How in the USA you can lose your job due to a careless statement

The fierce mask debate that unfolded at the Coscto supermarket in Fort Myers, Florida was filmed on June 27 and has already received over 11 million views. It seems that an aggressive tirade cost the man his work, writes USA Today. And this is not the only such case.

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The video shows how a man in a red T-shirt with the inscription “Ruling the world since 1776”, dark shorts and slippers, shouts: “I feel a threat!” and "Drop the [swear] phone!" He glared at the camera after a female customer asked him to follow Costco's mask policy.

Another person took out his cell phone and filmed what was happening on video.

Billy Corben, a native of Fort Myers and documentary director who lives in Miami, received a video and posted on his Twitter. He often shares outlandish stories and videos with the hashtag #BecauseFlorida. Shawn King, a lawyer and civil rights activist with more than a million followers, shared the same tweet.

Florida man at Fort Myers Costco in "Running the World Since 1776" shirt flips out on elderly woman who asked him to wear a mask and man who defended her #BecauseFlorida (via @profjaffar) pic.twitter.com/PDOvi33qHK

- Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) July 7, 2020

Thanks to publicity on social networks, the man was recognized and found within a few days - he turned out to be Daniel Maples, whose biography can be found on the website of the Fort Myers insurance agency. Maples has been with the agency since 2016 and "is currently the most successful sales agent in the company...Loves: hot yoga, traveling, cooking and mentoring others."

Maples' biography was removed from the site a few hours later, and the agency said that the man was fired.

Law enforcement did not participate in the incident.

“Thank you to everyone for their comments and messages raising awareness of the former Ted Todd Insurance employee,” the agency said in a statement. “His behavior in the video directly contradicts our company values ​​and his employment has been terminated.” Threatening behavior and intimidation go against our core mission of being trusted advisors in our community. We are also committed to immediately reviewing the internal culture at TSI.”

Richard Galanti, Costco's CFO, declined to comment on this particular incident, but drew attention to the need to wear masks at 547 Costco stores nationwide and at 250 international locations.

“We're trying to be responsible. We know there are different points of view, but our employees certainly appreciate that,” he said. — More than 2 million people come to Costco every day. If someone comes in without a mask, we just ask them to leave.”

The viral video has been published by national and international media.

Corben, who posted the video, said he was not going to provoke a reaction such as dismissal in response to the video.

“It’s all about timing,” he said. “You never know when something will go viral.” This is a new time. Videos are recorded everywhere, all the time. This would seem to encourage people to be nicer to strangers in public. But some are not embarrassed by constant video surveillance. Unfortunately, people will be judged for the rest of their lives in one moment. Everyone has a bad day. With cell phone cameras, security systems and video, we have to rethink our behavior.”

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Woman fired after video from Black Lives Matter rally

A Tennessee resident caught in a video with racial and homophobic shouts at a Black Lives Matter rally was fired from her job, writes New York Post.

A woman named Sonya Holt screamed, “White lives matter, white lives are better!” during a protest in Elizabethton on Saturday, July 4, and insulted a protester: “You are a homosexual piece of shit who will burn in hell.”

At another moment, Holt calls one protester “just a poor little black girl with a dumb mind.”

@karensgonewild_ MEET Sonya Holt, The Most InBredes Karen, The Most InBred of the Karens! Video From The Elizabethton Blm Protest Yesterday. pic.twitter.com/zuapcahl94

- sofi (ACAB) (@sofiiisabella) July 6, 2020

After the video became popular on social media, Keith Family Vision Clinic in Johnson City said Holt was fired.

“The most important thing to understand is that racism exists in your community, no matter what you think about it,” said Sierra Gilmer, who filmed the video. “A lot of people have reached out to me saying they didn’t realize this was happening in Elizabethton and didn’t realize there were people like that there.”

The video from Holt was filmed during a rally on the Elizabethton Covered Park Bridge organized by the New Panther Initiative.

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