Florida man goes berserk on old woman who asked him to wear a mask

A Florida man was caught on camera throwing a temper tantrum after an elderly woman asked him to wear a mask in a Ft. Myers Costco — amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the Sunshine State, video shows.

The clip, taken June 27 at the Costco Wholesale at the Gulf Coast Town Center on Florida’s west coast, shows a man wearing a red T-shirt with the words “Running the world since 1776” becoming apoplectic when a bystander started filming him after he refused to put on a mask.

“You’re harassing me,” the man says to the videographer.

“I am not harassing you,” the man filming replies.

“I feel threatened,” the man bellows, squaring his shoulders as he charges at the videographer.

“Back off. Threaten me again,” he warns with wide eyes.

“Back the f–k up, put your f–king phone down,” he goes on in a tone reminiscent of an Army drill sergeant.

“Sir, sir, please,” another bystander can be heard saying before the clip cuts off.

The person who posted the video asked to remain anonymous because of concerns for his safety.

He told The Post the man was harassing and yelling at an old woman who’d asked him to put on a mask, so he stepped in to defend her, citing the number of new coronavirus cases Florida had the previous day.

On Tuesday, Florida clocked 7,347 new coronavirus infections with a 16.27% positivity rate, bringing the statewide total to 213,794, WFLA reported.

A total of 380 new hospitalizations were recorded and 63 new deaths, the outlet said.

via: https://nypost.com/2020/07/07/florida-man-goes-berserk-on-woman-who-asked-him-to-wear-mask/

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