'The Bear' writer arrested on train after complaint from ...
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Alex O'Keefe shared a video on social media of him being arrested, with the clip quickly going viral.

In the caption of the Instagram post, he wrote, “An old white woman got on the train and immediately pointed at me and told me to correct how I was sitting. I refused, so she went to the conductor and complained. The conductor called the police and stopped the train,” he said.

O’Keefe also says in the caption that the friend of the woman who called the police had said to him, “You’re not the minority anymore.”

A separate video about the incident has been uploaded by the user, Nalae, on TikTok, where it has quickly gone viral, having been viewed over 160,000 times as of reporting.

They said I was disturbing the peace by not leaving the train. They pulled me off the train and arrested me without even talking to the Karen who reported the one black person on the train. On the platform, the police detained me and interrogated me. Only black folks stayed nearby and recorded the arrest. When I demanded a lawyer and reminded them they didn’t even take a statement from the woman who complained they eventually released me. This country is growing more psycho by the day. What will you do about it?"

      • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        That isn’t a source that says he violated any kind of policy, MegaMind. Keep trying. Your attempts are quite entertaining, tho. Keep going, you might actually get there. Eventually.

        • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
          11·
          2 days ago

          It’s the MTA passanger code of conduct policy (pretty universal to public transport):

          Riders may not lie down or place feet on the seat of a train, bus or platform bench or occupy more than one seat. Riders may not place bags or personal items on seats.

          https://www.mta.info/document/17001

          • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            2 days ago

            Again, SHOW ME A SOURCE THAT SAYS HE VIOLATED THOSE RULES and your racist ass and that old ladies racist ass don’t count as

            SOURCES

            • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
              11·
              1 day ago

              You’re a bit dim, aren’t you? I’ve given you the policy document stating the rules, I’ve given you a news website with the conductor saying Alex O’Keefe was refusing to obey them. What more do you want?

              Police responded to a complaint of a 31-year-old “disorderly passenger” on a train at Fordham Metro-North station in the Bronx when “a conductor reported a passenger occupying two seats had refused to remove his feet from one of the seats,” according to authorities.

              https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-bear-writer-handcuffed-train-after-allegedcomplaint-white/story?id=125829965

              It’s the same one I gave you last time you asked:

              https://lemmy.world/comment/19551281

              • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                1·
                23 hours ago

                Fucking classic. You can’t provide a source that backs up your claim, think hearsay counts as a source, and then throw out yet another ad hominem.

                If you think I’m “dim,” I’ll take the unintended compliment. Cheers, smarty pants. Your ignorance is magnificent. Thanks for the laughs.

                • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
                  11·
                  23 hours ago

                  Heresay is when a second hand account is given.

                  The conductor is a direct witness. So that’s a first-hand account, not heresay.

                  You’re just too locked into the charge of racism to actually accept the facts. It’s political for you, it’s not for me. That’s all.

                  Dude was out of line, got kick off the train and told to get the next one. Deal with it.

                  • GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                    1·
                    23 hours ago

                    Did the conductor see his “violation?” Then provide the

                    SOURCE.

                    Ya can’t, because all you have is a “he said/she said.” And your racism had been on full display this entire interaction. So, you’re back to the “no u” defense. Again.