{"id":51210,"date":"2021-02-05T08:14:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=51210"},"modified":"2021-02-05T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:14:53","slug":"must-view-florida-grocery-store-rightly-rebels-against-all-covid-restrictions-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=51210","title":{"rendered":"MUST VIEW: Florida Grocery Store Rightly Rebels Against All Covid Restrictions (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Florida grocery store bucks mask mandate; owner says Covid death toll is &#8216;hogwash&#8217;<\/h1>\n<h3>The owner of Oakes Farms Seed to Table Market in Naples said he knows masks do not work.<\/h3>\n<p>By\u00a0Minyvonne Burke<br \/>\nNBC News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A video that was taken at a South Florida grocery store shows nearly every customer and employee without a mask.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The footage was filmed this week at Oakes Farms Seed to Table Market in Naples, about 42 miles south of Fort Myers. In it, not a mask is in sight and social distancing is not being followed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As of Thursday morning, the video on NBC News correspondent Sam Brock&#8217;s Twitter page has generated 7,600 comments, nearly 16,000 retweets and more than 20,000 likes. Reactions run the gamut, with some defending the customers and employees and others expressing outrage.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embedWidget undefined medium___2BOWB\">\n<div class=\"usePresentation___1DKgp\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=NBCNews&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1357047400548950023&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fus-news%2Fvideo-shows-umasked-employees-shoppers-florida-grocery-store-n1256710&amp;siteScreenName=NBCNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1357047400548950023\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"\">The store&#8217;s owner, Alfie Oakes, could not be reached for comment on Thursday. He told NBC&#8217;s &#8220;TODAY&#8221; show he knows masks do not work and doesn&#8217;t believe the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0has killed hundreds of thousands of people in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;That&#8217;s total hogwash,&#8221; Oakes said, later adding, &#8220;Why don&#8217;t we shut the world down because of the heart attacks? Why don&#8217;t we lock down cities because of heart attacks?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly stated that masks and social distancing can help slow the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">According to NBC News&#8217; latest data, the total\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/coronavirus-deaths-u-s-map-shows-number-fatalities-compared-confirmed-n1166966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number of deaths in the country<\/a>\u00a0climbed to more than 452,000, with Florida having the fourth-highest number of fatalities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Collier County, where Naples is located, has seen more than 27,000 cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 413 deaths, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/96dd742462124fa0b38ddedb9b25e429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state&#8217;s Department of Health website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Even though the county has a mask mandate in place, Oakes&#8217; store has a sign out front that states customers do not have to wear one if they have a medical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Those in our lovely government have ordered all persons entering indoor facilities to wear a mask. If you have a medical condition that prevents you from wearing a mask, you are exempt from this order. Due to HIPAA and the 4th Amendment we cannot legally ask you about your medical condition,&#8221; it reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Therefore, if we see you without a mask, we will assume you have a medical condition and we will welcome you inside to support our business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">County Commissioner Andy Solis said his biggest fear is that Covid-19 cases will increase and the hospitals will become overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">&#8220;It&#8217;s very disappointing and very concerning,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/video-shows-umasked-employees-shoppers-florida-grocery-store-n1256710\">https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/video-shows-umasked-employees-shoppers-florida-grocery-store-n1256710<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida grocery store bucks mask mandate; owner says Covid death toll is &#8216;hogwash&#8217; The owner of Oakes Farms Seed to Table Market in Naples said he knows masks do not work. 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