Anti-Masker Gets Roasted Online For Lying On Costco Floor For 8 Minutes To Protest Mask Requirements
At this point we all are tired of the pandemic and the restrictions, of the news with the reported new COVID-19 cases and deaths, of not being able to travel freely and feel at ease surrounded by a crowd of people. But what we are also tired of are people who deny the existence of the virus or the people who refuse to follow the restrictions and who don’t understand how important it is to get vaccinated.
But they are not tired of fighting against it. Like this man from Florida who lay down on the floor in a Costco and remained like this for 8 minutes in protest of the mandate to wear masks. The video was originally posted on Twitter in December of last year but it resurfaced again and went viral with nearly a million views.
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In December of 2020, a man in Florida had a temper tantrum because the Costco he wanted to shop at required clients to wear masks
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The video itself is a minute long, but the person who took the video talked to MSN and told them that the man didn’t stand up for about 8 to 10 minutes. According to the filmer, the man threatened to sue anyone who touched him.
Surely enough, the police turned up and it can be seen in the video that they try to talk some sense into the man but he doesn’t seem to care about what is being told. It is hard to make out what the man is telling the policeman but it can clearly be understood that he is complaining about the mask mandate and just throwing a temper tantrum.
The man lay down on the floor and stayed like that for almost 10 minutes
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After a while, the anti-masker jumps up and walks away. The person who took the video explained that the officer agreed to let him check out without a mask. The man used the self-checkout and was escorted out.
The filmer also revealed that the manager of the store was very unhappy with the officer’s decision and thought that they shouldn’t have let the man get away with his actions. After all, he was violating the store policy. On the other hand, the officer probably just wanted the man to leave and didn’t want to cause an even bigger scene.
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He was complaining about how the government wouldn’t let him buy his stuff unless he wore a mask
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People in the comments were comparing this man to a toddler who has a tantrum after their parents refuse to buy them a toy or candy. But while you can understand when a child does something like that, you can’t excuse a grown-up man who is fully aware of how wrong his actions are as he is actively violating the rules a business set up for its clients if they want to be served.
Even though the video was posted almost a year ago, it is still relevant today and this incident isn’t an isolated one. The online journal Psychology Today recently published an article on the topic. They said that fatigue of the pandemic has led to temper tantrums and because adults are having them, they might get dangerous and violent.
However, people have to learn to deal with their feelings, because having tantrums isn’t helping anyone and shows how much you lack emotional intelligence and just awareness and compassion. You don’t always like the rules, but you follow them to avoid chaos that may ensue.
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The officer eventually allowed the man to check out without a mask
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Here is a glimpse of what an adult having a temper tantrum looks like
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The reasons why some people refuse to wear masks are rarely medically or religiously based. They are mostly ideological. Those kinds of people have a different interpretation of the freedom that is ensured to them by the Bill of Rights. As Psychology Today puts it, “the anti-maskers refuse to accept that those freedoms are not limitless. You cannot scream ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater, for example, because freedom of speech must be weighed against the common good.”
What was your reaction after seeing the video? Have you heard about cases of adult tantrums or maybe you have witnessed them yourselves? Also, what do you think of the officer’s decision to just let the man have what he wanted? Leave us your reactions in the comments!
People in the comments were not impressed with how the man behaved and compared him with a toddler
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Share on FacebookSo the police officer actually let the guy do his shopping without a mask, she is unfit for the police force. Next time a burglar has a tantrum because "being arrested for burglary is a government conspiracy to keep him from stealing", she'll help him load his loot in the van and give him an escort home.
Well, that Rittenhouse kid was taken out for fast food by the police officers who arrested him, so...
Load More Replies...My brother, when he was about four years old, lay down in the middle of a shopping mall because his mother refused to buy him a toy he wanted. I don't see any difference
LOL in America, we call them Trump Trash. Un-American cowards.
In this age, refusing to wear a mask in this way should be considered a crime. People like this are at least one of the main factors why the pandemic is still going on.
Our second year of this and the pandemic is still going strong. At this rate, it's likely to still be going on this time next year.
Load More Replies...Yes the double standard is disgusting. A black man was manhandled and dragged off a bus by 2 cops for not wearing a mask, but a white man is allowed to check out at his convenience so as not to cause a scene??
Load More Replies...Try that in a hospital. We love it. Our security has no issue throwing people out. :-)
This man was a moron. When you become a Costco member, you are signing a contract agreeing to their membership rules... and accepting that Costco can alter those rules at their discretion. Mask requirements and social distancing are (temporary) alterations to those rules.
Obviously his parents never held him accountable for his bad behavior.
Load More Replies...I'm a nanny. I've been dealing with temper tantrums for 23 years. I'd have him off the floor in two minutes flat 🤣
did they let him checkout without shooting him because he was white?
He's laying on the floor wrong..he should be on his stomach with his hands behind his back...... I use the scooters at Costco...I would've speed bumped over him. I'm sorry..I did not see you there man-child.
8 minutes? Even a toddler would have a hard time keeping up a tantrum for that long.
Yeah, the officer kind of blew it there. On the floor? Roll him over and cuff him. Boom.
Yep, because the right response to someone throwing an unnecessary tantrum is to give them what they want to show them that the rules don't apply if it makes them angry/sad. Good on you for being incompetent in your job.
Idiot. The government had nothing to do with Costco's requirement. It was a decision the COMPANY made in an effort to protect their employees and customers. The amount of unashamed stupidity in the anti-vaxx crowd is mind blowing.
The manager should have got the cleaner to go mop the floor on that aisle. Slosh some water around and see if the overgrown baby moves.
Tell this unstackable can of spam there are a number of rules at Costco implemented for the common good and if he wants to shop maskless than he will be restricted to his home pantry.
yes, a tantrum. and, by letting him make his purchases without a mask you ensured he will be trying this at any other business that requires masks. toddlers figure that out when you give in to them. i would have left him on the floor until he got tired of being on the cement. if i had been another shopper i would have laughed at him loudly and reported that someone had lost their child who had thrown themselves on the ground.
Makes me proud to be an American. Dang fool is probably an anti-VAXer as well. I hope he gets his membership revoked. I had Covid because of an [swear word] person like that. They should all be tracked down and made to be vaccinated, or fined for each day they are not. Twelve million people around the world have died of the disease. There IS NO NATURAL IMMUNITY. THATS NOT A REAL THING. Go get your shot. Visit cdc.gov and stop listening to liars.
So that's the face of all anti-maskers huh? Just grown, petulant children. Dude, needs his Costco membership canceled and to get a lifetime ban from the store.
This is mild. Anti-maskers have been known to harass and even physically assault people for wearing masks. They're a bunch of damned morons, no better than animals. Worse, actually. Animals just do what they do. People are supposed to know better.
Load More Replies...What a snowflake! He needs to be banned and trespassed from the store. That way he can't come in, mask or not, and if he tries cops will arrest him for trespassing. Several stores have done this now.
A cart on the loose (where'd that come from?) ramming in to his legs might have been interesting.
Give him 5 mins of fame, and time to think it over, then get him on trespass charges if he still insists on wasting everyone's time and thinks he has the right to infect others with a potentially deadly disease...
Doesn't Costco require a membership to shop there like Sam's Club does? Costco should send him a letter and tell him his membership is revoked for life.
Geez these Costcos are getting dirtier and dirtier, look at that big pile of trash on the floor!
This guy is part of the same generation telling millennials that they are entitled because they want a living wage and health benefits...I love the irony
Won't wear a mask for his 20-30min shopping trip to protect others but is willing to lie on a dirty ass floor with god knows what on it for 10min.. gotcha. Hey Darwin! Got another one!
A year later, this fool probably STILL daily recounts the story of his greatest achievement in life to anyone who will listen.
And if that's his greatest achievement (and I don't doubt it is), he's truly pathetic.
Load More Replies...What an A-Hole! He should have been escorted out. I’m sick and tired of these people.
When the politicians who mandate these rules obey them without exception, perhaps the rest of us will take them more seriously.
Per Melissa Bennett: If you "accidentally" spill water on a dork like this, make sure that 1) it's really, really cold and 2) that you spill it on his crotch. Mwa ha ha ha ha!
Judging by the number of comments, enough people do still care. If you don't, nobody is forcing you to read it.
Load More Replies...I also love my earlobes. I hate that dude tho.
Load More Replies...That must be on Earth 2. Here on Earth 1, masks help to prevent Covid from spreading,
Load More Replies...So the police officer actually let the guy do his shopping without a mask, she is unfit for the police force. Next time a burglar has a tantrum because "being arrested for burglary is a government conspiracy to keep him from stealing", she'll help him load his loot in the van and give him an escort home.
Well, that Rittenhouse kid was taken out for fast food by the police officers who arrested him, so...
Load More Replies...My brother, when he was about four years old, lay down in the middle of a shopping mall because his mother refused to buy him a toy he wanted. I don't see any difference
LOL in America, we call them Trump Trash. Un-American cowards.
In this age, refusing to wear a mask in this way should be considered a crime. People like this are at least one of the main factors why the pandemic is still going on.
Our second year of this and the pandemic is still going strong. At this rate, it's likely to still be going on this time next year.
Load More Replies...Yes the double standard is disgusting. A black man was manhandled and dragged off a bus by 2 cops for not wearing a mask, but a white man is allowed to check out at his convenience so as not to cause a scene??
Load More Replies...Try that in a hospital. We love it. Our security has no issue throwing people out. :-)
This man was a moron. When you become a Costco member, you are signing a contract agreeing to their membership rules... and accepting that Costco can alter those rules at their discretion. Mask requirements and social distancing are (temporary) alterations to those rules.
Obviously his parents never held him accountable for his bad behavior.
Load More Replies...I'm a nanny. I've been dealing with temper tantrums for 23 years. I'd have him off the floor in two minutes flat 🤣
did they let him checkout without shooting him because he was white?
He's laying on the floor wrong..he should be on his stomach with his hands behind his back...... I use the scooters at Costco...I would've speed bumped over him. I'm sorry..I did not see you there man-child.
8 minutes? Even a toddler would have a hard time keeping up a tantrum for that long.
Yeah, the officer kind of blew it there. On the floor? Roll him over and cuff him. Boom.
Yep, because the right response to someone throwing an unnecessary tantrum is to give them what they want to show them that the rules don't apply if it makes them angry/sad. Good on you for being incompetent in your job.
Idiot. The government had nothing to do with Costco's requirement. It was a decision the COMPANY made in an effort to protect their employees and customers. The amount of unashamed stupidity in the anti-vaxx crowd is mind blowing.
The manager should have got the cleaner to go mop the floor on that aisle. Slosh some water around and see if the overgrown baby moves.
Tell this unstackable can of spam there are a number of rules at Costco implemented for the common good and if he wants to shop maskless than he will be restricted to his home pantry.
yes, a tantrum. and, by letting him make his purchases without a mask you ensured he will be trying this at any other business that requires masks. toddlers figure that out when you give in to them. i would have left him on the floor until he got tired of being on the cement. if i had been another shopper i would have laughed at him loudly and reported that someone had lost their child who had thrown themselves on the ground.
Makes me proud to be an American. Dang fool is probably an anti-VAXer as well. I hope he gets his membership revoked. I had Covid because of an [swear word] person like that. They should all be tracked down and made to be vaccinated, or fined for each day they are not. Twelve million people around the world have died of the disease. There IS NO NATURAL IMMUNITY. THATS NOT A REAL THING. Go get your shot. Visit cdc.gov and stop listening to liars.
So that's the face of all anti-maskers huh? Just grown, petulant children. Dude, needs his Costco membership canceled and to get a lifetime ban from the store.
This is mild. Anti-maskers have been known to harass and even physically assault people for wearing masks. They're a bunch of damned morons, no better than animals. Worse, actually. Animals just do what they do. People are supposed to know better.
Load More Replies...What a snowflake! He needs to be banned and trespassed from the store. That way he can't come in, mask or not, and if he tries cops will arrest him for trespassing. Several stores have done this now.
A cart on the loose (where'd that come from?) ramming in to his legs might have been interesting.
Give him 5 mins of fame, and time to think it over, then get him on trespass charges if he still insists on wasting everyone's time and thinks he has the right to infect others with a potentially deadly disease...
Doesn't Costco require a membership to shop there like Sam's Club does? Costco should send him a letter and tell him his membership is revoked for life.
Geez these Costcos are getting dirtier and dirtier, look at that big pile of trash on the floor!
This guy is part of the same generation telling millennials that they are entitled because they want a living wage and health benefits...I love the irony
Won't wear a mask for his 20-30min shopping trip to protect others but is willing to lie on a dirty ass floor with god knows what on it for 10min.. gotcha. Hey Darwin! Got another one!
A year later, this fool probably STILL daily recounts the story of his greatest achievement in life to anyone who will listen.
And if that's his greatest achievement (and I don't doubt it is), he's truly pathetic.
Load More Replies...What an A-Hole! He should have been escorted out. I’m sick and tired of these people.
When the politicians who mandate these rules obey them without exception, perhaps the rest of us will take them more seriously.
Per Melissa Bennett: If you "accidentally" spill water on a dork like this, make sure that 1) it's really, really cold and 2) that you spill it on his crotch. Mwa ha ha ha ha!
Judging by the number of comments, enough people do still care. If you don't, nobody is forcing you to read it.
Load More Replies...I also love my earlobes. I hate that dude tho.
Load More Replies...That must be on Earth 2. Here on Earth 1, masks help to prevent Covid from spreading,
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