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California anti-masker uses homophobic slur at Marshalls, unzips to expose himself after being denied service

The man was seen in a video using homophobic slurs after he spotted a bystander filming his exchange with a store employee who told him to leave for not wearing a mask

CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA: An anti-masker launched into a homophobic rant and threatened an employee at Marshalls, a discount department store in Campbell, with a "massive fine" after being denied service. The man in question was seen in a social media video using homophobic slurs after he spotted a bystander filming his exchange with a store employee who had just told him to leave the store after realizing that he was shopping without a face mask. "You dumb f**king f***ot what's your problem? What's your dumb f**king problem? You don't know the law, that's how stupid you are," the man was heard telling the person who was recording him. 

Although the man's name was not officially reported by any news outlets, one of the people who uploaded the video, tracked him down on social media and revealed that his name was Timothy Gaskin. After the employee, as well as the person recording the video, tells him that he could not use the kind of language he was using, Gaskin, who has been branded by many on the internet as 'Kevin' - the male version of 'Karen', turned to the employee and told him that there was a law which prohibited him from being denied service because of his physical disability. 

''It'll cost you $75,000. It's a health code violations to deny service to people with disabilities. One ear,'' Gaskin says, pointing at one of his ears, which appeared to be equipped with a hearing aid. The man dares the store employee to ''look up the law." As the staffer sounds confused and started stuttering, Gaskin stresses the fact that the store can choose to keep him out but it will cost them. "It''s your choice, I don't care,'' he says calmly. The employee then warns Gaskin that he was going to call the cops, to which, the latter replies that the hefty fine also applies if the police were called on him. 

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The video cuts out before the reported aftermath of the incident. Apparently, when the employees at the store tried to get the man to reveal his identity, he started to expose himself in front of everyone. 

According to TMZ, the police did arrive at the scene but by that time, the man had disappeared. Campbell Police Department Captain Ian White told the outlet that a police complaint was filed on Tuesday, August 18, and the investigation is ongoing.

Also, the man seems to have gotten the information about the fine from the alleged 'Freedom to Breathe Agency' which has already been debunked. The U.S. Department of Justice has already made it clear that 'FTBA' cards that people with disabilities claim make them exempt from COVID-19 rules requiring everyone to cover their faces while out in public are fraudulent.

Such fraudulent cards read false statements like, "I am exempt from ordinance requiring face mask usage in public" because "wearing a face mask possesses mental and/or physical risk to me. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am not required to disclose my condition to you."