What started as a normal trip to the mall ended in tears for a West Kelowna couple.
While at Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Orchard Park Shopping Centre on Wednesday, July 8, Razvon Bachmeier and his boyfriend Robert Boettcher were confronted with homophobic remarks and a police report.
The couple was at the jewelry booth in the Bay when a woman tried to cut in line as an attendant attempted to assist Bachmeier. The cashier told the woman she would be helped after the Bachmeier finished.
She went up to the counter again less than a minute later, Bachmeier said, still unimpressed she had to wait in line.
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At that point, an unnamed third party started filming the incident, which was later posted to Facebook and has garnered over 35,000 views and 700 shares within 48 hours of being posted.
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Boettcher then called the woman homophobic and she went to call security. She also called the police. The Kelowna RCMP confirmed to the Capital News that it received a report, but determined that no criminal offence occurred.
Despite this, Bachmeier claims the woman returned, after the filming had stopped, and told the couple they had to wait for the police to show up. At that point, the woman left.
The couple was told they could leave by the Bay91裸聊视频檚 security and staff.
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After the video was posted to social media, Bachmeier said he was made aware of 91裸聊视频渉ateful comments91裸聊视频� directed at the woman and her family and discourages anybody else from doing so as it only adds to the negative situation.
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