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IronLionZion

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43. It's good they don't have guns in airports

Mon May 22, 2017, 12:30 PM

May 2017

or this could have been a very different ending to the story.

It's true Hector egged Mike on, and could have just moved to a different seat and hope the conflict would end. That's not the point. A lot of white people won't understand why it needed to be done. Staying calm while the other person is provoked into a violent rage is what causes security to intervene, and make this video newsworthy.

I have moved away in such situations as my parents have taught me. But I'm partly glad that Hector called him out on the racism. It isn't any of Mike's business what language someone is speaking on a private conversation on a phone. Some people walk away from bullies (me) and others stand up to bullies and let them know it's not OK.

Being provoked to anger doesn't excuse racism. Mike was racist before he ever met Hector. Being in a wheelchair doesn't excuse racism either.

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Racially charged confrontation at Reno airport captured on video [View all] TexasTowelie May 2017 OP

Where does that idiot live murielm99 May 2017 #1

Yes shenmue May 2017 #2

In many countries, people speak more than one language Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #6

When I was a kid we told this 'joke' angstlessk May 2017 #19

That is about it. Most Westernized counties expect Doreen May 2017 #31

by the time I was six I spoke gopiscrap May 2017 #36

first, I would damn well hope you could speak your own language ( well ). Doreen May 2017 #38

Umm, not really. Someone how I doubt he'd be offended if someone was speaking, let's see . . . ATL Ebony May 2017 #64

In Trump's Amerika ATL Ebony May 2017 #63

I feel pity for the man and I hope he finds peace. Botany May 2017 #3

I am not so charitable. cyndensco May 2017 #33

I feel no pity Cane4Dems May 2017 #55

People simply existing is a capital offense to many racists IronLionZion May 2017 #4

I am native German and when I first came to the US gopiscrap May 2017 #37

It's a real shame that there is so much hatred of this kind joshdawg May 2017 #5

If Wheelchair Mike had been black or brown BamaRefugee May 2017 #7

Hector was brown & the one who wouldn't leave another patron alone. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #18

My take on this is that Hector was minding his own business, Tanuki May 2017 #24

sure he should have apologized to mikkeeeeee heaven05 May 2017 #30

Please post in GD as well. yardwork May 2017 #8

It took security an awful long time to respond Maggiemayhem May 2017 #9

Good to see the others back the guy up as the cop arrived. 7962 May 2017 #10

I wouldn't have been opposed if wheelchair guy got his head smashed in. nt Lucky Luciano May 2017 #11

Reminds me of a story I heard.. cannabis_flower May 2017 #12

What sickens me most DFW May 2017 #13

Exactly Ligyron May 2017 #15

And Drumpf wants to cut things like mental health provisions BumRushDaShow May 2017 #14

I shudder to think what would have happened if Michael had a gun. Tanuki May 2017 #17

Okay...Mike may have some mental problems, ya'll. Hector should recognize that and leave him alone. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #16

We never saw the part when Michael decided to go after Hector when he was on the phone BumRushDaShow May 2017 #21

We don't know what started it because Hector chose not to produce that or tape it. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #41

that doesn't make any sense at all BamaRefugee May 2017 #47

You don't know that. Look at the tape. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #58

The innocent people around backed Hector lunamagica May 2017 #53

There was a woman there in a wheel chair BumRushDaShow May 2017 #60

It's never a mistake not to make a situation worse. Saying something & walking away... Honeycombe8 May 2017 #65

Here is another article about the incident BumRushDaShow May 2017 #66

Victim blaming so early in the morning lunasun May 2017 #23

Oh I would have taunted that POS too. Hector should not back down. Lucky Luciano May 2017 #25

really, you blame Hector? heaven05 May 2017 #29

I didn't say that. But watch the video. You don't see the beginning of the incident, do you? Honeycombe8 May 2017 #42

okay heaven05 May 2017 #46

We must have watched different videos BamaRefugee May 2017 #48

It's good they don't have guns in airports IronLionZion May 2017 #43

He could have said something and moved away. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #44

From this video, it looks like the Spanish speaker is the one harassing a guy in a wheelchair oberliner May 2017 #20

from the video heaven05 May 2017 #28

That part is not in the video oberliner May 2017 #34

you can give the poor victim heaven05 May 2017 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner May 2017 #45

He called the guy a "spic" several times BamaRefugee May 2017 #49

OK - I missed that oberliner May 2017 #51

right heaven05 May 2017 #50

Sorry - I missed the racist epithets oberliner May 2017 #52

Oh, so you didn't see the part where Mike tells Hector to not speak Spanish? lunamagica May 2017 #54

I just don't see the point in continuing the situation oberliner May 2017 #56

the point in continuing to record it is BamaRefugee May 2017 #59

OK, fair enough oberliner May 2017 #62

This video is heartbreaking. democrank May 2017 #22

It is too bad that security didn't step in, much sooner. Siwsan May 2017 #27

he's an embarassment to his race heaven05 May 2017 #26

I wonder if he is so stupid that if you started to speak German or French Doreen May 2017 #32

possibly gopiscrap May 2017 #39

Well, they must be fucking stupid. Doreen May 2017 #40

You know that thing about arguing with an idiot? Phoenix61 May 2017 #57

It was good to get a video and permanently humiliate the guy with a viral video. nt Lucky Luciano May 2017 #61