It is a story that has grown since the events on June 22. In the United States, as elsewhere in the world, wearing a mask is recommended and compulsory in certain establishments. But not everyone adopts the reflex. That Monday, in San Diego, Amber Lynn Gilles returns to one of the establishments of the Starbucks chain to buy a coffee there. The employee refuses to serve her, she does not wear a mask and does not want to wear one. Right after the incident, the client posted a photo on the Facebook social network with this comment: “This is Lenen from Starbucks who refused to serve me because I was not wearing a mask. Next time, I will wait for the police and bring a medical certificate.” The publication is racing, it now has 49,000 shares and 133,000 comments. A flood of comments often critical of Amber. But the young woman camped on her positions and responded to criticism. “The masks are stupid, just like the people who wear them”, she wrote a few days ago.
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Internet users mobilize for Lenin
Many Internet users have decided to support the server in the comments, but not only. The day after the incident, a man decides to start a fundraiser for Lenin Gutierrez. Every minute new people tip the young man. 5, 10, 15, or even 100 dollars. Nearly 5,000 people have already participated in the collection. A tip for Lenin reached unimaginable sums for its creator who did not even think of reaching 1000 dollars. This Saturday at the end of the day, the collection of donations reached almost 63,000 dollars, or 56,000 euros. “Everyone mobilizes around someone to do what they are supposed to do and to try to protect everyone”, said the creator of the pot, Matt Cowan in an interview with KGTV, taken up by The Washington Post. “It just shows that there are a lot of good people and it trumps the bad.”
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Rain of threats on Amber
Amber Lynn Gilles has received death threats, according to the site NBC. “I never threatened him and I received death threats. Thousands. It’s really very annoying and very scary”, she explained in a video posted by a reporter for the channel.
Since posting video of the woman who shamed a local barista, I’ve received hundreds of comments. I invite you to watch my original story, we look at the lack of civility and decorum in current environment (by the way, barista’s Go Fund Me page over $61k!) https://t.co/DwvtJiwAsU
– Artie Ojeda (@ArtieNBCSD) June 27, 2020
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Given the magnitude of the situation, the Starbucks channel spoke on KGTV. “We respectfully ask customers to follow the safety protocols and social distancing recommended by public health officials, including wearing a face mask when visiting our stores “, said one of the representatives.
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On Facebook, the main interested party, Lenin Gutierrez published a video. “Thank you for your support”, he begins before telling his side of the story. “I was assigned to the cashier that day. I asked her if she had a mask. She replied that she did not need it. I then showed him the recommendations intended for the customers who showed the obligation to wear the mask. She lost her nerves. She left, then returned a few minutes later. She asked for my name. I told her my name was Lenin, she took a picture of me and said she would contact Starbucks head office ”, says the young man. I didn’t think it would end there, continues Lenin Gutierrez, before concluding that he will be able to realize his dream of becoming a dancer and teach others to dance thanks to this fundraiser.
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