they'll learn something.

[Hekate]

5. Standing ovation from me

[smirkymonkey]

7. Bravo!

I love this guy! Sometimes, you have to make things really simple for people.

[summer_in_TX]

22. Wow, someone I've actually met.

A speaker who knows how to illustrate a point memorably and effectively!

Go James!

(I'm in the same county, one town over.)

[jcgoldie]

8. had this convo with the manager of local farm store last winter

I asked him why they don't enforce the mask policy of the store. He said "we can't control what people in the store do." I asked him if he'd do anything then if my wife shops topless. *crickets*

[keithbvadu2]

9. Lauren Boebert's husband would strip all the way - when school lets out.

Lauren Boebert's husband would strip all the way - when school lets out.

[Dave in VA]

10. Dripping Springs

brings back memories of the Salt Lick!

Wife's cousin lives in Dripping Springs and before the plague we would visit often.

[ShazzieB]

16. And Salt Lick reminds me of Lizard Lick!

That's the name of a town in North Carolina. Never been there, but it's one of my favorite odd place names.

[Captain Zero]

23. we're classier in Indiana. We have FRENCH LICK.

and yes, Larry Bird, #33, was The Hick from French Lick.
And don't you forget it.

[ffr]

12. Yes, bravo!

It makes fun of the other side's complete out of their minds stances against social responsibility. And to think it all centers around their fear of injection needles. Think about that.

[Danascot]

15. My wife who works in the ER

says the ones with the most tattoos are the ones that are the most afraid of injections.

[Moebym]

18. This may just work. n/t

[Omaha Steve]

20. More video?

[Blue Owl]

21. K&R