Alex O’Keefe, award-winning black screenwriter (‘The Bear’) and speechwriter (Sen. Elizabeth Warren), pulled from train after white woman objects to how he was sitting
White women really have nothing better to do?? Ffs mind your own business
Standard-folk on
White people (the others on the train) MUST start defending black and other pocs when stuff like this happens. You can’t continue being “innocent” bystanders. You are complicit.
Beautiful-Suspect448 on
Racism obviously never really ended but now it feels like we are going backwards as a country.
exgiexpcv on
I am keenly interested in knowing how a person’s posture when seated can lead to arrest or detention. I would ***love*** to read the report those officers wrote that articulates the reasonable suspicion and probably cause that followed.
Then I want to start a yoga class that only teaches one position.
west2night on
To anyone planning to cite dementia to excuse her action, please don’t.
XxxGoldDustWomanxxX on
Her name’s Julie Chelminski apparently
OodalollyOodalolly on
Who is the woman that did this?
MedusaSteele on
That old white woman, conductor and police should be held responsible for blatant racism. Shame on the conductor for even calling the police for something so ridiculous. He should’ve told grandma to sit down and shut up or get off the train herself. How disgusting of everyone involved, except for Alex.
DryFig511 on
What the fuck ugh
isitatomic on
absolutely wild…
ittollsforthee1231 on
WHY DON’T PEOPLE SPEAK OUT? Silent witnesses are COMPLICIT.
Editing to add: this responsibility falls heavily on the shoulders of white witnesses. Stop hiding behind your privilege and USE IT.
unnie_noir on
I’m tired of this shit. If you sit back and watch your skin folk do this, you’re no better than the ones making the phone call. Every white person on that train who saw him doing nothing wrong should have been screaming at those cops that he was innocent of wrongdoing.
Aggressive_Agency381 on
wtf?
mrose1491 on
And I just know she lied her ass off to the train conductor about what really happened 🙄 The fact that anyone even entertained her and her bullshit is pathetic. I hope Alex sues everybody for this shit
rideriseroar on
The NYPD is a fucking joke
smittydoodle on
What the hell, how was he sitting? Like everyone else sits? On their butt?
Stool_Gizmoto on
Every other person on the train who watched this happen should be ashamed. Silence only helps the oppressor.
Kooky_Explanation_17 on
We know why the officers didn’t get disciplined. Just look at the administration we’re under.
nemerosanike on
So insane, the woman should be cited for a false report, but instead he’s arrested for sitting funny???
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Crazy that shit like this still happens in 2025
White women really have nothing better to do?? Ffs mind your own business
White people (the others on the train) MUST start defending black and other pocs when stuff like this happens. You can’t continue being “innocent” bystanders. You are complicit.
Racism obviously never really ended but now it feels like we are going backwards as a country.
I am keenly interested in knowing how a person’s posture when seated can lead to arrest or detention. I would ***love*** to read the report those officers wrote that articulates the reasonable suspicion and probably cause that followed.
Then I want to start a yoga class that only teaches one position.
To anyone planning to cite dementia to excuse her action, please don’t.
Her name’s Julie Chelminski apparently
Who is the woman that did this?
That old white woman, conductor and police should be held responsible for blatant racism. Shame on the conductor for even calling the police for something so ridiculous. He should’ve told grandma to sit down and shut up or get off the train herself. How disgusting of everyone involved, except for Alex.
What the fuck ugh
absolutely wild…
WHY DON’T PEOPLE SPEAK OUT? Silent witnesses are COMPLICIT.
Editing to add: this responsibility falls heavily on the shoulders of white witnesses. Stop hiding behind your privilege and USE IT.
I’m tired of this shit. If you sit back and watch your skin folk do this, you’re no better than the ones making the phone call. Every white person on that train who saw him doing nothing wrong should have been screaming at those cops that he was innocent of wrongdoing.
wtf?
And I just know she lied her ass off to the train conductor about what really happened 🙄 The fact that anyone even entertained her and her bullshit is pathetic. I hope Alex sues everybody for this shit
The NYPD is a fucking joke
What the hell, how was he sitting? Like everyone else sits? On their butt?
Every other person on the train who watched this happen should be ashamed. Silence only helps the oppressor.
We know why the officers didn’t get disciplined. Just look at the administration we’re under.
So insane, the woman should be cited for a false report, but instead he’s arrested for sitting funny???
Lawsuit!!!