This Insane Video of an Anti-Mask ‘Karen’ Screaming and Resisting Arrest in a Florida Bagel Shop is Going Viral
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Just when you think yo’ve seen all the Karen videos out there, one comes out of left field and blows them all out of the water.
The video we’re talking about here is the video of Cindy Falco-DiCorrado, a 62-year-old “anti-mask activist” who exemplifies the very definition of white privilege.
Falco-DiCorrado was arrested last Thursday at an Einstein Bagels location in Boca Raton, Florida. Luckily for the internet, Falco-DiCorrado had a camerawoman in tow to record the entire debacle leading up to the arrest.
The video starts in the middle of things, with an officer taking an unmasked Falco-DiCorrado by the arm, asking her to please step outside. It is immediately evident that the woman (who, by the way, is dressed in head-to-toe leopard print) will not be compliant.
Falco-DiCorrado begins raising her voice and screaming at the officer, shouting things like “Get your hands off of me! You are kidnapping me!” and “You are violating the Constitution! That’s discrimination!”
At one point, the unseen camerawoman who is recording the meltdown pans around the bagel shop to get a look at all of the spectators.
Here’s what happened BEFORE the arrest pic.twitter.com/N9YItYRRPe
— Karen (@crazykarens) January 15, 2021
It appears that every customer in the shop, as well as the workers behind the counter, have taken their phones out to record the bizarre incident.
The Florida woman continues to struggle with the cop and scream things like “Get your hands off of me! I’ve done nothing wrong, I am not a criminal,” while accusing the police officer (who is Black) of “stealing her purse”.
The struggle continues until a second cop arrives and immediately decides to not handle the unhinged woman with kid gloves. The second cop immediately grabs her by the arm and, with the help of the other cop, proceeds to drag her out of the shop.
But the video doesn’t end there. As Falco-DiCorrado is dragged out of the shop, she continues to scream.
The officers proceed to arrest her while she struggles against them and screams: “Stop it! You cannot arrest me! I’ve done nothing illegal!”
The entire time she is being arrested she is visibly and enthusiastically resisting arrest.
Watching the video, one can’t help but wonder how the officers would have treated her if her skin was a different color.
The video was posted to the popular Instagram page @CrazyKarens where it quickly went viral.
"Cindy Falco-DiCorrado was finally taken outside where she was placed under arrest. She then started accusing both the cops of trying to steal her purse and in an unexpected turn of events started praying, leaving the cops amused. " pic.twitter.com/NEZlsCMHoC
— Onlimoi (@Onlimoi) January 16, 2021
Commentators were stunned by the entire interaction, writing things like: “They let her get away with way too much! They would’ve thrown a person of color right on the ground the minute he/she didn’t stand up.”
Another person said: “With all that resistance she didn’t get pepper spray, no taser, no knee to the neck, no punches and they even called her ‘ma’am'”.
According to officials, Falco-DiCorrado is facing charges of trespassing and resisting arrest without violence. All because she didn’t want to wear a mask.