Current Events > Group of Oregon men openly defy mask order in coffee shop

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Antifar
07/02/20 11:23:45 AM
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A group of Oregon State Police troopers appeared to defy Gov. Kate Browns statewide mask order while in uniform Wednesday, entering a Corvallis coffee shop without wearing required face coverings, video obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows.

The stores assistant manager, Travis Boss, said he told the first trooper who arrived that the trooper needed to wear a mask.

Governor Brown has no authority to take our civil liberties. We arent going to wear masks, the trooper allegedly said, according to a written statement from Boss provided to the newsroom.

The trooper proceeded to place his order, Boss said in an interview, offering a foul-mouthed retort to the governors mandate that masks be worn within indoor public spaces.

He said, F---, Kate Brown, Boss recalled.

The troopers alleged comments came on the same day that Browns statewide mask order went into effect, and just hours before Brown implored Oregonians to wear facial coverings as a simple, common sense way to protect yourself and others during the coronavirus pandemic.

Three other law enforcement officers entered the business moments later and also refused a request to wear masks, Boss said. Boss said he felt compelled to fulfill their drink orders because they were in uniform, even though he said he had sent other patrons away earlier for not wearing masks.

The incident represents an extraordinary example of the difficult position that Brown has put some businesses in as they work to enforce the potentially divisive rule. Workers in shops across Oregon have been left to impose the mask mandate with the knowledge that some customers may disobey or, as videos across the country have shown, create made-for-internet spectacles.

Allans Coffee & Tea reported Wednesdays incident to local police. Oregon State Police responded by launching an internal investigation, said Capt. Timothy Fox, an agency spokesman.

The involved trooper has been placed on administrative leave, Fox said in a statement. OSP is early in the investigation, but if found to be true, we are thoroughly disappointed and expect our troopers to follow the governors executive orders and be examples in the community.

Fox would not confirm Wednesday night if all four law enforcement officers were state troopers nor would he name the trooper on leave.

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solosnake
07/02/20 11:24:23 AM
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I knew it was gonna be cops before i clicked the topic.

Kind of sad

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Doom_Art
07/02/20 11:25:27 AM
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Too bad the state government can't handle insubordination the way the military would

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NinjaWarrior455
07/02/20 11:25:47 AM
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State sponsored terrorists doing what they do best.

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voldothegr8
07/02/20 11:26:17 AM
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Pigs gonna oink
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Ving_Rhames
07/02/20 11:27:43 AM
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I guess they finally learned that making up stories about people poisoning their food/drinks wasn't the best way to get attention.

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GoodOlJr
07/02/20 11:28:38 AM
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You wanted to cancel the cops and politicize corona

What will do about this?
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DevsBro
07/02/20 11:28:55 AM
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The hell is wrong with people, I swear.

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EvalAngell
07/02/20 11:28:59 AM
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but the droplets

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eston
07/02/20 11:31:52 AM
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He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.

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Veggeta X
07/02/20 11:32:55 AM
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Anti-protestors: FOLLOW THE LAW! It's EASY!
LAW: Please wear masks for safety during this pandemic
Anti-protestors: FUCK THE LAW I AM A FREE MAN

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DevsBro
07/02/20 11:33:12 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.
Yeah but who do you call to have them removed?

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Balrog0
07/02/20 11:33:13 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.

You can't blame him for being intimidated by a bunch of thugs with guns dude

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Veggeta X
07/02/20 11:33:53 AM
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Antifar posted...
The involved trooper has been placed on administrative leave, Fox said in a statement. OSP is early in the investigation, but if found to be true, we are thoroughly disappointed and expect our troopers to follow the governors executive orders and be examples in the community.
But THANK FUCKING GOD for this.

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Balrog0
07/02/20 11:34:29 AM
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Veggeta X posted...
Anti-protestors: FOLLOW THE LAW! It's EASY!
LAW: Please wear masks for safety during this pandemic
Anti-protestors: FUCK THE LAW I AM A FREE MAN

Someone gets locked up for decades over crack: just follow the rules it's not hard
Someone gets told to wear a mask: this is America!!

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NES4EVER
07/02/20 11:34:48 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.

True but they might get upset and refuse to do their job.

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Antifar
07/02/20 11:35:52 AM
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Veggeta X posted...
Anti-protestors: FOLLOW THE LAW! It's EASY!
LAW: Please wear masks for safety during this pandemic
Anti-protestors: FUCK THE LAW I AM A FREE MAN

Troopers are the law.
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Giant_Aspirin
07/02/20 11:45:07 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.

exactly this. the same types to flip their shit about tEh GoVmInT forcing them to wear a mask should surely support a business's right to refuse service to anyone for any reason, right .... right?

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Shablagoo
07/02/20 11:47:35 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.

I agree but on the other hand law enforcement tends to fuck with businesses that dont give them special treatment. Sly stuff like messing with parking so that customers have a harder time getting to the business or get tickets, etc. So I see why the employee was intimidated, even beyond the fact that theyre a group of armed men openly defying an order from the governor.

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Poop2
07/02/20 11:49:33 AM
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arrest those fucking pigs
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eston
07/02/20 11:52:48 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Yeah but who do you call to have them removed?
Get em to remove themselves!

No but seriously, in this situation you make sure all their faces are visible in photos and video, and then you escalate it after the fact. If you ask them to leave and they don't, then they are jeopardizing their jobs by trespassing. They can say fuck the governor, but the governor has power over these men. Allowing them to use their position as police officers to walk all over the rights of a business owner is not the right thing to do.

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The23rdMagus
07/02/20 11:54:16 AM
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eston posted...
He should have refused to serve them. Them being in uniform does not mean he can't tell them to leave his establishment.
Reminds me of a meme (which I hope actually happened) in which someone called the police to ask if it's illegal to stop past the white line at an intersection, had it confirmed, said "oh, no reason why..." and took a picture of a police car doing exactly that, license plate on display.

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Veggeta X
07/02/20 11:55:23 AM
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Guys, they are on administrative leave and being investigated. Hopefully they get fired IMO.

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Poop2
07/02/20 11:55:43 AM
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Antifar posted...
The involved trooper has been placed on administrative leave

pig will still get paid

fuck that pig; fire him and arrest him.

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The23rdMagus
07/02/20 11:58:23 AM
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Veggeta X posted...
Guys, they are on administrative leave and being investigated. Hopefully they get fired IMO.
It's Oregon. IA will more than likely let it slide.

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