Ma'am, let's get up. Let's go. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Grab your stuff. Let's go. Okay? They didn't want you on the >> They don't want you on the plane. You're being anti-security. You got to go. So, let's go. I'll grab my stuff and you can move that way. No problem. Come on. Let's go. Move your [ __ ] Move your [ __ ] Can you grab my Can you help me? Get the bag. Where Where's your bag at? Where is Where are you going? I don't know where my [ __ ] bag is. It's up there and I Guess what? I have a lot of school with Ma'am. >> I have a Listen. I have a lot of >> Listen. Shut up. Shut up. Don't shut me up. You On September 27th, 2025, Broward Sheriff's deputies responded to Fort Lauderdale Airport after Spirit Airlines crew reported an intoxicated passenger refusing to deplane. This 18-minute encounter raises critical questions about aviation authority, Florida intoxication [laughter] law, and the legal boundaries of resistance. Ma'am, let's get up. Let's go. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Grab your stuff. Let's go. Okay? They didn't want you on They don't want you on the plane. You're being anti-security. You got to go. So, let's go. I'll grab my stuff and you can move that way. No problem. Come on. Let's go. Move your [ __ ] Move your [ __ ] Can you grab my Can you help me? Get the bag. Where Where's your bag at? Where is Where are you going? I don't know where my [ __ ] bag is. It's up there and I Guess what? I have a lot of school with Ma'am. Listen. I have a Listen. Shut up. Shut up. Don't shut me up. You Wow. You guys see what is happening here? You guys see what is happening? This is not This is why you don't come back No. No. You guys stop this. THIS IS NO. WHERE'S HER BAG? It's right here. Right here? Yeah. And then last one I can see It's right there right here. Right here? Yeah. Yeah. There's a bag in the bag as well. Is this one it? Yeah. Yeah. That's it right there. Is that one hers? Yeah. Yes, that one. There's a bag that says as well. I can't I'll get it. I get it. I I got the Can I take that out for me? Yeah, this is hers. Thank you. Everything. You guys I don't deserve this. I don't deserve this. Sit up. I won't sit I won't sit up. Stop this. Stop. Stop. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Stop. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. WHAT THE [ __ ] IS WRONG with these people? YOU GUYS ARE [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] YOU. STOP. STOP. JUST STOP. STOP. Oh my god. Oh my god. Why are you doing this? Why are you hurting me so much? Why are you hurting me so much? WHY ARE YOU HURTING ME SO MUCH? Why are you doing this to me? Why Why Why are you Oh my god. You guys are Stop. Please stop. Just walk. Just stop. Just walk. Just Stop. Oh my god. You guys are hurting. It hurt Well, then walk. I can't. It Just walk. I can't. It It hurts. Just keep walking. >> I I Keep walking. >> I can't. I can't. I am Just keep walking. I literally Can you please stop? Please stop. Please. Please. Keep walking. >> I It's not that hard. Yeah. It We're helping you. It It hurts. It I can't. I can't. I can't do anymore. I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. I can't. I'm not doing it. I can't. I can't do anymore. I can't. Oh my god. Come on. Stand up and walk. I can't. Not that hard. I Please. I mean, I'm hurting. Why are you doing this to me? I I I I can't. I'm going to fall on my face. I'm going to fall on my face. I can't. I can't. I can't. I I Stand up. I can't. Stand up. Imagine how this would have been IF YOU WOULD HAVE just cooperated and just got up and left. Touch blue dots together to connect. What the Do that. Why are you [ __ ] dragging me out of this? Keep walking. I Stand up and walk. Okay, stand up and walk. All right, you're making it harder on yourself. Let's go. We're almost there. We're almost there. Let's go. Let's go. We're almost there. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Walk. Let's go. Stand up. We're almost there. Okay, then get up on your own. Do you guys doing a bad to me? Let's turn the phone off for a few minutes. Lay down. OKAY, STAND UP. I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT. YOU ALL RIGHT? DELTA 22, we are outside door 424 by the CBP parking. I need a guest. Here. Huh? Okay. Take a deep breath for me. I'm Sergeant Cleary. I'm the supervisor on this shift. Do you understand these are law enforcement officers? Do you have to answer no question? Do you understand these are law enforcement officers? Yes. He's hurting me. He's trying to take your rings off cuz they have to come off one way or the other. Do you understand these are law enforcement officers? Okay. Were you asked to get off the plane by Were you asked to get off the plane by the flight crew? What? Were you asked to get off the plane by the flight crew? Uh yeah, I think we should get up. Okay. When we asked you to get off the plane, the reason you're in this position is because instead of just doing what you were asked, you decided to fight us. Do you understand that, right? I I Yeah. Okay. Are you hurt? Am I what? Are you hurt? Are you broken, bleeding, anything like that? Do you have any injuries? >> This Yeah, no. [ __ ] off. You. You. What is he doing right now? He's not doing anything. Yeah, he is. He's [ __ ] putting me down and like Yeah, what is he doing right now? You're not going to talk to my deputy that way because you didn't decide to make the right decisions today. What is he doing to me right now? He's making sure that you are secure against the vehicle because you've shown that you cannot even He's not hurting you at all, ma'am. As soon as we get a female here to pat you down, you're going to go in the back of that car and you'll be able to sit down, okay? Be nice, lady. I can't relax. I know. Well, ma'am, you have to stay just like that. Did you double lock? Huh? Did you double lock? I don't know. If we're fighting with her, I don't I know. It's okay. We'll sort that out right now. Did you double lock it? Cuz when you sit When you sit down, your hands will be behind your back so they can so they don't get tighter on you. You [ __ ] put it tighter on me. No, we didn't put it any tighter on you. One of them was not tight enough because you were fighting. What? You were fighting with us. Do you not Like that hurts. Like it hurts. Like what? No, the one that my arm where you [ __ ] rape and pillage and girls. >> Well, how about this? If you would have just done what you were supposed to do, you wouldn't be in this Baby, guess what? I I can feel you you're [ __ ] you're raping girls. You're [ __ ] hurting girls. I can see you. You're [ __ ] hurting girls. You requested a junior body camera? I can feel it. You hurt girls. Good for you. You're [ __ ] [ __ ] Good for you. No, good for you. You're really good at what you do. Everything hurts. Like literally everything Hey, what's the code on this? What's the code on your bag? What? What's the code on your bag? I don't What? The code I don't I don't [ __ ] know. My bag is going to [ __ ] What's the code on your bag? What? You're [ __ ] looking at me? I don't know, dude. My bag is going to [ __ ] Honduras. I'm sorry. I'm not like you. I don't [ __ ] videotape everything [ __ ] people do. I just need to open your bag. All right, then go ahead. >> What's the code? I don't know. How do you not know the lock code to your bag? Why do you have my [ __ ] bag? Because you're under arrest. So, I have your bag. I need to see what's in the bag. Um it's probably Can I move over here? They only let me move here so Can I get out of this stuff, please? Why? I told you. Once the female gets >> Why are you so angry at me? I'm not angry at you. I've explained this to you. So, if you want to listen, I'm happy to explain it to you again. No, I'm just He's [ __ ] raping me. He He He wants to make sure that you have all your stuff. We're not trying to be mean and rude to you. We're asking questions that we need to know the information. So, why is this happening right now? Because you refused to get off the flight. We asked you to get off the flight. No. And you fought us on it. This is a consequence of your actions. That's all it is. Oh, is that West Hartford? Uh no, the Spirit Airlines, I think it It wasn't West Hartford, it was Spirit Airlines. But yes, that flight. The personal I I want to go I don't I'm not supposed to be here. You put yourself in this position. I know, but I'm not supposed So I know. I know, but I'm not supposed to be here. No, you shouldn't have fought us. 100%. I can agree with you on that. But you did and this is the consequences of your actions. Can I go back? I swear I wasn't supposed to be there. So, you're going to jail. What? What? Yes. Why do you think What? She has rings. That's kind of hard to get off. Hold on, what? I'm going to jail for what? Resisting. Public intoxication and everything. Public intoxication and resisting. She has a ring. That's kind of hard to get off. And resisting arrest. She has keep pounding on it. She's got to keep pounding on it. Yeah, I'll see if we can get them off. Yes, you did. On the flight. Do you have anything on you? Just going to poke you or anything? Did you hear what I said? Anything on you? No, but I don't ask him her. Yes, you did. When? As soon as we put the handcuffs on you, you fought, you kicked. That one flew out of my You were transferred to the other flight. All right, I just have to make sure you have nothing on you. Do you have anything on you? It actually hurts a lot. I'm not going to lie. You can Hey. You. In the car. I have to look through your [ __ ] car. Oh. Oh. Huh? She's in front. Oh. Give me your feet. Give me your feet. This way. What? Put your feet out this way. I got to put shackles on you. No, what are you doing? What are you doing? Why are you doing this? You did this to yourself. Get back in the car. Why are you doing this to me? Get back in the car. Come on. Why are you doing this to me? I got it. I got it. I GOT IT. I GOT IT. WHY are you doing this to me? Why are you doing this to me? What the [ __ ] is wrong with What did I do to you? Why are you [ __ ] doing this to me? I'm just going to be Ow. Ow. What? I got to go. What? What? What's happening? What's happening? I'll look at that. Get your stuff in the station wagon. Okay. Under federal law, specifically 14 CFR section 121.575, airlines have absolute authority to refuse transport to passengers who appear intoxicated. This regulation exists for safety. Intoxicated passengers pose risks to crew, other travelers, and flight operations. Once the flight crew makes this determination, the passenger has no legal right to remain on the aircraft, regardless of their ticket purchase. Florida statute 856.011 [laughter] defines disorderly intoxication as being intoxicated in a public place while causing a public disturbance. An aircraft boarding area legally qualifies as a public place and delaying a commercial flight affects over 150 passengers. Both statutory elements are clearly satisfied, establishing probable cause for arrest. The use of force here must be analyzed under Graham versus Connor, which established the objective reasonableness standard in 1989. The Supreme Court ruled that force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on scene, not with hindsight. Three factors determine reasonableness. Crime severity, immediate threat level, and whether the subject actively resists. In this case, >> [laughter] >> the crime is a misdemeanor. The subject poses no violent threat, but she actively resists throughout by going limp and refusing to walk. Deputies employ soft, empty hand control techniques, firm grips, and physical guidance, which sit low on the force continuum. They never use strikes, pressure point manipulation, or intermediate weapons, making their force proportionate and reasonable. Florida statute 843.02 criminalizes resisting an officer without violence when four elements exist. First, the officer must be executing a lawful duty. Here, deputies are enforcing both federal aviation regulations and state intoxication law. Second, the defendant must resist, obstruct, or oppose that officer. Going limp forces officers to support full body weight. Florida case law, specifically State versus Saunders, confirms that passive resistance through going limp constitutes obstruction. Third, the defendant must know the person is an officer. Uniform deputies clearly satisfy this requirement. Fourth, the resistance must not involve violence to the officer's person. Violence under Florida law means striking, kicking, or physically attacking. Simply refusing to cooperate or pulling away does not rise to violence, which is why this charge is without violence. The subject faces two counts because resistance occurred both during the initial removal and again during vehicle positioning. The search of the subject's bags is authorized under the search incident to arrest doctrine from United States versus Robinson. When someone is lawfully arrested, officers may search the arrestee and their immediate possessions without a warrant for weapons or contraband. The subject's claim that she doesn't know her bag code doesn't prevent the search. Deputies could legally cut the lock if necessary. Handcuffs must remain on throughout transport as standard officer safety protocol. This is non-negotiable, regardless of discomfort complaints. The Supreme Court recognized in Pennsylvania versus Mims that officer safety during custody justifies reasonable restraint measures. Deputies demonstrate exceptional professionalism by maintaining composure despite profanity, manipulation [laughter] attempts, and continuous resistance. They repeatedly explained procedures, answered questions, and directly connect consequences to actions. This is model communication with intoxicated subjects. Modern policing emphasizes de-escalation, but it's not always feasible when the subject is highly intoxicated and cannot process reasoning. Public safety concerns, a delayed flight with 150 passengers, require prompt action rather than extended negotiation. The deputies' patience across 18 minutes, using only necessary force while maintaining professional demeanor, represents textbook law enforcement response. Evaluating the deputies, legal compliance receives an A-. Their actions were constitutionally sound, properly executed, and well documented on body cam. The only minor gap is the absence of on-camera Miranda warnings, though these aren't required for booking questions or general processing statements. Tactical soundness earns a B+. The force continuum was properly applied, multiple officers provided safety, and control was maintained throughout. Earlier, explicit consequence warnings, "If you don't walk, we will carry you and you will be charged." might have provided one final compliance opportunity. Professionalism receives an A. [laughter] 18 minutes of abuse met with calm, patient, dignified treatment, demonstrates exceptional emotional regulation under stress. Overall deputy grade, B+. Solid professional police work with minor room for tactical refinement. Evaluating the subject, compliance receives an F. She refused flight crew, refused law enforcement, went limp repeatedly, and resisted vehicle positioning. Every refusal escalated her situation and added criminal consequences. Voluntary departure would have avoided all charges. De-escalation receives an F. She actively escalated through profanity, appeals to bystanders, and manipulative questions while ignoring clear explanations. Legal knowledge receives a D. She appeared genuinely shocked that refusing to leave an aircraft, then physically resisting deputies, would result in arrest. She demonstrated no understanding of airline authority under federal regulations or of law enforcement powers under Florida statute. Her only positive aspect, she did not physically attack the deputies. Had she crossed into violence, she would face felony charges and likely significant injury. Overall subject grade, D-. Catastrophic decision-making with consequences entirely self-inflicted. Key lessons from this case. First, airlines have legal authority to remove intoxicated [laughter] passengers. Arguing on the aircraft accomplishes nothing and creates criminal liability. Second, going limp is not passive resistance, it's active obstruction under Florida law and will result in resisting arrest charges. Third, intoxication explains behavior, but does not excuse it legally. Courts will hold you accountable for choices made while voluntarily intoxicated. Fourth, body cam footage protects everyone. It documents the deputies used appropriate force and followed proper procedures while the subject actively resisted. The subject now faces up to 13 months in jail across three misdemeanor charges. 153 passengers were delayed 45 [laughter] minutes. Multiple deputies spent 2 hours on this incident. All of it preventable had one person made better choices about alcohol and compliance. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Were the deputies' actions justified? What could the subject have done differently? How should airlines handle intoxicated passengers? Thank you for watching this legal analysis. 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