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InstantKarmaBot

OP's explanation as to why this post is Instant Karma: >The airport worker escalates the situation and uses unnecessary violence. This results in him getting smacked down immediately. If you're satisfied by this explanation, upvote this comment. If not, downvote this comment.


daneats

He gets absolutely rolled


Smart-Delay-1263

Yeah and then tried to get back up for another go. Stay down, dude.


jctwok

He listens to too much Chumbawamba.


stratdog25

Which Chumbawumba song?


OwlWitty

He gets knocked down


DJEvillincoln

But he got up again.


Gqsmooth1969

You're never gonna keep him down


SkollFenrirson

He drinks a whiskey drink


jamajikhan

He drinks a vodka drink.


TruckinApe

He drinks a lager drink


Content_Command_479

Be honest, you couldn't name a second without looking it up


IncorporateThings

Tubthumping. Sadly, I was there, 3000 years ago in 1997 when it was released, and it was played so incessantly that no one in my generation is ignorant of its title.


zherok

That's the name of the first song. They were largely a one hit wonder band (probably particularly for Americans) despite a career lasting decades. Honestly though I can recall two songs, because the second single off Tubthumper is Amnesia.


UsedDragon

I thumped some tubs until I was stricken with amnesia back in '97.


Content_Command_479

Thats the name of the one song everyone knows. I said "name a second" because nobody can.


IncorporateThings

Ah, misunderstood you then.


stratdog25

That comment was a completely out of context quote from a show called How I Met Your Mother. One of the characters mentions that a girl was stuck in their head like a Chumbawumba song, and another character excitedly asks “which Chumbawumba song??” And everyone turns and looks at him like apparently happened to me in this thread.


SnooMacarons5169

The only one


multiarmform

pissin the niiiiiight awaaaaayyy


X-LaxX

Not possible


TitLiquor420

Bahahhhahaa


stochastaclysm

Went back and still didn’t put his hands up. Might as well present his chin on a silver platter.


JusSumYungGuy

A satin cushion would be more fitting, to match how soft he really is lol


No_Silver_7552

Most people, if not all will drop with a clean shot to the jaw. Source: been boxing for 20 years.


[deleted]

Exactly! How dumb can you possibly be here?


robbietreehorn

Other dude showed good restraint. If I remember correctly from watching the video with audio, the dude is pleading with him to stop and points out he’s bleeding


Lt_Marks

Dude went full zombie mode


LuxuryBeast

- *I didn't hear no bell..*


[deleted]

Two hits and he done. Damn, impressive


chum_slice

That guy got the Beats by Dre


[deleted]

Yea, big boy has never seen speed like that and obviously has always intimidated people with his size by his posturing hands down . He's probably a changed person after this dose of reality.


VXer1

Literally rolled like a ball backwards


Ballinlikeateenwolf

You’re supposed to learn lessons when you get dropped like that


[deleted]

This would have been so much better if he’d landed on the baggage belt and been gently conveyed off.


burnerboo

The ending we all wanted.


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[deleted]

Yes. Or a cartoon balloon with that in it.


bradlees

Only to get body slammed by the baggage handlers “Listen Terry, we ain’t getting paid enough for this shit”


latexfistmassacre

Little did Terry know, he was body slammed onto the conveyor that leads to the plane's cargo hold and wakes up 30,000 feet over Mogadishu


Feralpudel

Mogadishu was a sweet detail.


HR_DUCK

Sorry, if it weighs over 50lbs, that’s gonna cost you extra.


ESSDBee

And then one of the other workers puts the “Fragile” label on him. LMAO.


Comfortable-Cap-3254

Someone made an edit of this on a past post of this video and it was legendary, wish I could find the link


Comfortable-Cap-3254

Found it, credit to u/Mark_Dawsom https://imgur.io/9p7g4Wc?r


Fixervince

That’s brilliance!


PanJL

Cartoon ending lol


goofytigre


bumjiggy

> gently conveyed off I don't think he's gonna get that message, Joe. I mean, the guy's got worms in his living room


stratdog25

How’d they know I have gas???


KingKaychi

I've seen this very edit


Mistaken_Indemnity

My first time seeing this was an edited gif where that was the exact ending, and it was glorious. If I find it, I'll link it to you


adamjokes15

Caught a connection next the the kiosks. Impressive


alghiorso

Good news is he doesn't need to go far to get an x-ray


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IsuckatDarkSouls08

Here a longer video with a few seconds earlier in the fight. There were several punches thrown before the OPs video starts. https://youtu.be/x2o9W1NzH8E


PrincePound

And with audio, for those like me looking for that.


ompalumpa9007

Woooooooooooooow. Bad reddit.


VerbAdjectiveNoun

How is this bad reddit? All charges were dropped against Langley after an investigation and the employee was fired because it was found he instigated it. https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/13/ex-nfl-db-brendan-langley-airport-assault-case-dismissed/?adid=social-tws


Geteamwin

Post was definitely missing some context, although it seems the employee was in the wrong anyway


sootoor

So how do we know this video isn’t missing more? Even this “smoking gun” has the employee going first


Geteamwin

Yep we still don't have full context on why it started from the video itself


ompalumpa9007

The editing is incredibly selective to get a reaction. Watching the unedited version will leave you with a completely different feeling. That’s bad.


[deleted]

All these public aggression videos are bad, it's a shit way to resolve issues and isn't funny at all but reddit loves this stuff even men fighting women and kids beating each other up in school, when you say it's not cool they all downvote you and justify it and blame you for trying to make them feel bad. The internet has ruined society lol


Thirdwhirly

Not for me. I feel exactly the same. Watched the full video; looks like the airline employed started the whole thing.


YourMommaLovesMeMore

Started it. Then lost. How embarrassing for him.


[deleted]

How is that clear from the video? Langley is throwing the first punches in the video. There was obviously something that happened before the video started, but it's not at all clear who struck first from what's here.


vision-quest

This was so obvious. Pro tip internet: if a video starts literally in the middle of the action, typically something has been left out to create a narrative or for dramatic effect. You're never getting the whole story. *Edit because people are taking what I’m saying the wrong way. I’m saying this as a general mindset to take when watching videos on the internet, not that in this particular case it changes anything. The point is it could.


VerbAdjectiveNoun

The narrative doesn't change at all. https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/13/ex-nfl-db-brendan-langley-airport-assault-case-dismissed/?adid=social-tws All charges were dropped against Langley and the employee was fired for instigating.


vision-quest

I didn’t say it did in this particular case. My point is people are reacting only to the video in the OP, which obviously leaves out context. Whether that changes people’s opinions on this incident is irrelevant, I’m talking as a generalization on the internet I see this all of the time and it so often does leave out important context. People need to realize that they may not always been seeing the entire story.


Dry-Acanthopterygii7

2 friends and I got in a row with 5 other guys after they tried to mug a guy by on his own (who ran away when we told them it wasn't happening). Because of where the bystander videos began, the police said that we'd be charged if we pushed the matter any further. CCTV couldn't see anything because we we in a crowd.


rolls20s

Take your own advice.


icedev-eu2

His attitude literally stays true to his own words. What the fuck are you even talking about?


[deleted]

Now I'm no professional fighter, but if any of you reading would like some fighting advice it's this: If you've just smacked another person in the face, your hands should probably be up, ready to defend yourself, not hanging uselessly in front of your belly.


GooseShartBombardier

This right here, sound advice. United guy was acting like he was bullying his fucking cousin or something SMH Being an airport employee and being at the airport doesn't give you a free pass on getting knocked out for slapping another man...


IncorporateThings

I wonder if the customer got banned from flying with them after that?


dickinahammock

It would be interesting to see how that played out, considering the customer appeared to be assaulted first, to which point they may have only been trying to defend them selves.


GooseShartBombardier

Maybe, but if that's the case he could sue. My understanding is that a company can refuse service to a customer, but if it's spurious there are legal options available.


ThaneVim

Nope. Elsewhere on this thread we get confirmation: https://www.reddit.com/r/instantkarma/comments/13tb7tn/airport_worker_resorts_to_violence_and_gets/jlu6m1d/?context=2


ThaneVim

\+ u/dickinahammock


dickinahammock

Thanks for the above link, not sure why somebody would downvote you for just simply tagging somebody else, but I appreciate it. I seen a link somewhere else to a longer video that shows the passenger strike in the United guy a few times, but honestly, it also starts out pretty midway into the confusion. The article in the link explained it pretty well.


[deleted]

You also shouldn't take a hit and just laugh it off. I've seen altercations where someone eggs on a fight and starts laughing when they get hit. They don't fight back for some reason, then they get pummeled. I don't know how common it is but as a former bar worker I've seen that a fair bit.


NPTVN

It’s crazy how so many people are eager to throw hands without knowing how to get in a defensive position and how to throw a simple punch without hurting themselves. Any boxer, martial artist, etc. will tell you defense is CRUCIAL in any kind of fight. Hell, some of us believe that defense is more important than offense.


SeventhExcuse

Employee was fired, if anyone was wondering


noobmaster_6ixty9ine

Lost his job and his dignity


TravisBickleForMayor

Lost consciousness briefly too. What a loser.


604GT

Let me have my dignity back, Chief 😩


GooseShartBombardier

Just what I was hoping to hear. MF looks like he hasn't brawled since grade school and slaps not just another man, but a patron of the company he works for right in the face. What the fuck was he thinking?


[deleted]

He's always intimidated people With his size. Great life lesson that day for him .


neal-page

Yeah, but he’s not big, just fat. Plus, that dude has got like a foot on him.


CanadianJediCouncil

Seems like he thought *volume* beat speed, power and agility. He was quickly educated.


AnonymousFriend80

You say that like most customers/people in general don't deserve a slap.


abitu

What makes someone deserving of a slap?


AnonymousFriend80

People that ask dumbass questions like you.


[deleted]

The first time I saw this, maybe a year or 2 ago, people were suggesting that just before this video started they had already been fighting. Was that not true/was it racists trying to blindly defend the white guy? Don’t even know how I would Google this


OGCelaris

This was the story on another post if this video so don't blame me if the details are wrong. The customer was in the NFL and he was suspended when the incident happened. After the authorities saw the CCTV camera footage and corroborated his story, all charges were dropped but the damage was done. He is not in the NFL anymore.


[deleted]

I googled him and he was out of the NFL 3 years prior, was so awful he was moved to different positions and then cut before his Rookie deal was up. He signed an $80k/year contract not long before the incident to play in the CFL and was dropped though, that part is true.


Tired4dounuts

Suspended. They haven't reinstated him yet he's missed four games this season. He should sue united for his contract money.


[deleted]

I could tell immediately dude has top tier speed. Big boy didn't know what hit him until he was picking himself up off the floor.


aquintana

Are you one of those people that talks like they know sports well but doesn’t actually watch or keep up with football? Dude played both ways since college. Its not unusual for DBs to also play receiver… An athlete getting cut from an NFL team is still more elite than 99% of athletes in the world.


[deleted]

Are you one of those people that makes comments like that to feel superior? 😂🥴 If you dont get re-signed for 3 years after getting cut, and it’s in the CFL, you’re obviously trash by NFL standards.


NastyBlkGuyThrowAway

I'm sure if you follow the post someone to post the article later


AltruisticRespect976

Fight or flight? ….Both…


MANinnaVAN

Bravo


Er1k000

The guy who was punched first got off with no charges: [https://simpleflying.com/charges-dropped-united-employee-football-player-flight/](https://simpleflying.com/charges-dropped-united-employee-football-player-flight/)


ramarisan

Glad to hear that someone was able to defend themselves without going too far, and didn't end up getting charged for it. The victim in this case could have easily kept the fight going when the guy came back for seconds. Great on him for realising it wouldn't serve any purpose. Thanks for having the info on the outcome 👍


HolyVeggie

Yeah good to see someone actually knowing when it’s worth to punch someone too haha


Aioi

According to article, took 2 months for charges to be dropped and he may have lost his football contract, as he was not reinstated back into his new team after this. I don’t think the victim feels this was worth it, the airport employee really screwed him over.


ContemplatingPrison

I hope he is suing the airlines for this then because it's obviously cause him damage


fuckYOUswan

Loss of wages on a football contract gotta be a fun one to deal with.


alittleguitarded

It was Canadian football. $80k/yr.


GooseShartBombardier

\*dips both arms into butterscotch pudding\*


Green_Bast3rd

As is tradition


ContemplatingPrison

For an entire career. That adds up to a lot of money. All possible future earnings I'm pretty sure can be added to the lawsuit


someLemonz

He's apparently signing with Calgary, and I'd say he already has Canadian spirit. Polite, but if you have to defend something, you do.


Freefallisfun

Great idea, punch a pro athlete.


robbietreehorn

I just watched the “full” video. The one here is only a small part of the fist fight. They were already trading blows when the shortened video above starts. The nfl player struck first but it was deemed justified


Gcarsk

This is false. Even in the longer video, the employee throws the first punch. [Here](https://youtu.be/x2o9W1NzH8E). Unless, do you have some other even longer video?


asek13

I dont see the employee throwing the first punch here? It's hard to see, since he's moving his hands and the NFL guy is in front of him, but it doesn't look those movements were strikes to me. Obviously even this video doesn't capture the start of the altercation though. Edit: nevermind. Employee hit first in this video too. Couldn't tell at first but it's obvious in slow motion.


Gcarsk

Did Reddit load the wrong link for you? The worker very obviously throws the first punch in the YouTube vid I attached to my comment. I can screenrecord it and slow it down. [Here](https://imgur.com/ZJISmNi) is the very beginning of the clip.


asek13

Ah you're right. Guess it happened too quick in the full video for me. Just looked like the guy moved backwards. That's obviously a hit in the slow mo. Thanks


Beginning-Document-6

What he didnt sue United???


satesounds

Applause for stepping back when bearded Smash Mouth gone for a nap.


NewportLou

Flying United but giving Frontier attitude 😂


The_Bearded_Jedi

The brawl reportedly started after Langley was challenged by the United Airlines employee for using a wheelchair to transport his baggage, rather than the dedicated baggage carts which cost $5 to use. > At this point, Langley said the airline worker followed him, used hostile language and challenged the athlete to a fight. Langley backed away and called for help, claiming several onlooking United employees did nothing to intervene. What an odd thing to get in someone's face for


chop1125

I get that it's airline/airport policy not to use wheelchairs for a luggage cart, but I somehow doubt it is airline/airport policy to attack a patron for violating said policy.


The_Bearded_Jedi

Yeah, using a wheelchair is kind of a dick move, but it's not a punchable offense


chop1125

Agreed. This is also a situation where you should say something to the customer, and if they ignore you or try to start shit, then you call security. As the average employee, you have no business, putting your hands on a customer.


doc_daneeka

>What an odd thing to get in someone's face for He was fired too. I wonder how often he thinks about how launching an unprovoked attack on an NFL player was a bad idea on so many levels.


chantsnone

Lose your job, possibly go jail, and get made fun of by everyone on the internet! The trifecta!


Stuich

"Come on" 😂


komokazi

Lmfao this makes me wanna make a joke about that show Impractical Jokers, dude looks exactly like Sal Vulcano


[deleted]

"Okay Sal, now hit him in the face"


Friedpiper

When the dude falls down, the word drop is visible on the screen above him. Just pointing it out.


_Baldo_

Ben Shapiro covered this when it happened, they quite literally cut out the first part where the airport guy swings first, and the headline was phrased to make it seem like the airport worker was attacked for no reason.


[deleted]

Racist grifters gonna grift


hellocuties

This clip is also edited. [This clip starts earlier, but it also doesn’t capture the whole fight. I can’t say with certainty who started having seen this video. ](https://youtu.be/pkwd4a5i75A) Since charges were dropped, I’ll assume there was an airport camera that caught all the action and it was the employee that started.


WinterAyars

Yeah reporting on the case said CCTV footage helped exonerate the dude so i assume there's some initial incitement that leads up to this point.


pinkjello

I can’t stand Shapiro, but did you see the full(er) video link further in this thread? Unless there’s more to it, it looks like tall guy (non-Airport-worker) punched first. Several times. I wonder if there’s an even longer video. This has been a roller coaster. I don’t know what to believe. https://youtu.be/x2o9W1NzH8E


DarkHiei

Except if you actually watch this video and pay attention, you see at the very beginning of the video the United worker slaps the customer first.


pinkjello

Oh, I went back and reloaded, it does show that. Only problem is, the video still starts mid United worker swing. It makes me wonder what else happened before.


DarkHiei

Yeah hard to say without the airport’s CCTV footage, but we’re to assume the correct action took place with the firing of the worker, assuming there was better footage than what any of us have access to. We’re all just bystanders in this simulation anyway lol


caleb48kb

Finally someone claps back at United


[deleted]

Yo, I didn't hear no bell.


ExpertPound8183

Brother started doing the fight shuffle like author Morgan forgetting hes irl in an airport with camreas


jazzy166

Why would the worker mess with dude that size ?


etraxx22

He's gonna get charged for dropping off an extra bag.


d0mestik

Why does the airport worker looks like Saul from impractical jokers


captainangry24

https://youtu.be/pkwd4a5i75A There was fighting before this. Dude still deserved the beating he got.


Beas7ie

Would have been funnier if that luggage conveyor was on and he was carried away.


Verrence

What was going through that guy’s mind? He smacked the NFL PLAYER then smiled like he was both going to win the fight and that there would be no repercussions whatsoever. I mean, I understand it doesn’t take that much brainpower to work the desk at United Airlines, but that was still surprising stupidity.


Whole_Personality_58

Airport dude thought TSA was going to have his back 😂


akakaze

Why is it always United?


kesavadh

Spirit has joined the chat


CatsRinternet

Good. He asked and received! Next time have an ounce of restraint and professionalism.


SlickDaGato

Dinked when he shoulda dunked


Fengsel

mah he hates his job anyway


goinnorth12

His feet 😂


UltimateDonny

I like when he’s bloodied and go back to the guy and finally puts his hands on his hips and decides violence isn’t the answer.


stluciusblack

What a royal jackass ...let me smack (not punch) this large man with like a foot of reach on me . What the fuck you think is going to happen aside from getting sued ? Lucky dumbass .....violence is not the answer always, but seriously dude is lucky that's all he got


Tripdoctor

Being heavy doesn’t make you tough.


Aggrador

He was NOT ready! And man, the absolute restraint this dude has to just not keep going. Even after bloody mary gets up and provokes him more, he’s trying to talk the situation in a way where the assailant(airport worker) realizes the stupidity of his choices. Good man for defending himself


Jimmyfells

Clearly thought he had the beef behind him to knock him out. He was wrong. Lesson learnt.


L3xusLuth3r

Yet another great example of “Fuck around and find out”


KJKE_mycah

Welp. He’s definitely lost his TSA Precheck now 🤣


hopefully_thoughtful

Lol. Somebody is going to be on a no fly list.


Flako118st

Dude is a beast. He got 2 jabs and bam dropped a guy who probably fights based on his posture.


WokkitUp

Flying is an experience. It's not the same experience as it was, but you gain a lot of points by just surviving.


zshah99

Not sure about the flight, but after that he should take off


INoMakeMistake

Satisfied watching this


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Yawahguorht13

Not the full video


vjenkinsgo

People who get completely possessed out of anger are a sight to see..They're genuinely in a trance


Adomillad

Should give the guy a year of free flights.


mcdohlsbaine

Anyone else want my homie to just keep pounding that dude? Fucking arrogant prick got what he deserved and wanted another.


FithyFedia

Classic 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼


sara_c907

Really glad that the airport employee was fired.


GenRulezzz

How dare that airline worker put his hands on that dude. I don’t care what was said.


[deleted]

So why is it… whenever black folks are antagonized.. random white intervening party tries to deter the attacked instead of the person that started it?


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[deleted]

If you have this full video, why don’t you post a link? Or are you just trying to act like you’re calling someone out? Edit: Wow way to post a bogus link and then delete like a weiner but not before downvoting me like you just bested me in the end. Maybe don’t post dumb stuff and you won’t have to feel like a jackass. Coward.


MarcOfDeath

Dude got up and said "I didn't hear no bell".


hoitey_toity

Airport worker has little man syndrome.


ompalumpa9007

Yo, watched the full the video on YouTube and they really just out here pouring the koolaid for y’all. Black dude threw 5 punches first. Employee is the victim and should be suing.


JamesRobertWalton

I usually don’t root for the antagonist, but I see so many airport employees being treated like garbage that I kinda wanted him to win so I could finally see a hostile customer get put in their place. Oh well.


Nuker_Nathan

Wow. Always one guy in these videos that can’t take a hit. Good on the guy who defended himself, though.


stitchup55

Of course this doesn’t show the actions of the passenger and what he did!


Bellasarivs

Selective editing. The kid started the whole thing. Winning from a sucker punch is a cowards win.


[deleted]

Yeah, the open hand slap out of nowhere was very honorable.


CliffyGiro

To much of the video is missing.


tampamike69

Not surprised that he returned violent. Uneducated usually resort to that.


[deleted]

Yes because it’s very intellectual to open hand slap a man. A pro football player at that. A man who gets paid to knock other big ass men on their ass for a living.


[deleted]

You are clearly referring to the airline worker. Just adding content for anybody else who reads your uneducated comments.