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Quote:African American man is DRAGGED off a Philadelphia bus by ten cops because he is not wearing a mask.The Daily Mail:
'Philadelphia residents are furious after shocking video filmed on Friday appears to show a man violently
dragged from a bus by several officers because he wasn't wearing a mask. The horrifying video, filmed in
the Center City neighborhood, was posted by the Philly Transit Riders Union and has garnered widespread
attention on social media.
The incident took place on Friday morning at around 8.25am on the 1100 Market Street.
The first video shared by the union shows a hypocritical SEPTA supervisor enforcing rules about wearing masks
while not following them. 'If you do not have a mask you can not ride public transportation,' the SEPTA supervisor
declares on the packed bus.
He then proceeds to call out various bus passengers, instructing them to get off the bus before he has to call the
cops. One of the men he tells to get off is wearing what looks to be a cloth over his face but the SEPTA supervisor
tells him that is not enough and demands he gets off.
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The second clip shows the more egregious altercation between the black man and several uniformed officers.
The group of officers can be seen yanking the man from the bus as he screams for them to let him go.
They send his cellphone crashing to the ground as they rough him up on the side of the bus, before releasing him.
The irate man can be heard screaming expletives at the officers as he asks for their badge information and collects
his possessions.
The Philadelphia Police Department sent a statement to Dailymail.com, explaining that the bus driver had asked
the passenger to get off the bus 'several times.' The passenger refused, according to police.
'Philadelphia Police Department Officers arrived, and after being made aware of the driver's request, also ordered
the male to leave the bus several times,' said Officer Tanya Little with the Philadelphia Police Department.
'The male refused, at which point he was physically removed by the officers. He was not arrested or cited.
Police are investigating the incident.
On Thursday, the Southeaster Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritiy (SEPTA) shared on its website that it was urging
all customers to follow CDC guidelines and wear a mask. But the statement only asks for passengers to 'comply with
this request,' and does not suggest that a rule will be enforced.
Several Twitter users shared grabs of the SEPTA website at various times, showing that the website was changed
numerous times to try to best share language about wearing masks. SEPTA is investigating the incident that occurred
with the bus passenger in Center City.
The incident comes after three SEPTA employees died from the coronavirus, ABC 6 reports.
On Twitter, the Philly Transit Riders Union shared a photo that they suggested was a message bus drivers had received
regarding masks. It tells them that passengers do not have to have masks in order to ride the bus.
They released a statement condemning the activity on the videos.
'Under normal conditions, conflicting messages from SEPTA management might only cost riders their time
– missed birthdays, graduations, job interviews, doctor’s appointments.,' the union said in a statement.
'During the COVID-19 pandemic, an interaction with an armed police officer could cost a Philly transit rider
their life. The Philadelphia Police Department began limiting contact with the public on March 17th.
'Was this interaction necessary? This response indicates that harassment and profiling will be used to
determine who is allowed to use public transit and who is considered “essential”.'...'
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