Disturbing: 2 arrested in Eugene cookie shop assault over masks

[tenderfoot]

A duo with a history of harassing business owners, Ricki Collin, 34, and Amy Hall, 45, walked into a Eugene, Oregon bakery with the sole purpose of picking a fight over masks. They aggressively argue with the shop owner, who insists they need to cover up, as per local law, before entering. As tempers flare, shop owner eventually grabs a bat and tells them to back off — which they don't. But they do grab the bat from the owner.

The angry gentleman is recording the altercation for his YouTube channel while Hall begins to physically attack the shop owner.

The couple, flagged down police and showed them their video, thinking they were in the right. But he and his partner are arrested for "third-degree assault," and the man got an extra charge of "third-degree robbery for reportedly walking away with the bat," according to KEZI.com.

video of the incident:

Also, the store owner... did she have a right to take a serious swing at them? It's hard not to wish she had.

[Skittles]

1. she should have called the cops THEN grabbed the bat

glad these two assholes were arrested

[Deuxcents]

2. They went in looking for trouble

And they found it. I hope the owner sues em

[OnDoutside]

7. I'm glad they arrested them, however putting "no maskholes" on a sign at your door is a bit

provocative ? It's smacks of putting blood in shark infested waters !

[Xipe Totec]

25. It's more akin to hanging a maganet over magat infested sewers. nt

[OnDoutside]

31. Or the child catcher in the Sound of Music ?

[PSPS]

3. This is a contemporary business model

1. Create a monetized "outrageous" YouTube channel
2. Make video of yourself doing outrageous things. The more outrage-inducing, the better.
3. Upload the video to your monetized "outrageous" YouTube channel.
4. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

If you're lucky:

5. Get the event pimped by other media, like KEZI in Eugene
6. More traffic headed to your monetized "outrageous" YouTube channel
7. More $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[tiredtoo]

13. Interesting point

I was going to share the video until I read your comment.

[caraher]

22. Share away

The video is not on the channel of the anti-maskers but was taken from their livestream. I suppose it is sort-of publicity for the idiots, but they won't directly profit

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. I hope all these magat bullies die

I really wish that they'd be taken out,removed from life on this planet. I want all these magat, belligerent maskholes waste of skin dead from covid.

[Gore1FL]

14. I ceased feeling bad about those who are dying out their own proactive stupidity.

While I'd rather they'd join the rest of us in combatting the pandemic, if they want to drink the Kool Aid they are passing out, who am I to stop them? Either way, the vaccination rate increases.

[Traildogbob]

21. Me too

Die bitches. All ya’s. More guns and stand your ground, on your property??????? Billets will fly, bystanders will die. What a fucked up place Trump made this. So many dead soldiers. For this to be the outcome of the freedom they were told was the reasons just sick.

[greenjar_01]

5. Ricky, you're also under arrest

[Hortensis]

6. She'll press charges of course. Hope they're also required to take classes,

do probation, public service, pay for any medical, etc. Costs can really add up.

[canuckledragger]

8. These are just 2 shit disturbing bullies that never grew up.

Growing up and moving all over the place, I ran into idiots like those all the time. They try to provoke and become the victim when they find the fight they're looking for.

You notice how they went after someone that smaller that the of them physically? And were the first to introduce violence when they couldn't get what they wanted right away?

Pay attention to the behaviour folks. The mask thing is just the most recent excuse for it, but this crap has been around forever.

[ShazzieB]

26. "2 shit disturbing bullies that never grew up" is a very accurate description of these jerks.

I could think of a few, no, make that a whole bunch of other words to describe them, but I think that will do nicely!

[dchill]

9. Does that mean they'll stop this behavior?

No. It does not. Jail time!

[SergeStorms]

20. No sense fining them.

They'll just start a "Go-grift-me" fund and other reich-wing doorknobs will send in $15,000 for a $100 fine. Trumpers all learned from the grifter-in-chief.

[alittlelark]

10. That whole interlude made me nauseous.

[Ron Green]

11. This is not a gentleman.

But he is angry.

[Mr.Bill]

27. Not much of a man.

Uses his female friend as bait so he can film it. He didn't even try to protect her when the bat came out.

[musette_sf]

15. Dude belongs to "Oregonians For Trump"

Here he is heading for DC for 6 Jan:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjx0PmJqJ7/?utm_medium=copy_link

[iluvtennis]

16. The woman shoved the owner first and then owner got the bat. too bad that no one else

was in the shop to call 911 when the owner was first shoved.

Un-fkn-believable what these cretins are doing nowadays.

[Mr.Bill]

28. They probably staked out the place until there was no one there. n/t

[skypilot]

17. Interesting how...

...the idiot who was filming BACKED OUT of the store while his girlfriend is fighting with the woman over the bat.

[mahina]

34. Anything for the shot

Pulitzer Prize winners

It’s a tough gig in the best of times to make a living baking cookies in any city full of monsters and occasional angels. I hope she can start to feel more comfortable going to work and not be too traumatized by this experience.

[GregW]

18. They're probably from Springtuckey

... errr, Springfield

[SergeStorms]

19. Good thing it's not a "stand your ground" state.

But these two chicken shits would never do anything where they didn't have the upper hand to begin with. You can bet they had the situation all worked out before they ever walked in.

One of these days these shitbags are going to pick on the wrong person. 🤨

[Joinfortmill]

23. Scary times, people.

[Jetheels]

24. trump trash

[H2O Man]

29. Recommended.

That's where my brother lives. I think -- from what he's told me -- that it is generally a good community. A good place to live. But there are obviously some ignorant shit heads there, too. Glad the police arrested them. They need to be in jail.

[maxsolomon]

39. Provocateurs that think they're Warriors for Truth.

Liberal towns in Oregon are plagued by these exurban shitheads. The PBs came in to Portland and bear-sprayed pedestrians from the beds of their pickups on the day Mike Reinoehl shot Aaron Danielson.

And to think that rural towns thought they were going to be invaded by Antifa...

[H2O Man]

40. Almost word for word

what my brother said when we were talking about this yesterday.

Thank you.

[LuckyCharms]

30. Honestly, the owner was shoved first. I got the impression

that the owner is a reasonable person who does not like violence, because her attempt to force the couple out with the bat seemed half-hearted.

I would have kneecapped that woman and her legal genius boyfriend. Also, her boyfriend is a fucking piece of shit, lip-wagging coward. His girlfriend, or whatever their relationship is, is in a confrontation with a woman holding a bat, and he backs outside to record. Total piece of garbage, that guy.

They were told to leave, and they didn't. End of story. I would have felt threatened at that point. A reasonable person (owner) would have intuitively known that the escalation would not have ceased. The owner was right in grabbing the bat, but once the bat is out, it should be used.

[Demovictory9]

32. LOVE THE KARMA SERVED ON THEM...

[Demovictory9]

33. After video of the assault went viral, Crumb Together has received a major influx of orders. Unable

After video of the assault went viral, Crumb Together has received a major influx of orders. Unable to keep up with demand, the store shut down its website and the owner tweeted a message to thank customers for their support

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/2-arrested-in-eugene-cookie-shop-assault-over-masks/

Link to tweet

[Progressive Jones]

35. I Fucking Hate these right wing surly nerd types. They run their mouths,

and then whine like children when they're put in their place.

[Vinca]

36. I just watched this on HuffPo and thought it was hilarious. Who films a trip to the bakery?

This was a pre-planned "event" that backfired. The flannel-shirted idiots were looking for good footage to put online to feed their crazy friends. Instead, they got a jail cell. Epic backfire. Kudos to the bakery woman for standing her ground, although I agree with a previous poster that she should have called the police before going after them with the bat. She could have been seriously injured or killed by these characters.

[Initech]

37. My mom went to a gift shop yesterday and some asshole was attempting to start a fight.

He was for the most part ignored but in all seriousness, fuck those people!

[Downtown Hound]

38. Engraging video

One thing I've noticed is that these fascist cowards usually only pick on people they deem too defenseless to fight back.

But at least it had a sweet ending. Those two deserve jail time. This is nothing but a form of domestic terrorism and it needs to stop.

This is also why I highly recommend all shopkeepers have a bottle of pepper spray handy. Nothing shuts a bully up more than a face full of that stuff.

Oh, and as to your question as to whether she had a right to take a swing at them. She definitely has the right to tell them to leave, and the woman assaulted her by pushing her first. So yeah, at that point, it is a matter of self defense. But what she really should have done was just call the cops the minute they refused to leave. You never know who's carrying a weapon. Nothing's worth your life.

[Sapient Donkey]

41. Sucks the owner had to deal with that

But the ending was very satisfying. Amazing how they thought they were in the right.

[Kid Berwyn]

42. They know no shame.

Don’t know much law, for that matter.

[Liberal In Texas]

43. I'm glad they got arrested. The poor store owner is probably going to have to have more of these

idiots come in and cause her more trouble. It's the kind of thing that can drive a small operation like this out of business.

[struggle4progress]

44. (1) Say "Masks are required for entry"

(2) Offer them masks
(3) Say "Masks are required for entry"
(4) Offer them masks
(5) Say "Masks are required for entry"
(6) Ask them to leave
(5) Say "Masks are required for entry"
(6) Tell them they are trespassing and ask them to leave
(7) Tell them they are trespassing and ask them to leave
(8) Call the police

Do not argue. Do not engage in pointless conversation. Stay on point