Anti-Mask Protester Punches Masked Cancer Patient in Front of Medical Clinic (VIDEO)
By: Jerry Lambe
Twitter vids at link.
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An anti-mask protester in California is under fire for more than just her unorthodox medical beliefs after she was caught on video striking a masked woman who identified herself as a breast cancer patient by hitting her in the chest during a heated demonstration outside of a treatment center.
Anti-mask demonstrators appear to have been gathered outside of the Cedars-Sinai Breast Health Services building in West Hollywood Thursday to protest the facility's rule that all persons who enter building wear a mask, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Prior to the physical altercation, a self-identified breast cancer patient — subsequently named as one Kate Burns — who said she receives her treatments at the clinic had a testy exchange with some of the protesters.
Various videos posted on social media portray the following scene of events.
"I'm a cancer patient. I get treated here. Get the fuck away," Burns says to a group of protesters holding anti-vaccination signs on the sidewalk in front of the clinic.
A male protester then asked Burns why she is so angry.
"Because I've just gone through fucking breast cancer and you motherfuckers are here," Burns shot back.
Burns also had a quick response for another male protester who said the demonstration had "nothing to do" with Burns.
"You are protesting a breast cancer fucking center. It has everything to do with me and my community," an incensed Burns said in the recording. "Do you know anything about chemotherapy? Do you know what happens to the immune system?"
The anti-maskers are arguing with a cancer patient. pic.twitter.com/FESqF32u9P
— Vishal P. Singh (They/He) (@VPS_Reports) July 22, 2021
Various recordings from the scene suggest that tension between the protesters and the counter-protesters continued to escalate, culminating with a female protester punching Burns at least once in the chest.
According to one of the videos, the female anti-mask protester was holding a megaphone up to Burns's face and speaking into it when a counter-protester standing near Burns reached over and shoved the megaphone out of the anti-mask protester's hands. The anti-mask protester then appeared to try and go after the counter-protester who touched the megaphone — but Burns blocked the way, leaned in slightly, and bounced the anti-mask protester back with her shoulder.
The female anti-mask protester then punched Burns in the chest and attempted to strike her a few more times while ripping the cancer patient's mask off and discarding it on the ground. It's unclear from the chaos in the video whether the attempted additional blows made contact with Burns, but Burns said on Twitter that she was "hit twice."
Burns posted video of the altercation to Twitter with the caption, "Just another day in the bad place."
Just another day in the bad place pic.twitter.com/s3IUQcXWX9
— Kate Burns (@Katerqburns) July 23, 2021
Burns also said that the protester's blow to her chest struck her directly where she has scars from cancer treatment surgeries.
Yep- I am the cancer patient- maced and hit twice in my surgery scar… this IS the bad place
— Kate Burns (@Katerqburns) July 23, 2021
Several Twitter users identified the female anti-mask protester as Shiva Bagheri. Bagheri apparently began organizing Beverly Hills Freedom Rallies to protest pandemic restrictions last year; she has previously been recorded using a megaphone to pronounce anti-mask conspiracy theories.
Bagheri appeared to confirm her role in the altercation in a series of Twitter exchanges with users criticizing the conduct attributed to her.
"If she didn't hit me first I wouldn't have done that," Bagheri wrote. "I told her not to touch me and then she slammed her shoulder against me. I could actually arrest her for assault. I'm nice enough not to do that. If she does it again I will."
Some of Bagheri's tweets defending her conduct are below:
If she didn't hit me first I wouldn't have done that. I told her not to touch me and then she slammed her shoulder against me. I could actually arrest her for assault. I'm nice enough not to do that. If she does it again I will.
— Shiva Bagheri (@ShivaDiva45) July 24, 2021
Watch the video. She slammed me with her shoulder and I pushed her back. Then she walked towards me again and I pushed her back again. This lady is very aggressive. I didn't want to hurt her.
— Shiva Bagheri (@ShivaDiva45) July 24, 2021
No. She slammed me with her shoulder and I pushed her back and then she walked towards me and I pushed her back again. Big difference.
— Shiva Bagheri (@ShivaDiva45) July 24, 2021
Bagheri also accused Burns of being a "crisis actor."
"Ask her why she was out there counter protesting us and getting in our faces?" Bagheri wondered aloud. "If she's so worried about her cancer what is she doing there? She being so aggressive? I wonder how much money she got paid to do this. Crisis actor."
Ask her why she was out there counter protesting us and getting in our faces? If she's so worried about her cancer what is she doing there? She being so agressive? I wonder how much money she got paid to do this. Crisis actor.
— Shiva Bagheri (@ShivaDiva45) July 24, 2021
She later suggested that Burns "doesn't have cancer."
You love putting single mothers in danger. You don't care about children. You will dox places where I teach kids because you like to hurt kids. You guys are truly sick people! You know that lady doesn't have cancer. She's antifa! A true cancer patient believes it's dangerous
— Shiva Bagheri (@ShivaDiva45) July 24, 2021
Various other videos posted to Twitter alleged to show "bear mace" being used during another incident at the scene.
Anti-vax protestor assaults members of the community, a credentialed media person (me), and cancer patient @Katerqburns with bear mace to their faces. Notice the community member assisting the cancer patient to safety. @misstessowen@chadloder@VPS_Reports@PlasticJesus9pic.twitter.com/rKhGii6MWn
— Rocky Romano (he/him) (@directedbyrocky) July 24, 2021
Other videos show the police breaking up the scene. It's unclear if any arrests were made.
The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center did not respond to Vice when that website requested a comment about the incident and inquired whether any subsequent security protocols would be forthcoming.
[image via Twitter screengrab]
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What the hell is wrong with people. I don't condone violence from either side yet I can see why the woman was upset.
These are people taking treatment that makes them immune suppressed and they are complaining about people having to wear masks for patient protection.
Complete morons.
More on Shiva Bagheri ... a.k.a. PetSmart Karen:
She's a peach....
A peach named "Karen".
Prosecute that woman for assault and battery to the fullest extent the law allows! That woman better pray she never has to walk in the shoes of the woman she attacked.
Notice the passive aggressive tone some of the protestors take. Saying...now don't get all upset...no reason to get mad....that is all a passive aggressive tactic to piss people off.
Why would these people even be demonstrating at this particular location?
Supposedly because they mandated that everyone and anyone entering the building has to wear a mask.
Even so, how many of these assholes had plans to enter the building? Zero, I’m guessing. I bet the rule doesn’t affect them. Next they’ll be protesting at a restaurant because the staff has to wash their hands.
I swear some people get up in the morning and ask themselves “How can I be the biggest dick possible today?”
Yep. Especially about something that doesn't even concern them.
When did freedom become freedom to be an ass.
It seems to me that people are taking a gift that was given to them and just using it as justification to be an asshole.
... about 5 years ago.
The MAGA roam--------untethered. While the main MAGA plays golf---also untethered.
She hit a woman going through breast cancer treatment in the chest?
Ok, so I'm not ordinarily a proponent of violence. But that deserves a beatdown. You don't hit someone who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer in the chest, where you could reasonably assume that they have a surgical incision in some stage of healing. If you do that, you don't deserve to walk away. You deserve to need a hospital admission yourself, with handcuffs keeping you in bed.
they should at least slow the car down to 25mph before pushing her out the door in front of the nearest ER. /s
Nope, I'm all for her arriving at the ER in an ambulance. With a police escort ready to take her straight to jail as soon as she's stable enough to be released, and where she should await trial without being allowed to post bail, as she's obviously dangerous.
WTF business is it of the so called demostraters? Not a fricking thing, and I would not blink if someone decked this fricking moron on the spot.
I hope charges are pressed and she ends up in jail and she'll find out in there she isn't as tough as she thinks.
What compelled these protestors to protest wearing masks in front of a medical center? Of all places, one would expect people there to be wearing masks for very good reasons. Makes me think these protestors are more concerned about getting attention than actually doing good for society.
No surprise that a chemotherapy patient would be enraged by these protests.