Appalling moment United passenger punches gate agent and knocks him out

Daily Mail UK ^ | St Patrick's Day 2025 | James Gordon

[Morgana]

There has been a lot of stories like these lately on DM and youtube. What is going on? Are the airlines being difficult or people just being karens?

[Secret Agent Man]

Could be both. But gate folks aren’t really in charge of very much that goes wrong.

[riverrunner]

At one time when you flew one was a valued customer.

Now they treat you as cattle.

[Nervous Tick]

He looks nice enough...

[lee martell]

People like this guy think
#1. The Airlines halfway expect wild and crazy confrontation from their customers a few times a month.
#2. Since “everybody’s acting out these days” they will probably get away with it, and Go Viral on the Internet too!

[lee martell]

This fellow was described as a Firefighter Captain.
I don’t know if he is still a Captain after this conduct most unbecoming.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

No-fly list, at least one night in jail, probably a lawsuit coming up.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Since “everybody’s acting out these days” they will probably get away with it, and Go Viral on the Internet too!

I know that’s been MY lifelong goal, ever since I was a puppy. Yours too, right? ROFL!

[Nervous Tick]

>> at least one night in jail

To start with!

>> probably a lawsuit coming up.

AFTER the criminal trial... and a few more “nights in jail”...

This is criminal behavior. In a just society, it needs to be dealt with forthrightly.

[doorgunner69]

Who knows what the gate clown said andtried to stop the guy for.

Have had my monets with unreasonabqal gate types.

Tried to board with a barely filled fanny pack and shoulder bag.

Was told only one of them allowed.

An overstuffed wallet A-OK?
I do not like crap in my pockets

WTF??

[gundog]

This is criminal behavior...

Looked like a typical “fight or flight” response.

[ponygirl]

Wow, it didn’t look like he hit him that hard, but he dropped the guy.

[SunkenCiv]

• Passenger At Washington Dulles Confronts United Gate Agent -- Says 'Who Wants It First?' -- Then Drops Him Instantly [03/14/2025]

[alexander_busek]

Are the airlines being difficult [...]

An airline employee "being difficult" does NOT warrant decking him.

Regards,

[definitelynotaliberal]

That sweet disposition must be aging. He looks about 75.

[fso301]

Probably the same type person who thinks he’s so special that the firelane in front of the grocery store is his reserved parking space.

[reg45]

Just wait until May 7th when the TSA will require Real_ID and dozens or maybe hundreds of travelers are failing their ID checks.

[Antihero101607]

𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘺 7𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘚𝘈 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭_𝘐𝘋 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘐𝘋 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴.

I’m sure we’ll get airport brawling video gold from those people who are for some reason never described in news stories.

[stanne]

It’s assault and battery.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

This is criminal behavior. In a just society, it needs to be dealt with forthrightly.

Sure, but in the society we actually live in, assuming he has no prior history with the law, I doubt he sees a single day in prison. He'll probably be given some slap on the wrist. His main penalties will be the civil suit he'll probably face and the no-fly list. I hope I'm proven wrong.