This event scores low on constitutional damage (A=5.87) as it represents a state-level policy change affecting law enforcement operational procedures. The civil_rights driver scores 3 due to potential impacts on police accountability and transparency (prohibiting mask-wearing could enhance officer identification). Rule_of_law scores 2 for procedural changes to law enforcement operations. Violence scores 1 for indirect tactical implications. The B-score (18.19) is elevated by the unusual and counterintuitive framing - the title creates confusion about whether this restricts police or protesters, generating outrage_bait (6) and novelty (7). The mismatch score (8) is high because critical context is missing: this likely relates to preventing police anonymity during protests rather than COVID masks, but the framing obscures this. With A<25, no significant constitutional mechanism, and high ambiguity, this classifies as Noise. The event may have legitimate policy implications but lacks the clarity and scale for meaningful constitutional assessment.