With cases of the coronavirus continuing to rise throughout the US, more and more people are becoming cautious of social distancing regulations as more and more establishments begin to reopen.
When our health and well-being is concerned - as well as that of those around us - it is only normal for us to exit the house with caution and practice social distancing rules.
The CDC recommends keeping six-feet apart from people who do not reside in your household - something that all businesses that are currently in the process of reopening should make easily achievable.
However, not only is it hard to keep your distance in some establishments, but it is also a two-way street with other members of the public.
Now, video footage captured on June 27 shows the moment a brawl erupted between two parties at a Saltgrass Steakhouse in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The video can be seen below (Warning - contains violence and profanity):The video was shared on Twitter by KARK4News and Fox16News reporter Hunter Hoagland, who captioned the post: "Saturday night dinner at Saltgrass Steakhouse in Little Rock turned violent after one customer was upset about the lack of social distancing."
In the video, a woman wearing a mask can be seen arguing with an unnamed woman that people in her party need to be "six feet away" from her.
However, soon after the two women are seen shouting at one another, three men become physically aggressive, which then causes nearly a dozen customers to become embroiled in a brawl as they attempt to restore peace to the restaurant.
Hoagland revealed in a follow-up tweet that according to a Litle Rock Police report, an employee at the Steakhouse says that they saw the man "sit several seats away" from the woman in the mask and her boyfriend.
However, when the woman in the mask informed the man that he was sitting too close, he "got even closer"
The same employee also reports "seeing the woman in mask purposely cough towards others".
However, per TMZ, the woman in the mask denies these allegations and claims that it was other patrons who were coughing on her.
Eye witness Seth Crews told KARK News that the situation escalated when one of the men in the video began touching the back of the woman's boyfriend. Crews said:
"I think if just someone is telling you to stay away from them, you probably shouldn’t get near them, and maybe if you don’t want to get coronavirus, don’t go to a restaurant."
Per news.com.au, two men were given citations for battery following the incident. And per the county prosecutor, nobody at the scene has filed charges.
In response to the footage, Twitter users have been critical over everybody involved.
One person tweeted: "If you're that particular about social distancing, maybe stay out of places where people drink."
However, a second defended the woman in the mask, saying: "She has just as much right to be in there wearing her mask and to have her 6 foot space. Isn’t that what GOV said? What gave flag shirt dude the right to curse her and charge her? He got what he deserved! A headache and stitches!"
Others, however, targeted Saltgrass Steakhouse for not enforcing that all their customers wear masks.
