A viral video showed a man violent and racist rampage at Miami International Airport on Friday night, throwing swear words and props.
In a minute-long clip, post to Twitter A user @ONLYinDADE reported on Saturday that during a fierce confrontation with an airport worker at the boarding gate, the man without a mask could be seen, while other passengers seemed to be waiting for their flight.
The man, who was not identified in the video, rushed to the employee’s face and almost punched him when onlookers expressed shock.
He first knocked down and threw the pillar while yelling swear words, including racial slander.
“Where is the police?” A woman could be heard asking. “My God. My God.”
After shouting more curses, the man walked away, but then kicked a damp floor sign into the air.
Then he turned and ran to the employee, who had to push him away. The man then appeared to hit an employee, who pushed him to the ground. A separate video shows the man walking again after the confrontation.
The airport said in a statement Weekly newspaper The police reacted and arrested the passenger.
“We continue to stand with Miami-Dade police To protect the safety and security of all areas of MIA,” the statement said. “We do not tolerate this behavior of MIA. “
People expressed shock and concern about this incident in the comments, and many people said that the man should not be allowed to fly.
Twitter user @bermudababe76 wrote: “How can I be sure that this person will not be my seatmate on future flights? I want to see a police report and a facial photo of this person to understand that he is actually accused of.”
“Can you imagine that such behavior is okay?” Added user @idtbh1.
Weekly newspaper Contacted the Miami-Dade Police Department on Saturday night for more comment, but received no response from the publication. This story will be updated with any response.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, uncivilized behavior on airports and airplanes has increased dramatically. According to data from the US Federal Aviation Administration, as of August 23, 693 unruly passenger investigations had been initiated, breaking the record of 310 in 2004.
According to the FAA, of the 3,988 reports of unruly passengers, 2,928 were related to masks.
Earlier this month, a 22-year-old man (who did not wear a mask) shouted swear words and attacked flight attendants on a Frontier Airlines flight to Miami, which caused them to spread a video earlier this month. Tape him to the seat.
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