Staff at a Saskatoon restaurant faced pushback when they asked a patron for proof of vaccination against COVID. Karna Desai, the owner of TailGatorz sports bar, said her employees experienced an incident Saturday afternoon near 3 pm.
"The bartender just asked for their ID, and she just freaked out," said Desai, referring to one of the alleged attackers. He added the bar faced no problems with other customers when asked for proof of vaccination. Desai said the situation escalated quickly.
"They just got mad, started abusing her, and you know tried to be a little physical and all," he said. Video evidence showed two people breaking out into a fight shortly after that, reported Global News. At that point, regular patrons and kitchen staff called the police and stepped in to help when one of the group members threatened everyone with what appeared to be a gun.
Saskatoon Police Service responded to the incident on Saturday and said they confiscated a pellet gun. Ownership laid no charges and did not wish for police to investigate the matter further.
Desai, who was visibly upset by the altercation, but was not present when it occurred, said his business was just following government rules. "It's pathetic," he said. "But at the same time, it's still a very serious thing." As an added precaution, TailGatorz will start scheduling additional staff each shift to prevent similar acts from happening in the future.
The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce said that while staff receive training on interacting with different customers, the onus is on the customers to practice greater patience during these "frustrating times." Its CEO Jason Aebig added: "These can be very challenging conversations at the best of time, especially now when there's so much extra sensitivity around vaccine verification."
"Be cooperative; know that you're dealing with another human being on the other side of that counter that is just there to serve you, and if everybody works together on this, we can try and achieve some level of normalcy."
Saskatoon police said that while all enforcement of public health orders falls under the purview of Public Health Inspectors, an exception exists when there are immediate public safety concerns, such as threats of violence or the presence of weapons. "If the public has a complaint with a person or business failing to comply with an Order, they are directed to call the 1-855 number to report," reads an email from police.
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