Video shows man assaulting Walmart employee who asked him to wear a mask

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A viral Reddit video shows a Walmart customer in British Columbia allegedly assaulting an employee who reportedly asked him to wear a mask in the store.

The altercation took place at a Walmart in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada. Police were called to the scene after a 30-year-old man attacked an employee who asked him to mask up in accordance with B. C.’s mask mandate, CBC News reports.

The video was uploaded to Facebook and later removed from public viewing, but not before migrating to the r/publicfreakout subreddit, where it has earned more than 1,500 upvotes and 300 comments.

The video shows the assailant, dressed in a black hoodie and red sweatpants, straddling the Walmart employee and punching him repeatedly. He then stands up and kicks the employee in the sides.

According to the video’s caption, the assault actually stemmed from the employee asking the aggressor’s girlfriend to wear a mask. The video also shows a woman—ostensibly ... (Read more)

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