"How did the white guy get no charges and the black get charged with battery?" - NFL fans react to viral video involving former Broncos player knocking out airport clerk
A former Denver Broncos cornerback was seen knocking out an airport employee in a fight at Newark Liberty International Airport. Brandon Langley was charged with simple assault and released on his own recognizance. NFL fans took to social media to express their thoughts on the incident.
One fan asked was keen to identify the racial identity of the people involved:
@barstoolsports How did the whites guy get no charges and the black get charged with battery ?
Another fan suggested that the airport employee provoked the assault:
@barstoolsports Lmao the worker should have kept his hands to himself lol self defense 😂
This fan asserted that the dude for the airline threw the first punch and questioned why the former wideout, who defended himself, is in jail:
@barstoolsports Dude for the airlines threw first punch.....so how is the guy defending himself in jail....he could have done more work but he held back like a champ....we need justice here....mutual combat
This fan wants to know why everybody wants the player to be in the wrong so badly:
@barstoolsports Lmao why everybody want the player to be in the wrong so bad ? 😭😭😭 every video shows the employee hitting bro first 😂😂
A Las Vegas Raiders fan blamed the airline worker for his high-handedness:
@barstoolsports Dude, got what he deserved. I swear security guards think they’re invincible SMH
This person said that the former NFL player merely acted in self-defence:
@barstoolsports The young Black man was defending himself. He never engaged but with more than WORDS. Words do not break bones, they hurt feelings. The young black man was slapped and took physical action in self-defense Stand for Freedom Make America Great Again.
Another person held this view and believes that it was the United Airlines employee who was in the wrong:
@barstoolsports I see a man defending himself after being assaulted by a United Airlines employee. What do you see?
This fan commented that the airline employee was behaving like a bully and got what he deserved:
@barstoolsports Man got knocked head over heels for trying to be a bully 😂. Lost his job, dignity, probably his freedom and gotta pay for that machine 🙄😂
Another fan tweeted that the airline employee learned a good lesson about throwing his weight around and being unnecessarily aggressive:
@barstoolsports A valuable lesson was learned. Don’t pick fights with people. There is always someone bigger and badder. This was a nice slice of humble pie.
This fan applauded the former Broncos star for not being overly aggressive in response to the provocation:
@barstoolsports I applaud him for showing the decency to not hit him again when he came back…he was asking for it
Former Broncos Player and a United Airlines Employee
A viral video captured the unidentified worker shoving Langley, who then goes after the employee. The employee then puts up his fists to fight and then slaps Langley across the face.
Langley yelled this at an observer after the hit that sent the worker to the floor, leaving him bleeding from the head:
“You saw that s***?”
Both then faced each other once more as the former cornerback told the employee the following:
"You want some more?"
At that point, the other employees looked to have separated the two. It wasn't evident as to what initiated the incident. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Langley was charged with simple assault and released on his own recognizance,
United Airlines said the employee was working for its subsidiary, United Ground Express, and was fired from his position.