'This violent enforcement by the Philadelphia Police is the worst possible response and makes us all less safe.'
But in response to BuzzFeed News's questions about the incident on Friday, the SEPTA spokesperson said that they will no longer enforce the rule that they had issued the prior day.
"SEPTA urges customers to wear facial coverings in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, consistent with new CDC guidelines and strong recommendations from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf," agency officials told BuzzFeed in an emailed statement."While SEPTA urges riders to cover their faces, those who refuse will not be barred entry to the system."
In the same thread, the Philly Transit Riders Union shared video of what appeared to be a separate incident showing a SEPTA employee, who is not wearing a face mask himself, demanding that all riders without masks get off the bus. The man is heard telling a rider:"You have to get off the bus man or I'm going to have the cops take you off, one or other."
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