Anti-mask Duo Show Police Video of Their Assault on a Shop Owner and are Arrested on the Spot

In August, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown reinstated the state’s indoor mask mandate amid the surge of the COVID-19 delta variant. So far, Oregon has done a pretty good job of mitigating COVID-19, ranking 46th in the nation in COVID-19 deaths per capita. That's in part due to the mask requirements and the buy-in of the state’s residents, at least in heavily Democratic municipalities like Eugene, Portland, and Salem. 

But never underestimate the power of small-minded dolts like Ricki Collin and Amy Hall-- two Portland, Oregon anti-maskers, who were arrested after Hall engaged in an old-fashioned donnybrook with the owner of a local cookie store.  The doofy duo are known for going around harassing business owners for following the law and requiring customers to wear masks.  As you can see from the video, these two walked into the Crumb Together bakery in Eugene, Oregon, with their camera rolling, clearly ready to rumble over mask requirements.  But the dumbfuckery doesn't end there.

After Collin and Hall walked into the bakery, Hall confronted the owner while Collin filmed the conversation. The owner asked the maskless couple to leave. Eventually, Hall shoved the owner, which prompted the shopkeeper to retrieve a baseball bat from behind the counter. Then they fought like hell as the owner shouted, “Get the fuck out!”

As the couple leaves, Collin shouts, “You don’t get to fucking assault people and run a business!” Ironically, the cookie store owner was the one who was treated at a local hospital for cuts and bruises, while the two anti-maskers walked away seemingly unscathed.

But here’s the best part: Convinced they had the moral high ground, Collin and Hall tracked down the Eugene police to show them the video they’d taken, hoping to get the baker in trouble. Instead, they were promptly arrested, because they were breaking the law. Oops!

Shockingly, this isn’t the pair’s first run-in with the law over statewide mask requirements.  Collin has an open trespassing case in Washington County and is charged with seven misdemeanors, including trespassing while in possession of a firearm.  He has reportedly posted several videos to a YouTube channel in which he is seen confronting law enforcement and others about mask mandates.