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Man shown in viral Costco video shares what he experienced
A man in Southwest Florida has received attention in a video that went viral after being posted to the internet. He was shown angrily yelling toward a fellow customer at a Costco after she asked him to wear a mask and follow the stores policy. Now, the man was able to share his side of the story and explain how the videos attention has affected him.
Dan Maples in Bonita Springs says his life has been turned upside down. He lost his job and says people are leaving him disturbing messages, telling him they wish he contracted the coronavirus. It all happened after a video shared online showed him enraged at a Costco at Gulf Coast Town Center in Lee County recently.
Maples spoke to radio host Trey Radel on the Drive on 92.5 FOX News Friday, and told him there is more to the video that was shared.
What you dont see in the video is me pleading with the person to please stop and get away from me, Maples told Radel. I got backed into a corner. It was not something I deal with on a daily basis, someone screaming at me and filming me and trying to rally a mob against me.
Maples says what was shown in the video is not a depiction of how he normally behaves.
I lost my control, Maples said. I gave someone else the opportunity and power to escalate my emotions.
Maples says it all started when an senior citizen asked him to put on a mask in the back of the store.
Tthe woman was telling me she had cancer, Maples said.
Maples says he thought back to his dad.
Im sorry Im not as sensitive about that, Maples said. Thats something if you say to me when I watched my dad die in my arms, then, why are you at Costco?
Maples says he was wearing a mask but took it off.
I cant breathe when I have the mask, Maples said. I feel like Im suffocating. I feel claustrophobic, drowning type thing.
The man behind the camera says he cut in to help the woman, and Maples screamed.
But Maples has a different account of the interaction at Costco.
Runs and screams at best of my recollection, 9,000 new cases, 9000 new cases. This man isnt wearing a mask, Maples recalled.
Once the video surfaced Tuesday, Maples says he quickly learned he lost his job.
Things are tough enough, Maples said. Initially, losing my job causes a lot of panic. Because, at this point, we rely on that and immediately causes panic. Hey, I just got fired. My son goes, Hey, dad, youre a failure.
Ted Todd insurance agency in Bonita Springs, Maples former company, says this behavior is in direct conflict with its company values.
Maples said hes now receiving threats. He says that is something that really needs to be changed in society.
Society needs to look at the bigger picture and the toll it takes on people, Maples said. Its not a meme. Its a life. I worked so hard for so long to become who I was, and, now, its all for nothing.
The man behind the video did not want to be identified in fear of safety for him and his family. Costco did not want to comment on the video, but their policy states customers and employees are required to wear a mask inside the store.
Now, Maples is looking for some form of recourse.
At this point, I want my life back, Maples said.
[link:https://www.winknews.com/2020/07/10/man-shown-in-viral-costco-video-shares-what-he-experienced/|
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)mitch96
(13,926 posts)Wear a mask and there would not be a problem... That "I can't breath with a mask" ploy does not cut it... uff
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RainCaster
(10,924 posts)Too late for that. It's all of his own making.
brush
(53,918 posts)videos, or of youtube? There have been so many of these videos over the last few months of these uncorked rants by out-of-control idiots who soon get doxxed and lose their jobs, you'd think they'd have seen some of them and know what can happen.
Guess not. Poor sap. He screwed his own life up.
RainCaster
(10,924 posts)He's looking for a scapegoat.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Sound familiar? It does to me. Someone else made them lose their cool. Too much pressure to wear a mask. A woman demanded something. Poor guy. Everyone else MAKES them do it.
lapfog_1
(29,227 posts)HE was advancing on whoever filmed him.
HE was in a fighting stance.
HE was not in any corner.
He was yelling and not wearing a mask.
Asshole.
edhopper
(33,635 posts)ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)That has had a huge outbreak. Both have tested positive but are so far asymptomatic. There have been five deaths due to this outbreak since Monday. Fuck this asshole.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Snowflake and fuck your feelings,covid spreader.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)he wants society to change to be a more caring, understanding society-apparently every one but himself
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)hey dad, youre a failure. Pretty accurate in my book.
Skittles
(153,205 posts)I get the feeling "failure" encompasses behavior prior to this disgusting meltdown.
Johnny2X2X
(19,139 posts)This guy is pathetic. Lies about what we saw with our own eyes and then makes a bunch of half assed excuses. This clown has a son, he needs to start acting like a father and take some responsibility.
live love laugh
(13,142 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)>>The woman was telling me she had cancer, Maples said.
Maples says he thought back to his dad.
Im sorry Im not as sensitive about that, Maples said. Thats something if you say to me when I watched my dad die in my arms, then, why are you at Costco?>>>
That's some of that great Christian compassion. And what does the woman saying that to him have to do with his father dying?
What a Trump-addled lout.
Skittles
(153,205 posts)besides being none of their business, not everyone has family or friends available to do all their shopping needs, NOR SHOULD THEY NEED TO
tulipsandroses
(5,127 posts)So now the world knows you were screaming at an old lady with cancer.
davsand
(13,421 posts)Act like an asshat in public these days and chances are good somebody will capture it on video. I guess he'll know better next time.
No sympathy from me.
Laura
JDC
(10,135 posts)He was the aggressor and now he's sorry, not for his actions, but for the consequences. Would you want that guy working next to you knowing he could lose it like that? I know I wouldn't. Fired due to volatility and poor judgement.
musette_sf
(10,206 posts)the pistol he had tucked into his waistband...
Ms. Toad
(34,109 posts)and in the videos I've seen there isn't a clear view of his back.
Where are you getting that info from?
NutmegYankee
(16,201 posts)Inside waste band style, 2 o'clock position. Speculation, but would fit with the man's personality and his choice of words seems like concealed carry training.
kysrsoze
(6,023 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,434 posts)Blue Owl
(50,522 posts)let alone two...
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)You a-hole, Maples. The masks are to decrease transmission of a deadly disease, but he doesn't care.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I got caught in a crowd of people once and had to fight mentally to keep from running, though I knew that situation would have made matters much worse.
I have several types of masks. I have zero issues with wearing any one of them, in fact, I can stay in them for hours.
Cirque du So-What
(25,989 posts)Honest. I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locust's. It wasn't my fault!! I swear to God!!
Crunchy Frog
(26,659 posts)about people who have cancer, but still need to go shopping. Somehow I'm not feeling the sympathy.
Basically, don't be a dick in public, because it may get filmed and go public, and there will likely be consequences.
Cha
(297,761 posts)Hey Maples.. you're the only one who took your "life" away.
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)JUST for dannie boy maples.
Mariana
(14,861 posts)As dishonest and dishonorable as he's shown himself to be, I have to wonder how many insurance clients he's lied to and stolen from? If I were a customer of Ted Todd Insurance, and I had any dealings with Maples at all as a client, I think I'd want to have every word of every document thoroughly reviewed.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)What in the heavenly fuck?
Demonaut
(8,928 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Show your little man you can do something besides sales.
Demonaut
(8,928 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)a douche.
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Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Likely called people that wore them weak.
So when he blew up in public, his employer covered its ass and fired him.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)And cut him loose.
renate
(13,776 posts)My bet from the crappy syntax is that they are either Chinese or Russian.
Zambero
(8,974 posts)This guy is one of many out there who relish being "aggrieved", providing them a ready-made excuse to act out in a hateful and intimidating manner. If and when their antics backfire, out comes the victim card.
dalton99a
(81,630 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Made up a totally crazy story that is to try and wiggle out of their mistake*, even dragging a dying parent in at one point. So yeah...his story sounds made up.
*Used their Miami Beach C. of C. work computer to argue online about Terri Schiavo leading to one annoyed pro-coma group to call for a boycott of Miami Beach. LOL This person all of a sudden had a parent on life support who would have been in the ground if not for their nightly hospital vigils to fend off staff unpluggers sooo...'I love precious coma life too.' 'Visit Miami Beach!' It was a great big lie. But the group...which was too small to influence anything anyway...was placated by the yarn.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Take responsibility for your actions. You were not backed into a corner, you're liar and you are a failure
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Make7
(8,543 posts)Says the man not wearing a mask during a pandemic despite it being the policy of the store he was voluntarily shopping at.
Gothmog
(145,630 posts)His explanation for his behavior are not credible
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,495 posts)KY..........