A 28-year-old Floridian has been arrested for pointing his pistol at a man asking him to wear a mask at a store in Palm Beach, police said Thursday.
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A verbal altercation that degenerates
While shopping at Walmart, Vincent Scavetta did not appreciate that another customer asked him to put on a protective mask against the coronavirus. He refused, a verbal altercation ensued and Scavetta drew his pistol and pointed it at his interlocutor. He was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon and improper display of a weapon, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, which posted the case on Twitter.
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"Let this serve as a lesson to you"
"Welcome to Palm Beach County Jail, son. Let this serve as a lesson to you. It could have ended badly," the sheriff's office tweeted. Walmart, the largest American distribution group, has been asking all its customers to wear a mask since July 20. But many Americans are reluctant, and President Donald Trump refused for months to encourage the wearing of masks, in the name of the individual freedom of citizens.
However, Donald Trump has recently changed his position. He first appeared with a mask on July 11 and said on Monday that wearing the mask was "patriotic," posting a photo of him masked on his Twitter account.