A normal day at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport turned into a chaotic day. Things started to get weird when a man that was standing in line began to harass another man. One would assume that the harassing man was homophobic because of the derogatory names that he was calling the other man. The harassed man began to use his phone to try to record the actions of the homophobic man.
This did not cause the harassing man to refrain from his name calling but it provoked him to get physical. The harassing man tried to snatch the cell phone away from the man that he was harassing. This caused a bystander to intervene and question the actions of the harasser. The homophobic man continued to use derogatory terms as he explained his actions to the intervening man.
Instead of the situation being diffused by the intervening man, it severely escalated. The harasser kicked the man he was harassing in the groin area and proceeded to attack him by punching him in the head. These actions caused a number of men to respond by tackling the homophobic man to the ground. When he was asked by a member of the crowd why did he attack the man, the harasser replied that “It’s America”.
Perhaps the harasser/attacker felt that he had the right to not only harasser person but to become violent with him. Unfortunately for him several men including police officers did not feel this way. The officers handcuffed the man and held him down to prevent him from attacking others. Being contained on the ground did not stop the harasser/attacker from making threats.
He continued to use derogatory words and make threats about further attacks.