A Nashville airport police was caught on digicam threatening to arrest a Black Southwest Airlines buyer for trespassing as she waited in line amidst the vacation journey chaos, viral video exhibits.
The clip, which has garnered practically one million views as of Friday, was posted to TikTookay Wednesday by Amani Robinson, 20, who was amongst a gaggle of vacationers who had lined up at a counter outdoors of a terminal gate.
“Your Ticket Just Got Cancelled” Airline Cop Tells Stranded Southwest Passengers While Threatening Arrest
“If you have no ticket, you don’t need to be on the secured side,” the officer tells the annoyed prospects.
“But we have tickets,” one of many passengers replies.
“Your ticket just got canceled,” the cop snaps again.
Robinson’s mom, Shelley Morrison, can then be heard asking the officer why he would arrest them for trespassing on the airport, prompting him to answer: “if you don’t have a valid ticket and you’re on the secured side and you refuse to leave, you’ll be arrested.”
@a.ndreart Me and my household had been making an attempt to go to Ohio and we had been threatened and adopted by this police officer,, lmk if y’all desire a half 2 #southwestairlines #southwest #police #fypシ #foryoupage
She makes an attempt to clarify to the officer that their flight had solely been delayed and never canceled, citing a textual content message the airline despatched her minutes beforehand.
In one other video shared by former Tennessee State House candidate Brad Batt, the officer can once more be heard telling prospects “you will be arrested for trespassing.” That video has over 3.8 million views as of Friday.
However, the vacationers countered that their tickets are solely invalid because of the nationwide Southwest flight cancellations, which have left 1000’s of would-be passengers stranded over the vacation season.
“You have no ticket. You don’t need to be in the secured side. Let’s go,” the cop replies.
“Absolutely Inappropriate” For Officer To Threaten Passengers With Arrest For “Simply Standing In Line”
In Robinson and Morrison’s followup video, additionally posted to TikTookay, she continues to problem the officer, claiming it was “absolutely inappropriate” for him to threaten passengers with arrest “simply for standing the line.”
@a.ndreart Replying to @thequintavious1 Mind you we left and went to a different line after we left the primary line. He then FOLLOWED US to this line and picked us out particularly out of a line full of individuals. We weren’t the one ones within the second line that got here from the primary line both. He picked US OUT. Also we didn’t know a lot data regarding our ticket and we wished to get readability (like each different buyer) on what’s occurring, which he was making an attempt to stop us from doing up till this level. I do have an element 3, after we had been leaving and he actually follows us and after we ask he LIES and goes a distinct route. #southwestairlines #southwest #fyp #foryou
The mother-daughter duo instructed The Tennessean that they weren’t disrespectful towards Southwest personnel or airline officers.
Robinson went on to say that one officer even adopted them as they left the airport, solely to go in the wrong way when she confronted him about it.
In an effort to get in entrance of the state of affairs, Nashville airport officers launched a press release stating that police had been despatched to C-concourse “to escort passengers to the pre-security ticketing counters.”
“We understand and appreciate the frustrations traveler may have, and we are working to provide the best passenger experience for all,” airport officers mentioned.
Southwest Airlines Forced To Ground Some 14,500 Flights Since Last Friday, Flight Records Show
The officers within the video haven’t been recognized and airline officers wouldn’t touch upon whether or not or not any prospects had been certainly arrested for trespassing.
WOW: Nashville airport cop threatens to arrest stranded passengers who’re standing in line at a Southwest counter to rebook their cancelled flights (1/2) pic.twitter.com/UARLErYdSZ
— Brad Batt for TN State Sanity ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾 (@bradbatt) December 28, 2022
The passengers had been stranded because of the lethal winter storm that has plagued a lot of the nation in the course of the busy vacation weekend, leaving over 60 useless and ensuing within the delay or cancellation of 1000’s of flights, The Shade Room beforehand reported.
Southwest Airlines alone was compelled to floor some 14,500 flights since final Friday, flight information present.
On Friday, the airline deliberate for issues to return again to regular, nonetheless they nonetheless logged 41 cancellations and 99 delays at airports throughout the nation.
Not The First Time Southwest Airlines Has Come Under Fire For Dubious Racial Situations
This just isn’t the primary time the airline has come below hearth for doubtful racial conditions.
Last 12 months, a white girl mentioned Southwest Airlines questioned her about human trafficking whereas touring together with her 10-year-old biracial daughter.
Mary MacCarthy alleges two cops and a Southwest worker believed she was a human trafficker when touring together with her daughter, Moira, from San Jose to Denver, The Shade Room reported on the time.