Florida coronavirus: Video shows a man screaming ‘fake pandemic’ at an officer over wearing a mask in a grocery
CNNMiami CNN — A nearly two-minute, profanity-laced tirade at a code officer at a Miami Beach grocery store is the latest example of mounting tensions in the US over wearing masks to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “This is a false flag, a fake pandemic,” shouts an unidentified man Sunday in footage from a body camera worn by the code compliance officer. City officials in Miami Beach released the video, which also shows the man threatening to file a class action lawsuit and shouting, “You’re terrorists,” and “There is no pandemic.” The officer tells the man that the store is private property and that he must wear a mask to enter, but the man continues to scream that his rights are being violated. “You go away.” The code compliance officer later radios dispatch, though the man who shouted at the officer wasn’t cited or reprimanded in the incident, Miami Beach city officials said. “Our inspections for facial coverings and social distancing aren’t always welcomed, but we are doing this for the greater good,” Miami Beach Code Compliance Director Hernan Cardeno said.
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