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What are your thoughts about H5N1 "bird flu"? Are you doing anything to prepare? Think it's overblown? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by makeasnek@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

When I worked in retail I had to ask people to wear a mask. Not a problem at all. But there was this one lady who came behind the counter an coughed on me? Technically it was assault because I even got spit on me.

Like at what point does someone cross into being just plain evil.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That’s just downright awful. I’m sorry you were assaulted by a waste of flesh.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

I think she had a mental issue. Like her eyes weren't right.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

That probably fits as a legal assault in many countries. So messed up.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've mostly worked retail jobs in my life, but I got lucky and avoided any public-facing work during peak COVID. Customer service is rough at the best of times, but I can't imagine having to deal with the anti-mask crowd.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

I loved it actually. Out of hundreds of people a day only one would require real handling. I don't think they realized that they were that one special asshole.

[–] ouRKaoS 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That lady would have left with less teeth.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 5 months ago

Over here that'd be illegal. But it would certainly give her a good reason to put on a mask!

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you're assaulted, don't have the right to defend yourself?

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 3 points 5 months ago

Over here you'll want to simply remove yourself and contact the authorities. If that's not possible you'll want to use proportionate force.

In this case I'd say that means I'd be allowed to carefully push her from behind the counter and then call the police.