[Ed. – Last week it was a group of deep thinkers demonstrating their disdain for those fearful of COVID-19 by deliberately coughing on fresh produce in a supermarket. Now it’s this poor excuse for a human being. Here’s hoping that if the penalty is severe enough, it will discourage other ‘pranksters.’]
A US man has been charged with making a terrorism threat after allegedly filming himself licking items in a supermarket saying ‘Who’s afraid of coronavirus?’
Cody Pfister, 26, was arrested after a video of him mocking the disease, which has killed over 100,000 people worldwide, sparked outrage around the globe.
Footage from a Walmart in Warrenton, Missiouri, shows the suspect taking off a face mask and running his tongue along items on the shelf while looking at the camera. An on-screen caption reads: ‘I’m a nasty moths f***er’.
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After the video was shared on social media, Piers Morgan called for the suspect to be put behind bars and deprived of healthcare should he end up contracting coronavirus himself.
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Pfister is not the first person to get in trouble with police for licking surfaces as public health officials beg people to wash their hands. …
