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modrepub

(3,467 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:51 AM Jul 2020

Man rips face mask off employee at beer store: 'You don't need that'

Marni Magaro was unloading cases of beer Monday night in Enola when two customers walked into the cooler, looking for the coldest brew they could find.

Magaro, 21, was wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19, but the men were not, despite a sign on the door at Enola Beer and Soda, at 50 E. Shady Lane, saying masks are mandatory.

Magaro didn’t mention the lack of masks as the men asked questions about the beer she had in stock while standing just a foot or two away. She felt uncomfortable and cornered, so she maneuvered her way out, pointed to some Miller Lite, and started to walk away.

That’s when one of the men surprised her by grabbing the front of her face mask.

“Take that (expletive) off,” the man said as he pulled the mask over her head, taking her eyeglass and hat with it. “You don’t need that. This is all (expletive) anyway.”

Magaro, who happened to be alone at the store in that moment, didn’t want to escalate the situation.

She said nothing until she reached the front counter behind a wall of plexiglass to ring up their purchase.

“In the moment, I was freaked out,” she said. “I couldn’t believe the audacity.”

....

Magaro shared the information with police, so they could have the information for their records, but she didn’t want to pursue criminal action. She also shared the video on Facebook, but edited it to try to avoid identifying the offender. She said she doesn’t want an internet mob to go after him. Instead, she wants to spread the word about respecting people’s decisions to wear masks.

The owners decided the man should be permanently barred from the store.


Link: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/man-rips-face-mask-off-employee-at-beer-store-you-dont-need-that-video.html

Not sure if its fair to post the employees name and workplace while not identifying the person who did it. Guess we'll see what trolls come out.




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Man rips face mask off employee at beer store: 'You don't need that' (Original Post) modrepub Jul 2020 OP
What a pig. dem4decades Jul 2020 #1
It's assault. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #4
It is absolutely assault and I wish everyone who has something like this TNNurse Jul 2020 #26
The idiots are everywhere - Enola is just across the Susquehanna from Harrisburg FakeNoose Jul 2020 #2
Yes. The political statement is NOT wearing a mask. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #3
That was awful Ohiogal Jul 2020 #5
Just a young girl. Two big hogs. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #30
The victim should have posted the traitor/monsters face for all to see RAB910 Jul 2020 #6
i admire her cool head.. samnsara Jul 2020 #7
Clearly ASSAULT. She (and the store owner) SHOULD have filed charges. hlthe2b Jul 2020 #8
I would. wnylib Jul 2020 #20
I am sure that FEAR of reprisal kept her from filing charges Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #9
If people do nothing, assaults like this will increase. These guys have to be arrested. ancianita Jul 2020 #12
I agree, but when you are female and are threatened by a man Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #15
I hear you. That's why women, by now, must think and plan in advance for 'the ambush.' ancianita Jul 2020 #17
Don't blame the victim. The two male MAGA customers "have no excuse". She was a victim. lostnfound Jul 2020 #21
There also should have been a coworker present. wnylib Jul 2020 #23
That was my first thought. She should not have been alone. liberalla Jul 2020 #34
If they aren't put away, they assault again and again and again. Others are emboldened. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #29
I wonder if the guys are regular customers that she deals with often. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #33
He would have gotten a bloody nose from me Dukkha Jul 2020 #10
I've been cornered before, know that feeling, I'll bet this was premeditated aggression on his part chia Jul 2020 #11
America is being attacked from within by an army of angry morons. mwb970 Jul 2020 #13
Trump is clearly pro-maskist where it counts -- people near him. Since May 11 if not before progree Jul 2020 #14
One significant word is missing from this sentence... RobertDevereaux Jul 2020 #16
Yep! She was wearing a mask to protect OTHERS lostnfound Jul 2020 #22
Not selfish. Just stupid, willingly exposing themselves to possible infection. thesquanderer Jul 2020 #28
Battery anyone rpannier Jul 2020 #18
And this would have ended.... LovingA2andMI Jul 2020 #19
Don't know about PA, but in Texas, even verbally threatening physical contact is illegal. Texin Jul 2020 #27
"she doesn't want an internet mob to go after him" IronLionZion Jul 2020 #24
He committed assault. She should have called the police and reported it. Texin Jul 2020 #25
It's a huge mistake not to press charges. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #31
That video is chilling. Two grown men getting "handsy" with a small young woman in a confined space. Midnight Writer Jul 2020 #32
Of course they pick on a woman vercetti2021 Jul 2020 #35
They would've never done that to a big man. I hate assholes like that. NT raccoon Jul 2020 #36

Ohiogal

(31,658 posts)
5. That was awful
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 08:11 AM
Jul 2020

and if I were that employee yeah I would be frightened, you don’t put your hands on someone like that. What a couple of obnoxious bullies. What is wrong with these pigs.

Here’s another example of “I ain’t wearin no mask” idiots tormenting store employees.

******

Berea ice cream shop: Stop yelling at our teenage employees about masks

https://fox8.com/news/coronavirus/berea-ice-cream-shop-stop-yelling-at-our-teenage-employees-about-wearing-masks/

Ferrets are Cool

(21,059 posts)
9. I am sure that FEAR of reprisal kept her from filing charges
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:03 AM
Jul 2020

people are killed by these fucking idiots quite often.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,059 posts)
15. I agree, but when you are female and are threatened by a man
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:27 AM
Jul 2020

it's not always easy to think about the "big picture".

ancianita

(35,812 posts)
17. I hear you. That's why women, by now, must think and plan in advance for 'the ambush.'
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:44 AM
Jul 2020

Women have no excuse to not be prepared. They've seen enough betrayed trust to know by now that girls are badly trained to trust men, but they must sharpen their awareness in any public setting.

lostnfound

(16,138 posts)
21. Don't blame the victim. The two male MAGA customers "have no excuse". She was a victim.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:07 AM
Jul 2020

She was doing her job, wtf was she supposed to do? Not stock the shelves?

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
23. There also should have been a coworker present.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:09 AM
Jul 2020

These days it is not wise to have employees, male or female, working alone. Too many crazies around.

chia

(2,235 posts)
11. I've been cornered before, know that feeling, I'll bet this was premeditated aggression on his part
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:16 AM
Jul 2020

Can't help but wonder if she's afraid to press charges for fear of retaliation.

Made me so angry to see this.

progree

(10,864 posts)
14. Trump is clearly pro-maskist where it counts -- people near him. Since May 11 if not before
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:24 AM
Jul 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/11/white-house-issues-memo-requiring-staff-to-wear-masks-in-west-wing.html
White House issues memo requiring staff to wear masks in West Wing, CNBC, 5/11/20
... The directive from the White House management office was laid out in a memo to staffers Monday afternoon, NBC reported. ... The memo also asked staff members to avoid visiting the West Wing, where the Oval Office is located, unless it is necessary, the sources told NBC.


Something to keep in mind when some fuckhead harasses you about wearing a mask -- if they're so ineffective or the Covid19 is just a hoax, or if only wimps or “Democrat Islamo-Maoists" wear them, then ask the fuckhead why does your fearless leader require everyone near him to wear a mask? Why is he wimpifying his staff -- and by extension himself?

RobertDevereaux

(1,841 posts)
16. One significant word is missing from this sentence...
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:34 AM
Jul 2020

Last edited Sat Jul 4, 2020, 11:41 AM - Edit history (1)

Magaro, 21, was wearing a mask to protect against COVID-19, but the men were not...

Should be

Magaro, 21, was wearing a mask to protect OTHERS against COVID-19, but the men were not...

thesquanderer

(11,953 posts)
28. Not selfish. Just stupid, willingly exposing themselves to possible infection.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:25 AM
Jul 2020

More like jumping over the barriers at a zoo to get to the tiger. The barriers are there to protect you, not the tiger. Getting past the barrier isn't selfish, but it sure is stupid.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
19. And this would have ended....
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:55 AM
Jul 2020

With law enforcement -- as the beating would have begun - after this fool touched any part of the body to rip anything off of it.

IronLionZion

(45,256 posts)
24. "she doesn't want an internet mob to go after him"
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:14 AM
Jul 2020

She's worried about the douchebag who assaulted her and endangered her life. Meanwhile her name and work location is public so an internet mob of COVIDiots might go after her because of MAGA.

Dude is probably thinking he did nothing wrong.

Texin

(2,585 posts)
25. He committed assault. She should have called the police and reported it.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:23 AM
Jul 2020

I don't know whether the store had a video camera, but most/many do, especially package stores. Maybe she needs the job more than she values her safety, but the behavior of these guys was physically threatening, especially since she was working alone in the store at the time. These Neanderthals were exhibiting behaviors that, as a woman, would have made me worried about sexual assault. It was a borderline encounter, and I wouldn't have tolerated it. I would have reported them and quit that damned job.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,746 posts)
31. It's a huge mistake not to press charges.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 12:52 PM
Jul 2020

As others have already said, they will only continue to assault people.

vercetti2021

(10,150 posts)
35. Of course they pick on a woman
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 03:21 PM
Jul 2020

If it were a guy...they would have gotten their asses kicked. So of course assault a woman

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