Florida Man Without Mask Assaults Walmart Staff For Being Denied Entry
Florida June 23 2020 A viral video shows a middle-aged man defying Walmart’s mask policy in Florida, as he enters the store without a face covering, barges past a security guard, pushes the staff member and then falls to the ground.
“You gotta wear a mask bro,” said the person who captured the incident on video, which was posted on Twitter at the weekend.
The man gets up after falling down and continues to walk into the store as the security guard wearing a face mask attempts to block him from shopping without touching him. The customer pushes the security guard into a basket of tomatoes and continues walking into the store before he is surrounded by three members of staff. One Walmart worker said “Sir, I need you out.” The man ignores the representative and again continues in store.
To help prevent the spread of coronavirus, as of April 17, all customers at Walmart are required to wear masks when shopping in any store, despite the regulations of each individual state.
“We have evolved our policy on face coverings from optional to mandatory as public health guidance has shifted,” said Walmart in a statement on its mask policy.
“We have evolved our policy on face coverings from optional to mandatory as public health guidance has shifted,” said Walmart in a statement on its mask policy.
“The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends wearing face coverings in public settings, including grocery stores, to help curb the spread of the virus. Although most state and local governments do not mandate the use of face coverings in public settings, the CDC has reported that recent studies show a significant portion of individuals with the virus lack symptoms and can transmit the virus. With this knowledge, we believe it is simply in everyone’s be The company’s decision was made using the guidance of state and local public health officials, the CDC, plus Walmart’s own chief medical officer. The company’s ‘COVID-19 Emergency Leave Policy’ will continue until June 30, 2020.
This footage is one of a series of mask-related altercations captured on video during the pandemic, these include an incident in May in a New York grocery store, in which shoppers are seen vilifying another customer for not wearing a mask.st interest to use masks or face coverings to curb the spread of this disease.”
