And >> can you send that to me? >> Yeah. >> And >> I just It's going to be so funny to see them still left right there >> with the [ __ ] minimum jobs there. And I make over 100k a year. So it's okay. It's okay. I'll be right there. >> On September 19th, 2021, Miami date aviation officers responded to Gate 28 for a battery complaint against a Spirit Airlines passenger. This case illustrates three critical legal issues. Airline boarding authority, battery law, and use of force on individuals claiming pregnancy under 14 CFR part 121.580. Airlines have federal authority to deny boarding to passengers who appear intoxicated or pose safety risks. The gate agents decision was legally protected. The passenger's disagreement with that decision does not justify battery. Hello. >> Hi. >> What's going on? >> Yeah. Um, we need to take her. She hit me. She pushed me. She did everything. I'm going to press charge. So, I want to help her here. >> Okay. >> That's it. So, she's holding Gordon. You never scan her. >> Security bridge and everything. So, >> absolutely. >> Ma'am, do you have a driver's license or anything? >> Yes, I do. And I have my password. Yo, >> go ahead. Give me your driver's license. You can come over here. I think you have hotel. >> DRIVER'S LICENSE READY. PLEASE no >> don't come in because she she told you what ID and driver's >> license. Don't judge. That's the problem with cops. I'm a cut myself. That's the problem at cops. We judge one side. So don't judge one side. Listen to me and let me show you. >> But I'm not lying. I'mma show you everything that you ask. I'm a cop. I'm a veteran. So I'm going to show you my paperwork and I'm going to show you she's lying. Don't judge one side. Okay? Do not judge. I'm pregnant. >> I've been here since91 p.m. I miss my flight the flight. And I'm going to show you my phone. >> I'm in a car instruction. >> Girl didn't like me. She had an attitude with me. You know what she told the guy? >> It's recording cuz I'm going to give you my phone so you can go outside and listen. He goes, "You know what? She's not getting a fight. It's okay. Leave her. She's not getting a fight. That's abusive power. >> Two kids. Officer. >> This is my kids." Okay. >> Show my new location. Second level. >> I even give you my pen. Look, >> ma'am. >> Listen. No, hold on. No, no, no, no. >> Look, my husband who's a sher in the army. >> I'm a sheriff. I'm a sher myself. He's also a sher in our Kansas. Um, I just came from our Kansas. >> Um, this is my kid. >> This is my kid. I'm going to give you the paperwork. I just want you to know how people and I never see that in my life. I just want you to know how people abuse their power. >> Just I No, I'm going to give you my paperwork cuz I was supposed to meet you're not going to fly. So, >> ma'am, you're not going to fly. >> Why? >> Because they're not going to allow it. >> They don't want because they said so. It doesn't matter. We have to go now. >> Why? I'll pay for it. >> Ma'am, I'll pay for it. >> Driver's license and we need to go now. >> All right. But >> if you do not do this, I do not want to put your handcuffs. >> All right. But I paid for it. >> Understood. We'll talk about that driver's license. Let's go. >> I just want to have I'm going to go, but I just have one. I'm going to go. I'm going to I just have a question. So, you need to tell me >> that it's okay for someone to say, you know what? I don't want her in my flight. Let's go now. Come with me. Thank you. We can talk over there. Thank you. Appreciate you. Appreciate your cooperation. All right. Uh, well, if you just threaten her, I'm going to have to charge her. Okay. All right. >> I said, "God got you." I said, "God got you." God got you. God got you. God got you. >> Keep coming. Keep coming. >> God got you, baby. Don't worry. >> No, you're coming. >> Don't worry. I got it. I got it. >> 184. You get one or >> That's okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. I want to eat. >> I'm a veteran. >> Not only I'm a veteran. >> Ma'am, no ma'am. >> What we're going to do is we're going to go right over there. Okay. And we're going to talk with you. Okay. >> You go with her. Okay. >> Baby. Baby. Let's go over there. >> Don't come here. Come on. Yeah. Let's get away from here. This is too crowded, right? >> Come with me. Okay. >> No, no. Come, come with me. Come with me. Grab your stuff. Grab your stuff. >> Follow me. Follow me. >> Follow me. >> Just follow me. Follow me, sweetheart. Let's go. Okay. >> Uh, we can't go through here. All right. >> Okay. >> Follow me. Just follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. >> Yeah. Make sure you put that on Facebook. Right. [cheering] Thank you. >> Let's go. Let's go. >> Go. Go. Come here. Come here. Come with me. Come with me. Ma'am, come with me. Let's go. You're going to sound stupid tomorrow. Tomorrow you're going to sound stupid cuz you're going to be like, "Oh, she was right. Okay. No, it's okay. It's okay. >> I'm an operator. Like, >> there you go. Good deal. >> I made over 100K a year. I'm okay. Good deal. Okay. >> There you go. >> I'm okay. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> All right. Okay. So, tell me, >> sending me the videos and everything. Um, so she was in the gay area. >> Okay. >> Um, talking and talking and since she got here around 10 something, 10 10. Um, she was talking. So I was talking to her and everything like really nice. She'll be like, "Hey, can you change my seat?" And then she was talking like, "I'm military. I'm pregnant." And I'll be like, "Okay, yeah. Are you pregnant?" So how many months? And she'd be like, "8 months." And I'll be like, "Okay." But she apparently been intoxicated, you know, as well. She's male like, >> right? >> So I'll be like, you know, take a seat over here. Take a break. You're going to board last to give you some break while you >> where where was all this happening? Over here or >> over here? Over here in front. Actually, she was next to the podium and I have all these people. Got the women. >> So then um she >> got off. >> Did she ever get on the aircraft? >> No. >> Did she ever get on out of onto the >> No, but she went inside the jeep without being boarding because she was deny boarding. I told her that she didn't go on the plane because then she start um >> pregnant around 30 complaining of pain >> and also a supervisor. She wants to speak >> for a 34 year old female and 180. Um, she was talking and then she started >> telling me things like this don't want to let me go. And I be like, >> "What are you talking about? I just telling you that you go last because you need some break and then she still go." So I be like, "You know what? You're deny board and you don't go nowhere." >> This is all here. >> All here. >> She was in line ready to board with the wheelchips and everything. >> My agent told her, "No, you >> I'm sorry. 184. It's going to actually be at 828 >> and 182 is taking the suspect to the landside office. >> Can you show me the video? >> Yeah. I mean, it's two of them. >> The other one, >> oh, >> the topic on that's when she >> when she started. >> They recorded on Facebook. So, mail. So when she tried to board, the agent told her um you know you you cannot board yet. Um >> my supervisor my supervisor talked to you already and then she be like what are you talking about? So she run inside the driver. She don't have >> she was nice. You don't have to scan. So she run he tried to hold her. She like don't touch me. So she keep walking. When we was done there she pushed me by the wall. >> She pushed you over there >> by the wall. And then when we >> And then when we was down there, the flight attendant closed the door. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. >> The flight attendant um closed the door and everything. And >> so she never got on the aircraft. >> She never got on because the flight attendant. Yeah. Closed. Got it. So then >> and she just hung around there until we got there. Yeah. >> Did she battery you anymore? >> She No, she hit me in my head >> with a fist or with a She slap. She hit me. Let me see if I can see that in the video. >> Were you Were you video recording? >> Yeah. >> There's three officers with her. So, >> um, so yeah, let me see at what time when she hit me. I can I I cannot see. >> Did Did you um film it, ma'am? >> Yeah, I just sent it to her. >> Oh, you sent that to her. Okay. Can you check your phone where she better her or whatever happened? >> I'm trying not to see it over here, but it's too long. So yeah, her and the mother and dad 199 for this. Let me know and I'll break from here. AMR doesn't have a unit available at this time. I'll let you know if they have one. Let them know you're abusing your power. You are abusing your power. >> Was it after that she hit you or I >> I'm trying to listen. >> No, I guess >> I don't even talk to her or anything. I was waiting all the time 182 unit. Who is that? >> The mom and her look. This is right here. >> YEAH. >> YOU JUST HAD >> YEAH, we have it right here. >> So, >> wait, is that you? >> Yeah, cuz she was trying to >> So, who is >> my mom? >> Oh, your mom. Okay. >> Yeah, the mom I got you like that. And then she hit her >> that. Okay. There. Okay. Got you. >> Separate. >> Can you send that to me? >> Yeah. >> I just It's going to be so fun to see them still left right there with the [ __ ] minimum jobs there. >> And I make over 100k a year. So it's okay. So it's okay. I can pee right there. I got I got pee. >> You got to pee. >> Yeah. And you want to know my >> pee here? It doesn't matter. >> Listen, we need to go to the office. Let's go. Come on. >> I got to pee. >> Yeah. Hold on. There's a There's a restaurant. >> I've been very patient with you. You ask me about my rice. >> I'm an office in the office. I make 120. I make 120 years. >> I'm not going to pick it up. >> Get your manager to tell me that I need to get there. >> Go to bathroom, man. >> It's okay. Get your I makeund 20 >> I make 120,000 a year. Get your manager or an attorney that can tell me to go to your office. Hopefully got me out of the plane. I need you to come. I can sue you. So get your get your manager in the office. So get your manager to sit right here and tell me you know what you need to get over here. I'm giving you a love of command. >> It's okay. You >> failure. Listen, it's a failure to comply. >> It's going to be charging. We're transisting. >> Do you understand what I'm saying? >> I'm pregnant. >> And I can sue this [ __ ] up. >> OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I'M IN PAIN. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I'ming licking. I'm licking. I'm licking. I'm licking. Licking. I'm licking. OH MY GOD. I THINK I'M LOSING my baby. I'm losing my baby. I'ming losing my baby. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. I'm losing my baby. This is scary and I lo I'm losing my baby. I'm losing my baby. Oh my god. Call [laughter] the ambulance. [ __ ] what the [ __ ] you looking at me? You don't see my child coming out. Look at that. I'm losing my baby. I'm losing my baby. two. >> Lord, please give me the strength to record the >> 23. >> Give me the >> All right, I got to I got to land the gun. >> All right, number 23. [laughter] >> Give me Give me a It's going to actually have a birth child normal. >> Come and look, [ __ ] You want to do [ __ ] show? Come and look at my son coming up right now. Ow. Come in. Look. Come outside. Come in. Oh my [ __ ] god. >> Are you Are you there right now? >> There's three of us now. [laughter] >> Eventually, you're going to have to take 15 at some point. [laughter] >> You want to lay down? >> Um I'm going to get some paperwork for >> you. Choose a [ __ ] I don't even have to. You don't even have a car as well. >> She don't know what it is to be a mother, [ __ ] >> In a uh >> I'mma do this [ __ ] out of you. My son dies. If my son dies, I'mma [ __ ] make sure you remember every day you lie. You [ __ ] You been lift a [ __ ] that don't even have kids or herself. You know why? >> You know why [ __ ] like her get away for [ __ ] Because a [ __ ] like you. Because you guy let them get away with [ __ ] You know what she said? I don't like you. I don't think you're pretty enough. You shouldn't even get on this plane. And you know what you did? She did just that. And you vote for it. You vote for it. Do you feel stupid? Do you feeling stupid anytime any type of will or [ __ ] how? How she just sit there and manipulated the system? But you know what? My daughter wanted me to be a cop cuz y'all wanted me shooting rapist ass friends neighbors go to jail. >> Okay. I hate you. I hate all of you cops. That's why I didn't became a cop. Because you guys are useless. Because you guys just take anybody [ __ ] work. You don't even know how to be aing real cop. You don't even know how to [ __ ] defend a real people. You let that [ __ ] with the [ __ ] mom and the grandma when she was the one here laughing with hering coworker saying it's okay. I don't like her. Let hering come. You know how long it's been here for me to be here in thising airport? Do you know? Do you know? Answer my [ __ ] question. You know how long I've been here? >> Do you know how long I've been here, [ __ ] >> I've been here since [ __ ] 9:00 and you didn't do [ __ ] You didn't do here. Why are you screaming? >> Okay. Because it makes me mad. It makes me mad. It makes me mad how you felt the real citizens. That makes me mad. It makes me mad that I was there waiting to see you sit down and you didn't care. But you know what, [ __ ] That's the beauty of karma. Karma comes around. What goes around comes around. That's the purity of karma. Okay. And you know what? You and you have a I have a hint. Oh my. Yeah. >> I'm a spiritual person. >> So you don't know. And you don't know that you [ __ ] with her. >> Okay? >> So you better pray when you go to sleep at night. >> Are you threatening? No. >> I'm training you, but I'm telling you, pray to forgive you. I I want you to pray to forgive you for judge people. Pray pray >> to forgive you for judge people without knowledge. And the camera, hey, tell your officers to pray >> to forgive them. >> For judging people without knowledging them. >> Hey Victoria, do you take any medications? >> Do you take any medication? >> That's what I'm going to say. Don't ask me [ __ ] >> Have you been diagnosed with any mental illness? Don't ask me [ __ ] I'm going to ask for the doctor. I want to make sure that my my ultrasound is good, my son is good, so I can go home. >> And you know what she say? You know what she said? I don't like you. You know what she said to the old the gay guy? The guy gay said, "Yo, she has her a ticket." 5 C. Her C is spicy. It's okay. Don't worry about her. I take care of her. I don't care. I don't like her. She don't need to get on a flight. And that's your seat. The seat that you decided toing go over there and grind me about a seat that I paid $170. $170. So, not only your diamonds help me sue you guys, but also the airplane. I paid $170 for the Obama suit. I I never even paid that much money for [ __ ] United or Jay Bloom to paying $170 for Spirit. spirit who doesn't evening has [ __ ] Nothing but a beacher. Not even Jet Blue got that. That's why I'm okay. That's why I know God and Spirit and my baby, we'll be okay. And it's okay. We're willing to win cuz now I'm willing to wait. Now I'm willing to be like, you know what? I don't got to go over there. I don't got to work. I'm willing to wait. And it's okay. Let's just sue the [ __ ] out of you guys cuz this is going to be a beautiful loss. major puto about it is that I recorded everything. You don't even know the [ __ ] I got in my hair that's recording everything. So, I'mma kill no. Hold on. I got >> If it's 5B2, if it's B2, >> you're looking at it. >> No, no. It's okay. You're looking at it. I'mma be a B2. >> Victoria, you can't go. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Have a seat. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Victoria, have a seat. Leave me alone. Don't touch me cuz you have no right to touch me. Let them talk to you. >> YOU READING YOU READING MY PHONE. >> You reading my phone. You reading my phone. >> Hold on. Hold on. >> Forget about my son right now. Right now. Forget about my kid. Right now we care about making justice. >> You play me. You don't play me and you don't play me because I told YOU SHUT YOUR ASS UP AND let me hear. You don't shut up. YOU DON'T PLAY. SHUT UP. SHUT UP AND LET ME TALK. YOU DONE BLAME me and you downplay me. >> Okay. >> You told me that I was lying. VICTORIA, >> YOU LIKE SHUT UP. I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU. >> Five 5B 5B. >> You You just said it. You just said it, right? >> Me, too. You just said it, right? SAY IT. SAY it yourself. Say it yourself. What's the street? What's the gay number? What is the gay number? >> What is it? >> What is What is this? >> 5B. >> 5B. Right. >> What is over there. >> That's 28. >> Exactly. >> You know what the gate was? A28. >> Can you listen? Can you let you >> guys are foolish? >> YOU GUYS KNOW you >> you want to know why you embarrassed the I'm in the army. I served the army for [ __ ] 13 years. True. You embarrassed the [ __ ] out of me. You let a bubb a bum flight attender. Don't blame me. Don't blame me. Because you know why? She was mad. She was mad and she said, "You know what? I don't like her." You know what? I have a recorded. That's how I know if we go to court, I'ming I have recorded. I have recorded. I have recorded. You're useless. You'reing useless. I have on the phone recorder. the [ __ ] girl that we're here but spirit say to the gay guy the worst of spirits as hell. He goes, he goes, >> "Excuse me." >> He goes, "You know what? >> He goes, >> this is what the He goes. He goes, the girl is pregnant. It's [applause] aing $700 bill that I'm paying and I'm letting you break it. I'm letting you break it. That's a [ __ ] $200,000 $2,000 [ __ ] laptop and I'm letting you break it because it's mine. I beg for that. So, I want you to look at it. You know what? You know what they said? You want to know what they said? >> Oh, >> Victoria, can you shut the up AND LET ME HEAR WHAT I SAID? You know what they said? You know what they said? >> Really? >> Victoria, calm down. I heard you now. You said it to me twice. I heard you. >> Leave me alone. >> You're under here. >> Okay. It's okay. You want to know the you see the blanket that you charge. >> Make sure you uh you see the brace. >> You better not touch up. No. Where am I going? Where am I going? No. Where am I going? Where am I going? Where the [ __ ] am I going? [ __ ] my >> not trying to hurt you. >> Hold on. Hold on. Give her a second. >> Victoria, >> sorry. >> I need to go to my kids. >> We need to get up. >> I need to go to my kids. >> Let's get up. All right. Let's go. >> We need to get up. Can you get off? You got to go. Buddy, first you come here. >> Florida statute 784.03 defines battery as intentionally touching or striking another person against their will. The gate agents complaint, supported by video evidence and witness statements, established probable cause for arrest. When officers requested identification, the passenger refused, claiming to be a cop, veteran, and sheriff while demanding they hear her side first. Here's the legal problem. During a lawful investigation, officers have authority to request identification. Refusal to identify, combined with her behavior, edged toward Florida statute 843.02, resisting an officer without violence, the passenger made a critical error. She believed her professional claims and income level were legally relevant. They were not. Under Terry versus Ohio, officers had reasonable suspicion to detain based on the battery report, which evolved into probable cause through their investigation. Officers showed exceptional patience, spending over 15 minutes attempting verbal deescalation before any physical contact. When the passenger suddenly claimed to be losing her baby, officers faced a tactical dilemma. They cannot ignore medical emergencies, but they also cannot release someone who committed battery [laughter] based solely on unverified pregnancy claims. Officers appropriately requested medical assistance. AMR had no units available. This was beyond police control. The passengers alternation between screaming about medical distress and making coherent legal threats raised credibility concerns. However, officers still treated it as potentially real until proven otherwise. This is proper procedure. After extended non-compliance, officers made the arrest decision. Let's analyze this under Graham versus Connor. Graham versus Connor established that use of force must be judged from the officer's perspective using three factors. First, severity of the crime. Battery is a violent offense weighing in favor of justifying force. Second, immediate threat to officers. The passenger was not violent toward police, but had committed violence and was actively resisting. Third, active resistance or evasion. She refused lawful commands for 20 minutes and physically pulled away during arrest. The force used a controlled takedown and handcuffing after exhausting verbal options was the minimum necessary to affect arrest. No strikes, no pain compliance, no excessive force. This meets the Graham objective reasonleness standard. The passenger's pregnancy claim, even if true, does not grant immunity from arrest for battery. It requires officers to use appropriate care, which they did through minimal force and medical assistance requests. Florida Statute 877.03 addresses disorderly conduct, behavior that corrupts public morals or affects the peace of those who witness it. Her conduct in the terminal, profanity, yelling, refusing lawful orders, creating a prolonged scene clearly meets this standard. One critical point often misunderstood, poor customer service does not justify self-help through violence. Even if the gate agent was rude or wrong, the legal remedy is complaint or lawsuit, not battery. The passenger could have filed complaints with Spirit Airlines, the Department of Transportation, or pursued civil action. Instead, she chose battery, then compounded it with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Officers receive a B+. Their patience was extraordinary. 20 minutes of deescalation before using minimal force demonstrates professional restraint. They properly investigated, established probable cause, requested medical assistance, and used force only when necessary. The only critique, the extended timeline created prolonged public disruption. Though this patients may have been justified given pregnancy claims, the passenger receives an F. She committed battery, refused identification, made false medical claims, and actively resisted arrest. Her deflection tactics, income claims, professional status, lawsuit threats showed fundamental misunderstanding of criminal law. Spirit Airlines receives a B for properly exercising federal authority to deny boarding and cooperating with the investigation. Key lessons from this incident. First, airlines have federal authority to deny boarding. Disagreement does not create a right to commit battery. Second, during police investigations, comply with lawful commands. Your professional status and income are irrelevant to whether you committed a crime. Third, refusing to identify yourself and resisting arrest only adds charges. It never improves your legal position. Fourth, false medical emergency claims waste resources, damage credibility, and can constitute separate crimes in some jurisdictions. Fifth, officers must balance enforcement with care for claimed medical conditions. These officers struck that balance appropriately. Finally, the legal remedy for perceived injustice is through courts and complaints, never through violence. The passenger face charges of battery and disorderly conduct, both well supported by evidence and witness testimony. This case demonstrates how a simple customer service dispute escalated into criminal charges through poor decision-making at every turn. 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