Shopper Tackled to the Ground After Allegedly Coughing on Produce

So. . . Here’s the thing. Even in the best of circumstances, people who cough and/or spit on produce or any food that they do not intend to immediately consume should spend their life in prison. But when there’s a worldwide pandemic going on? You hella deserve to be tackled to the ground by three people who are bigger and younger than you.

Which is exactly what happened in a Stop & Shop in Massachusetts.

Witnesses told police they spotted the 65-year-old man from Duxbury, whose name was not released by authorities, coughing and spitting on produce.

Kyle Mann, an 18-year-old shopper from Pembroke who recorded the video and posted it on Facebook, said punches were also exchanged between the man and a store employee.

I have mixed feelings about the video starting when it did. On the one hand, no one wants to see a 65-year-old tackled to the ground. On the other hand, I really kinda wanted to see this particular 65-year-old tackled to the ground. Does that make me a bad person? Maybe, but not as bad as the person who SPITS AND COUGHS ON PRODUCE DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

Once police arrived, the man was told not to return to the store or face trespassing charges. He was then transported to Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth Hospital for an evaluation.

Police do not believe the man has COVID-19 but will have him tested as a precaution, The Patriot Ledger in Quincy reported.

Honestly, what is it that is possessing people to pull stunts like this, whether they have COVID-19 or not? Did this guy spit on produce before the outbreak, and people are only bothered by it now? Is this particular psychosis a symptom of the virus?