Posted on 05/04/2020 2:03:21 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
A Family Dollar store security guard was fatally shot in Flint, Michigan, on Friday after telling a customer her child had to wear a face mask to enter the store, prosecutors said.
An argument began when the security guard, Calvin Munerlyn, 43, told Sharmel Lashe Teague, 45, that customers needed to wear face masks in the store, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said at a Monday news conference. She yelled at him, spit on him and drove off, Leyton said. About 20 minutes later, her car returned to the store and her husband and son, Larry Edward Teague, 44, and Ramonyea Travon Bishop, 23, stepped out and confronted Munerlyn, according to investigators who spoke to witnesses in the store and reviewed surveillance video. Bishop shot him, Leyton said.
Leyton said Munerlyn was doing his job, protecting others and enforcing a statewide executive order. In Michigan, people are required to wear face coverings in businesses. Stores can refuse service to anyone who isn't wearing a mask.
"We simply can't devolve into an 'us versus them' mentality," he said. "We need to make a commitment as a community to do the things necessary to allow us to stay healthy and turn a page on this crisis together. Not for ourselves but for Calvin Munerlyn, who lost his life needlessly and senselessly."
Michigan State Police arrested Sharmel Teague but are searching for the two men, Special 1st Lt. David Kaiser said.
Social media posts by friends and family memorialized Munerlyn, a father of eight children, by his nickname: "Big Duper." A GoFundMe account for the family has raised more than $22,000, exceeding its goal. Latryna Sims Munerlyn, his wife of 10 years, told NBC 25 that he worked at the store for more than a year.
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With all the subsidy money being tossed around, one would think the state should supply the businesses with masks to hand out or if it is the stores decision, store should hand them out.
Then again, guess the liability is VERY HIGH should one ‘catch something’ while wearing the mask.
Madness!!!!
With all the subsidy money being tossed around, one would think the state should supply the businesses with masks to hand out or if it is the stores decision, store should hand them out.
Then again, guess the liability is VERY HIGH should one ‘catch something’ while wearing the mask.
Madness!!!!
It comes from the same place.
I can imagine MOST of the idiots on FR doing the flubro crap getting into an argument with a security guard.
What did you think would happen with all of those dopes marching around with firearms? Did you think the message would go unheeded.
Those dopes just set back gun laws in this country. Thanks.
Will no one rid us of these troublesome fools? (Thanks to Henry II)
Typical Trump voters. /s
I won’t post my first reaction...
Never thought we’d ever this;
“Perps shouldn’t be to hard to find as they weren’t wearing masks.”
Your post: THERE’S your common sense. BRAVO!
Story kinda writes itself...
Corona deaf...
“Just put on the friggin mask...What the hell is the matter with this idiot.”
I think it’s a question of ‘rights’ and this bunch wasn’t about to put up with being told what to wear into the store...so it leads to stuff like this.
(of course they’re fine being told to wear pants, shoes, and shirts)
“RAMONYEA”: Can I get a pronunciation here?
May the police find those two terrorists soon and that they serve the maximum sentence. They don’t belong out in society.
This is why Africa has 2 stores.
“You seem to have one of the nastiest attitudes and shortest tempers of anyone on FR, and I can imaging YOU getting into a brawl just as easily as you think those people would.”
Sorry, but arguments do often escalate, as happened here.
Rhymes with ammonia.
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