Wiz Khalifa Arrested at LAX, Twitter Storm Ensues
On Saturday, Aug. 22, rapper Wiz Khalifa was violently handcuffed by a swarm of police at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Daily Beast.
It is unclear whether Khalifa was arrested and taken into custody, the New York Daily News reports. However, after the incident, Khalifa took to Instagram and Twitter to post video footage of his violent encounter with police.
A video posted by Wiz Khalifa (@mistercap) on Aug 22, 2015 at 5:36pm PDT
All because I didn't want to ditch the technogy everyone will be using in the next 6 months. Do what you want kids. pic.twitter.com/7F0KIQgFrA — Cameron (@wizkhalifa) August 23, 2015
They love sayin stop resisting. pic.twitter.com/v2tdOOikMy
— Cameron (@wizkhalifa) August 22, 2015
The Daily Beast reports that the police confronted Khalifa for allegedly refusing to get off a hoverboard. During the confrontation, as shown in the video footage, Khalifa asked the police, "This? I didn't do nothing, anyway. What you want to do? Put me in jail because I didn't listen to what you say? We can have all the conversations you want to, you can end up on TMZ, destined to become as famous as you wanna be."
When Khalifa allegedly refused to comply with police, they violently slammed him to the ground and began demanding that the rapper stop resisting, to which he calmly replies, "I'm not resisting, sir."
After posting video footage of his violent encounter with police, Khalifa posted a series of tweets discussing the injustice he experienced and mocked the police. Check out the tweets below.
Haven't been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was fun. — Cameron (@wizkhalifa) August 22, 2015
What's even funnier than them not bein able to do shit is they'll be riding them soon as well. Maybe ones I design. https://t.co/ITTewi2NzZ — Cameron (@wizkhalifa) August 23, 2015
The New York Daily News reached out to Los Angeles Airport Police, who claim they had no interaction with Khalifa on Saturday. L.A. airport police officer Alicia Hernandez told the New York paper that the officers who appear in the video look like U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
Social media users have already gone to Twitter to voice their opinion on Wiz Khalifa's latest police encounter. Many are suggesting that the police treatment towards the rapper is racially charged.
HOLD UP, WHITE PPL can bring loaded AR-15's in GA airport but #WIZKHALIFA cant ride his hoverboard? See the Contrast? https://t.co/DG7b7GjIVt — kNOwJustice kNOwPeac (@newjusticesystm) August 23, 2015
How U resisting when your face is on the floor and your hands R behind your back with 3 guys pounced on you? Riddle me that? SMH #WizKhalifa — Mike Ruizquinónes (@puglife709) August 23, 2015
They'll still discriminate no matter how successful you are #wizkhalifa
— Drew (@KaoticDrew) August 23, 2015
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