South Florida residents still can’t believe what happened at a gas station in Fort Lauderdale, north of Miami. This is the case of Kelly Wagner who had to sit in her car for several minutes before processing what she had seen in the store.
AND is that at that Shell gas station they were selling masks with stamped swastikas. “ After seeing that, I asked the seller if Shell was really selling masks with swastikas” , the woman told the local station WPLG .
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The saleswoman, without thinking, said “yes” and that they sold everything they gave them. At the moment it is not known how many $ 5 masks with Nazi symbols have been sold at the Shell gas station located in the 6201 Powerline Road, on the corner of Powerline and Cypress Creek Road.
BREAKING: Mask with Nazi symbols sold at Fort Lauderdale gas station https://t.co/ qsOwfS0jQ0
– WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal 10 )
July 29, 2021
After the news spread, the reactions have not been long in coming. Arnie Samlan, Rabbi of the Jewish Federation of Broward County, admitted to being “deeply offended” and considers that the sale of these products is “offensive” to the community.
“What we have in the United States is a lack of understanding and knowledge of what Nazism represented and the use of symbols used by the Nazis “, added about it.
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The Channel reporters 10 from Miami also approached the place to verify that, indeed, these essential products were being sold in the coronavirus pandemic. The gas station manager, Mohammad Hossin, said that he did not know what the swastika meant and explained that he bought the masks from a small vendor who gave him masks with various designs.
Despite his excuses, the respondent at the gas station said that he did not have a receipt from the seller and neither could give more details about the supplier.
For its part, the Shell Oil company sent a statement about. “Shell Oil Products US does not endorse hate symbols and is in contact with the licensee of this site to remove the element. We support the inclusion of all users who choose Shell and take allegations of discrimination seriously. ”