ALERT: Karen calls 911 after being barred from pet store for not wearing a mask. “I’ll have a panic attack, I will freak out," she sa

Laura "Karen" Karowsy called 911 for being denied entry into a California pet store because she wasn’t wearing a mask — claiming she has a “religious exemption right and God-given right” that are protected under the Civil Rights Act.

Aidan Bearpaw, who works at the Palm Springs pet store, recorded the tense encounter on Sunday and posted it to Facebook, writing, “I’ve never had to deal with a karen calling 911 on me before all because I asked her to please wear a mask in the store.”

The six-minute video shows Bearpaw telling the woman she needs to wear a mask inside the store, where it’s nearly closing time, or else he’ll provide a “reasonable accommodation.”

The woman threatens to call 911, saying he’s “technically discriminating” against her and that she can’t wear a face covering because of health issues.

“I’ll have a panic attack, I will freak out, I will have an anxiety attack,” she says.

The woman then asks Bearpaw to “accommodate me by giving me an hour at the end of every day, an hour at the beginning of the day.”

“There is no one in the store,” she adds.

Bearpaw shoots back, “There’s me in the store,” to which she responds, “So you stand 7,000 feet away from me.”

“Ma’am, I’m just trying to do my job,” he answers.

Then she dials 911 on speaker, telling the dispatcher, “As per the 1964 Civil Rights Act, I cannot be discriminated against. I do have a right to be able to breathe O2, not CO2, and I’m being discriminated against right now at a store.”

She adds, “I’m being told I need to wear a mask even though I have a religious exemption right and a God-given right to be able to breathe O2 and not CO … medical exemption too.”

The dispatcher can be heard telling the woman that there is a city ordinance mandating face coverings inside stores. She says the store has a “right to refuse service” and then tells her she’s sending out an officer.

Bearpaw said that the woman called 911 on him the next day, sending police to the store.

“She was feeling the public backlash and dispatched police on me again,” he said. “My bosses were initially furious. It was very possible I was going to be fired. My co-workers were all very supportive and made it clear there would be consequences if I was terminated.”

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