Florida man loses job after Costco mask meltdown went viral amid coronavirus pandemic

[yortsed snacilbuper]

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[Loki Liesmith]

1. Meh

He acted like a fool. But this is a worrying trend. The internet can catch anyone at a bad moment.

[Squinch]

2. Seriously? The guy was unleashing his roid rage on the person behind him

in the grocery store line. That was a lot more than a bad moment. The guy is batshit and not fit to be out in public.

[Loki Liesmith]

3. Yes seriously.

We have no idea what’s going on with him. Maybe he’s on some meds with bad side effects. Maybe his wife is dying of cancer. Maybe he’s got PTSD from combat.

This is just porn for people who want to feel self-righteous.

[Squinch]

5. No. It's a video of someone bullying an old woman in Costco. And

whatever is wrong with him, he's still not fit to be around other people if he needs to menace an old lady to deal with his problems.

[LAS14]

7. I agree. Enough with the making life changing decisions based on...

... a snippet of bad temper.

Now.... 8 minutes and 45 seconds is PLENTY of evidence to make life changing decisions.

[billh58]

8. Your concern for his welfare

is duly noted.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. You've got a point. The guy lost it, but we don't have any context. Is he normally...

like this, or it all came down on him this week.

He didn't hurt anyone, but lost his job over this.

[LisaL]

12. Masks are causing him distress because he feels claustrophobic.

Well, now he can sit at home because he has no job. So he doesn't have be distressed by wearing a mask.

[Talitha]

25. Well said!

[LisaL]

10. Actually we do know what's going on with the guy.

This is the reason he claims he doesn't like masks.
“After a while I start to feel like I'm suffocating. I get claustrophobic and that's an issue for me,” Maples said. “I prefer not wear the mask. It's something that causes me a lot of distress.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/11/viral-mask-video-florida-costco-face-coverings-debate/5421125002/

[niyad]

15. BS on the claustrophobia excuse. I am EXTREMELY claustrophobic, and so is

a very dear friend. And yet, we STILL wear the masks. Neither of us go into rages about them. So, grow up, maples. You got caught being an absolute, f'n dangerous, threatening asshole. I am not thoroughly acquainted with FL law, but where I am, what you did qualifies as elder abuse, not to mention assault, and you could go to jail.

[USALiberal]

20. You realize it is just an excuse? Nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

16. I have a degree of sympathy for the possibility of PTSD.

But meds? Wife dying of cancer? So sorry. That's not an excuse to behave like this.

Oh, and even the person with PTSD can wear a mask.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

22. I have PTSD

Get triggered if people grab both my upper arms,or grab my throat or face and I wear a friggin mask.I put it on deliberately with reminding myself I am choosing to wear it,and that it's safe. At first I felt anxiety,but now it's routine.

There is no excuse for risking other people's lives.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. Right. Thank you.

[Tipperary]

28. I do not have PTSD, but I think I would be triggered too if anyone grabbed my throat or face too.

Pretty sure everyone would.

[USALiberal]

19. You are joking, correct? Nt

[canetoad]

30. Sorry Loki

There is absolutely no place for that behaviour in civilised society. Spin all the excuses you like. He is an angry jerk.

[tulipsandroses]

24. The person happened to be an elderly lady with cancer who asked him to put on a mask

I have no sympathy. Especially after he gave an equally disturbing interview - wasn't the least bit sorry for his behavior.

[USALiberal]

18. Lol, not true at all! Nt

[SoonerPride]

21. Not only do I think it's right he lose his job for his outburst

But I’m ready for people to be videoed and shamed on the internet and to lose their job if they fail to wear a mask inside at a business or in a state that mandates it.

That was a conscious choice to enter CostCo without a mask.

That in and of itself notwithstanding the out of control roid rage buffoonery should get people outed doxxed and fired from their jobs.
This is a widespread public health CATASTROPHE and those that aren’t taking it seriously are literally endangering the lives of everyone else.

Fuck him.

I have zero empathy for these maskholes

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Caught this at the end of the Kos article?

Of course, this is far from the first mask-related incident to happen amid the pandemic. For example, as my colleague Aysha Qamar covered, two men were caught on video breaking an employee’s arm after being asked to wear masks while in a Target. As my colleague Lauren Floyd covered, a security guard at a Dollar General store was shot and killed after asking a woman who tried to enter the store to wear a mask.

[brush]

6. No excuses pls for this male karen.

[billh58]

11. +100 n/t

[Tipperary]

29. His name is Dan.

[rsdsharp]

13. This guy is totally despicable. He was asked by an

older lady to put on a mask in accordance with Costco policy. The woman he was apparently with was wearing a mask.

He advanced on an older gentleman who made the recording using the magic get out of jail free mantra: I FEEL THREATENED! Why? It looks to me like he is carrying a gun in the “appendix” position — inside the waistband on the right side in the front. Probably a small automatic but it did print through his shirt.

[LisaL]

14. And at the same time he is screaming that he feels threatened, he is advancing

on whoever is filming the video. Presumably if you actually feel threatened, you are going to do the opposite of advancing.

[pnwest]

17. Yeah, he was itching to pull out that

gun...screaming “I feel threatened” is legal CYA, not a natural response for if you ACTUALLY feel threatened, you’d be more likely to say, “Back off” or “Stop threatening me.”

[radius777]

23. Exactly. He was looking for this, in pre-Tim McVeigh mode.

He wore a stupid RW shirt, didn't wear a mask, weirdly starts say 'I feel threatened' in non-threatening situation.

[orleans]

27. florida is a stand your ground state

this asswipe says "i feel threatened!"
as he approaches

then says "threaten me again!"

sounds like he's setting the scene in order for him to whip out his gun

( ... well, i felt threatened and that's why i killed guy filming me and the old lady who told me to wear a mask)