Passengers Kicked Off Plane For Being Black?

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Six passengers were ejected from a Spirit Airlines flight for being too unruly. However, the passengers are insisting that they were removed because they were black and the plane was overbooked by the airline. Cenk Uygur, Hannah Cranston (Think Tank), and Hasan Piker (Pop Trigger) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“Six passengers, who were removed from a Spirit Airlines, Inc. flight by crew members at Los Angeles International Airport, claim they were discriminated against for being black. The incident occurred late Monday and the passengers accused a white flight attendant of discrimination.

The episode happened over a seat, which the passengers said was double-booked, CBS Los Angeles reported. Following this, police took the three couples out of the plane. According to witnesses, the flight attendant alleged a member in the group of being a threat and the six passengers were banned from flight 868 bound to Dallas, Texas, the local news network reported.

“I’m really humiliated just for the simple fact that you hear about this type of stuff happening in America, discrimination issues and stuff like that, but to actually experience it first-hand,” Alexandria Wright, one of the banned passengers reportedly said. “It was more than just us having the conversation. Why is that six black people got kicked off the plane?” Wright asked.”

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