It seems the way to expose the true rage lurking just below the surface of an increasingly disavowed American public is 1) hold a general election, or 2) jam them into a metal tube traveling at 30,000 feet.
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For the umpteenth time in recent weeks, video has surfaced of a brawl on a plane. The fistfight, between two men aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on Sunday, took place as the aircraft was taxiing to a terminal at Hollywood Burbank Airport for a layover.
As The LA Times reports, the two men can be seen grappling with one another on the plane with one man repeatedly throwing punches at the other. A woman can be heard yelling, “What is wrong with you? Get off!”
The video ends just as other passengers pull the two men apart.
Southwest Airline fight @ Burbank Airport pic.twitter.com/FvQcgExKyR
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According to Sgt. Derek Green with the Burbank Police Department, one man was arrested as a result of the incident. Officers booked Chaz Cable, a 37-year-old Lancaster man, on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.
A statement from Southwest notes that the flight 2530 had come in from Dallas, Texas, in the middle of a trip to Oakland when it landed in Burbank for a layover. The airline said three people were involved in the fight rather than two.
“We’re grateful to our employees who quickly reacted to break up a fight involving three customers,” according to the statement. “One customer had minor injuries, but was able to travel onward. We have no other reports of injuries.”
It’s unknown who the other two people involved with the fight are or how it started. Cable is currently being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.