Viral footage taken by a pet shop attendant in Palm Springs, California has gone viral after it recorded a maskless woman calling 9-1-1 to report discrimination. The shop attended refused to let her in the store without a mask.
Aidan Bearpaw, a queer employee at the Bones-N-Scones pet store posted the video to social media following the encounter last week. In it, the woman claims she can’t wear a mask because of anxiety, and threatens to call the police if Bearpaw refuses to let her in the store without one.
“As per the 1964 Civil Rights Act, I cannot be discriminated against,” the woman rants. “I do have a right to breathe O2 not CO2 and I am being discriminated against right now. I have a religious exemption right and a God-given right to breathe O2 not CO2. Yes, medical exemption too.”
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Bearpaw had the good sense to know that the woman didn’t have her facts correct, and refused to let her in. She eventually left after calling 9-1-1 and being told by a dispatcher that she needed to obey a city-wide mask mandate. Unfortunately, Bearpaw encountered the police again the following day after the woman dialed 9-1-1 again, apparently furious at footage of the encounter going viral.
“She was feeling the public backlash and dispatched police on me again,” Bearpaw told The New York Post. “My bosses were initially furious. It was very possible I was going to be fired. My co-workers were all very supportive and made it clear there would be consequences if I was terminated.”
Fortunately, Bearpaw’s superiors eventually came around after he became a local celebrity, drawing more customers into the store to congratulate and even take pictures of him. His manager, Jay Smith, later commended Bearpaw as “a shining example of how just doing what’s right, standing your ground, overcomes [stupidity and harasament].”
“Aiden won for all of us,” Smith told local news station KESQ. “He didn’t just win for Bones-N-Scones, he won for the city of Palm Springs, for the United States and for humanity in general.”
Here’s hoping Aiden gets a raise for his good sense.
robertkalin
Proud of Aiden and Bones&Scones. I went there the next day to snag a bunch of bags of treats for my dogs to support that establishment!
Iona Lexiss
Robert, I’m a regular customer and find it out of character that Bones N Scones would want to “initially fire” the employee. Does that remain the narrative still, locally? Hmm…
Catholicslutbox
So they were going to fire him until they noticed that he brought in more customers. Shady.
Good for him. Shame on his employers.
IWantAFullBeard
Is she being charged for reporting false crimes to the police?
Jack Meoff
She should be if only to set an example to others
Imjustsaying
NO shirt. No shoes, No mask, NO service. PERIOD.
Hdtex
May “Karen” here die a slow agonizing COVID death, drowning in her own lung fluids.
Terrycloth
Lots of places have the no shirt ,no shoes ,no service sign..dosen’t say anything about pants…forget masks ! Go to walmart late…the Freaks come out at night.
Prax07
She acts like a deranged psycho. Everyone that sees weirdos like her should immediately start coughing in her face.
WSnyder
I’m all for local ordinances that will allow any store/facility to have ‘Slappers’ at their entrances. These people are like the ‘Greeters’ you might see but instead of simply saying ‘Hello’, they get to b*tch slap anyone trying to enter the store without a Mask. Open palm for the first offense and then graduate to a right/left hook for the second go. And for anyone wearing those Offensive Masks [i.e. Confederate Flag, Nazi Swastika, etc], they just deliver a straight to the face haymaker.
Mack
Great idea. I second that motion.
cuteguy
What’s Karen’s real name?
Joshua333
I’m a patient person but that man is a saint to deal with that creature.
assyrianhunk
And the last thing she needs is a scone, the heffer
Mister P
She could shop online and leave all of us the F alone.
Cam
She said right on camera it was fine that he recorded her. Then she calls 911 again the next day for going viral? She needs to be charged for wasting 911’s time.
Neoprene
“As per the 1964 Civil rights act…” You can just feel the 911 operator roll her eyes in response to that. I love how the 911 operator gets back down to business after Karen’s opening speech, “Are you calling to report something?”
This Karen checked off all the privilege boxes. My favorite is when she mentioned a series of names which I assume were attorneys?
assyrianhunk
She is an insecure woman who self medicates with scones, and she is a nacissist, I am so proud of Aiden. a sweet, patient man, I would have pushed her out and dealt with the legal matters.
hotflyer99
And People want to preach to folks about cancel culture.If you are on videotape spewing foolishness and trying to be the Civil Rights Police at a privately owned business and her job sees this video and fires her its her own fault If you don’t want to wear a mask STAY HOME Its funny how Republicans”Its my right folks” think they can go into Privately owned businesses and force the business to wait on them But if you say something about the 2nd Amendment all Hell breaks lose you’re “not taking my weapons” blah blah blah screaming “its my constitutional right” to own firearms Folks have lost their minds.And i am pretty sure she is super ok with a Bakery not serving Gay people.
balttymore
He should of asked her if she cared about the health of her unborn baby…..She looks pregnant but I’m sure it’s just fat
alex1435
She’s fat, she’s a fat obnoxious white woman from hell.
alex1435
I commend this guy on his patience ! This woman is full of it.
DCFarmboy
I strongly suspect the woman is mentally ill. I don’t feel a need to mock her. The initial reaction of the boss however shows just how exposed front line, non-union workers are. The boss is the biggest jerk in this story.