Man arrested for anti-Semitic tirade on flight: report

[jpak]

https://nypost.com/2018/11/23/man-arrested-for-anti-semitic-tirade-on-flight-report/

A passenger aboard a Delta flight ended up in handcuffs after launching an anti-Semitic tirade en route from Washington, DC, to Atlanta on Thanksgiving eve, according to reports.

David Toaff, 37, yelled remarks that fellow fliers interpreted as anti-Semitic, Atlanta police told USA Today.

“Preliminary information indicates that while in flight … a male was yelling, asking Jewish people on board to identify themselves and making remarks about bombings to passengers aboard the aircraft,” Officer Lisa Bender told the news outlet.

Police at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta responded around 8 p.m. Wednesday to meet Flight 1822 at the gate, where Toaff “continued the disturbance” and resisted arrest, the report said.

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[irresistable]

1. It does not appear to have actually been anti-Semitic.

[Gothmog]

2. Lock him up

[nolabear]

3. I think compassion is in order here. I don't think it's what it seems.

Twitter is filled with people who know him and claim that not only is he Jewish himself, he is a good man who suffers from psychosis at times. I don’t recall details (this is days old) but there’s a lot of sadness and claims he wasn’t calling out Jews, but looking for them. In the video he appears to be wearing a prayer shawl.

[Coventina]

4. Plane travel is extremely stressful. If someone is close to the edge....

I can see something like this happening.

I hope he gets the help he needs.

I understand how it must have been frightening for the other passengers, though.