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Yet another Karen was filmed going on an anti-mask tirade in Costco. but unlike her predecessors, she did not evade the police.
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A video that captured the woman’s tirade and subsequent arrest was posted to the popular subreddit “PublicFreakout.”
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In the video, which reportedly took place in Eureka, Northern California, two people can be heard in the background telling the woman, “No mask, no service! Get your a** out!”
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The woman then tries to make a case for herself, as an anti-masker. “There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to shop without a mask on,” she says.
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The person recording her gives her a reason.
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“I wonder, stupid. Because they don’t wear their masks,” they say from behind the camera. “Haven’t you heard about the virus?”
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The woman continues to shout at the person recording. “The masks don’t work! This has going been on for almost a year now! If they work so well, why are people still getting sick? Can you answer that question?”
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The video then cuts to the anti-masker being escorted out of the building by police in handcuffs. ABC affiliate KRCR reports that the woman “strong-armed” a cellphone out of a shopper’s hand but handed it back once she heard that the police were on their way.
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KRCR also spoke with the woman who recorded the video. She explained that she was worried about the health of the man she is a caretaker for.
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“I had somebody with me in line who I had just taken up to the surgeon. He’s had heart surgery, he’s had a stroke, and that was my main concern. There were a lot of elderly people there. I just don’t get it. I tried to be nice, I didn’t want to yell at her, but I had enough. I had to say something. I was so relieved to see the police come to take her away,” she said.
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“Just wear your dang mask,” she made a point to add.
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The Eureka Police Department told KRCR that the woman was booked on suspicion that she committed a robbery. A complaint, which was sent to the district attorney’s office, was also filed against her for “failure to comply with the mask order.”
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