"I kill white people like you"

[DrLeftover]

June 3, 2014

Following takeoff from Nashville Sunday afternoon, a United Airlines passenger warned a fellow flyer that, “I kill white people like you” when she was asked to turn off her cell phone, investigators allege.

The disruption on Flight 4205, which was bound for Houston, resulted in the Embraer 135’s return to Nashville’s airport, where Lashonda Lee Williams was arrested for assault.

The 43-year-old Williams, seen at right, was asked by another female passenger to “turn off her cell phone due to the aircraft being in flight,” according to a court affidavit. In reply, Williams allegedly said, “I kill white people like you.”

Investigators noted that Williams told the other passenger, K. Colleen Coult, 50, that she would follow her upon reaching Houston “and find out where she lived.” The comments “created fear in Coult for her safety,” the affidavit notes.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/in-flight-cell-phone-threat-674312

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Well, that escalated quickly.

 

[DrLeftover]

Surprisingly, the story has been picked up by other outlets.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/i-kill-white-people-like-you-airline-passenger_n_5439679.html


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2647545/I-kill-white-people-like-United-Airlines-passenger-arrested-threatening-woman-asked-switch-phone-off.html

 

[Evil Eye]

I can think of various... interesting replies to a remark like that. However, let us simply note that the world hasn't become a more sensible place and move on.