Shocking video from Philadelphia shows multiple police officers forcibly removing a man from a city bus -- reportedly for not wearing a mask.
"A video that went viral Friday shows what appeared to be four police officers, backed by about six more, forcibly pulling a man not wearing a face covering off of a SEPTA bus. After the uniformed and masked Philadelphia Police Department officers lift the adult man off the bus and engage in a brief confrontation, he walks away. No arrest. No ticket," WHYY-TV reports.
"The video —which was removed from online postings on Friday afternoon – appears to exemplify SEPTA’s new police-enforced mandate that riders wear face coverings or be prepared to get off transit," the station explained.
Due to death of SEPTA employees, SEPTA cut out half their stops. I had to walk to 69th St. Its like an armed camp… https://t.co/RHDjVJaAJ9— Mark (@Mark) 1586437361.0
During the struggle, the man's cell phone hit the sidewalk. It was then thrown back on the sidewalk after police released the man.
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do riders know that they might be pulled off a SEPTA bus by 10 cops for not having a mask? https://t.co/NnHXJC02E8— Philly Transit Riders Union (@Philly Transit Riders Union) 1586537815.0
