Hey buddy. Wake up. Wake up. Come back to us. You okay? You okay? Oh, wake up. Hey, there Hey, how you doing? Don't grab it. Don't you DON'T GRAB IT. STOP MOVING AROUND. >> Help me. Call my dad. Call my district attorney father. On September 19th, 2023, Orlando police responded to the airport after an intoxicated passenger was denied boarding and allegedly pushed another traveler. What followed demonstrates critical legal principles about public intoxication, use of force, and equal application of law. Do you know are you the manager? Oh, he was watching my stuff and he came out of nowhere and pushed him on the floor. So, he was walking normally and he came out of nowhere and pushed him. We denied him boarding and so the next day. Okay. But he came out of nowhere, came up to him and pushed him. >> get Did he get rebooked? We did rebook him for tomorrow. Okay. He's saying that he didn't say nothing to him. He just came out of nowhere and pushed him. Where did this like was he was he fumbling or was he did he just No, he was just walking. >> Like Ask Ask him if he was falling or He had his arms wide open towards him. I'm sorry. Where did this happen at? Does he want to Does he want to press charges? Oh, he was in front of 12 at the door with alarm. You know when you go downstairs, right there. Show me. He said he don't want to press charges. You just wanted to explain to you what happened on Tuesday. Okay, you don't want to do anything? All right. Hey boss. Hey boss. You all right? Hey buddy. Wake up. Wake up. Come back to us. You okay? You okay? Yeah. Oh, wake up. Hey, there you Hey, how you doing? Hey, it's police. Police, how you doing? >> Oh, yeah. Hey. >> Hey, no thank you. No, you're good. >> We got to go. Yeah. Come on. Come on, we'll help you up. Come on. Oh, yeah, you're good. Come on. Get up. Come on. You're good. All right. Pick up your stuff. >> back. Sir, I'm just waking up. Yeah, I see that. Here, get your uh charger. >> Get your wires. Yeah, I'm getting it. Yeah, I'm so I'm just waking up. >> All right, cool. Oh, can you tell my wife? >> She's over here. She's over there. Hey Chrissy, what's this? That's that's No, wrong person. Nope, she's over here. Yeah, I know. That's what I'm looking at. She's over here. Yeah, I know. That's what I'm looking at. >> Okay. Chrissy, what's this? Come on. No, no, get up. No, this way. >> We're going out. We got to go this way. We're going out. Come on, Chrissy. Stand up. Stand up, ma'am. Come on. Chrissy, you okay, baby? You okay? We just got to walk. Come on, baby. Nothing to be scared about. We just got to walk. Hey, Chrissy, come on. You just got to walk. Do you want to carry that for him? I'm really glad for you're a lot more sober. Come on. We just got to walk. Call my dad. That's all we got to do. This is for my sister cuz her luggage is lost. Oh, don't be. It's going to be okay. It's okay. It's okay. They rescheduled you guys for tomorrow, so just you got your boarding passes for tomorrow? No, we were supposed to be >> talk to him. Okay. Just Hey, I'm trying to help you out there, Ben. You're not in any trouble. I'm trying to help you out. I don't know you. >> My name's Chris. My name's Ben. All right, nice to meet you. Now we know each other. So, I'm trying to help you out. >> Actually, I seen you on the YouTube about 3 weeks ago. Oh, yeah, maybe you did. Yeah, so >> to be very nice to the gentleman behind me. >> Oh, don't be. He is You just stick with me. There's no need to be like that. He's a nice guy. Yeah, oh, no, we're all nice guys. You, too. >> we're just trying to help you out. Hey, Chrissy. That's cool. Babe, stay with your Stay with your husband. They just They rebooked you guys. We don't want to see you all like get put on the not do fly list. So, as long as we get out of here No, we're No, we're okay. I don't I don't know what y'all are up to, but we're all They called us because you were passed out. Huh? >> They called us cuz you were passed out on the floor. >> Yeah, cuz we were sleeping. Yeah, so they don't >> We have hard hours. Yeah. You know that. Oh, yeah, I know. I know. I know. We have hard hours, right? Yeah. No, absolutely. Yeah. You're not in any trouble. You're just so inebriated to the point where you guys were passed out and they just want you off that flight. We're not in any trouble. >> totally smell the alcohol on you. We haven't been drinking alcohol. Cool. Walk out to the trams. Just keep on walking. That's all you got to do, sir. You're rebooked for tomorrow. We haven't been drinking alcohol. I can smell it on you, sir. Please keep going. Well, that's your We're all good to go. You know who my father is, right? My Your father's not a concern to me, sir, and you're a grown adult, so let's just keep on walking to the trams. >> No, but I'm I'm just letting you know that like You still haven't let me know, and it still doesn't matter. Let's just keep on going to the trams, sir. No, but since You just told your wife not to say a word. You can do the same. Go to the trams. Yeah, but I'm going to say something. >> Okay, go ahead, sir. Use your first amendment right. Since we haven't drinking any alcohol in over a month and a half. Okay. I don't know what the you're talking about when you say >> Okay, sir. Watch out, sir. There's children over here, so please watch your language. My language ain't my concern here. My language ain't Keep going, sir. This is harassment. My father's district attorney. Okay. Where would you like us to go? I'll walk you to the front doors. All right. I just told the officer The person who retired and went to sleep You can hang out here. Hang out here. Hang out here? Hang out here until we get to the trams. All right. I came out the bathroom and uh the officer was waiting to meet me to talk to me about you. Talk to talk to you about me? Which one? Point him out to me. Is it him? No. Is it him? No. Who is it? I'm not telling you. I just want to know who it We'll take We'll take care of it. It's not. Hey, we'll take care It's not either one of these guys. Hey, we'll take care of it. Hey, we'll take care of it. You hear me? Don't let I don't want these guys. Don't let these guys intimidate you. You hear me? I'm not. All right. Cuz these guys don't know what we go through on a daily basis with our job. You know what I mean? They have no idea what we go through. So, don't let them like uh And none of these men were the ones that um came to me outside the restaurant. Did somebody do something to you outside the restaurant? No, they just made sure I was okay when I came out of the restaurant. But, like these guys, they didn't hurt your feelings? None of these men were the ones that I respect that and they're both okay. Hey. You've been a >> shake your hands. You don't shake my hand? What, you too good for me? Hey, hey, Ben, Ben, Ben. You too good for me? >> Ben, if you want to. Ben. Huh? Ben. Focus on the transport, Ben. Yeah, I see that, but this mother thinks he's too good for me. I don't want to shake your hand. Just get on the tram. I got it. Respect for what? Ben. I do. Get on the tram. >> This mother Get on the tram. Ben. Step out these doors, sir. Come on, man. Step out these doors. Take a left. Take your personal side. No, I think he needs to keep it like Curtis, stop. Get out of here. Curtis, stop. You need to stop. You don't talk to her. We're talking representation. You don't You don't have to step. Here you go, sir. Stop it. Sir, you can keep on going. I got my family here. And you will if you do what you're supposed to do. >> Keep Keep walking, sir. You guys are about to get in an argument. I don't want you guys to get in an argument. No, I'm just telling him how much she needs to breathe. You grabbed ME. >> DON'T YOU DON'T GRAB ME. I WILL GRAB HIS LEFT ARM. Hold on. I got I got this, Ray. >> Okay. I got this, Ray. Wrap him up. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. You just We're fighting one. Oh! Oh! Chrissy, don't listen. Get back. Get back. Get back. I'm recording this video. Good. Don't listen to them. Breathing. Dude, you threatened the cops, man. No, I called you you're a piece of [ __ ] 22 once again. Back up. Chrissy, they're not on our >> Back up. THEY'RE NOT ON OUR BACK UP. DO IT NOW. CHRISSY, THEY'RE NOT ON OUR SIDE. GOOD. CUZ THEY'RE NOT ON OUR SIDE. YOU HEAR THAT, CHRISSY? WRAP HIS LEGS UP. GOOD. We have something to wrap him in. You just got to Okay. Grab one. Relax. You! Do not kick. Do not kick. All right. You want to all of All of you are I saw you guys last night. There you go. Push it up. Bring that back leg up, Ryan. >> breathe. There you go. I can't breathe. There you go. Hey, grab his arm. I can't breathe. Push his arm down. I CAN'T BREATHE. BACK UP. DO IT NOW. >> I CAN'T BREATHE. YOU WILL GET SPRAYED. BACK UP. I CAN'T BREATHE. Can we get a car? I can't breathe. And uh one more unit. >> I can't breathe. Hey, man, you need to relax. NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. I CAN'T BREATHE. DO YOU need medical attention? Yes. Yes, you stupid I can't breathe. I HAVE HEART FAILURE, YOU PIECE OF [ __ ] >> C-PTSD and heart failure. Okay. I can't breathe, you mother Are you taking drugs? Kick. If you kick, we cannot help you. Do you understand that? Okay. I don't give a [ __ ] what you think. You're getting sued. Relax. Catch your breath, okay? Relax. Catch your breath. Stop. Stop moving around. >> Help me. Call my dad. Call my district attorney father. I can't breathe. Can you take her over there? Help me. I CAN'T BREATHE. OH. IT'S MY GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO SAY Sit up in the seat. There you go. Sit all the way back. Pull him up. Pull him up. Get underneath his arms. Get him up. There you go. Oh, you broke my wrist. You Sit down, man. Sit down. No, DUDE. YOU MOTHER YOU'RE ATTACKING ME. I'M GOING TO SPRAY YOU. >> ATTACKING ME. SIT DOWN. THAT'S IT. RELAX. OH, MY WRIST. RELAX. MY LEFT WRIST. RELAX. My left wrist. Yeah, we'll stop. My left wrist. Stop moving around. >> wrist. Stop fighting us. >> wrist. Stop fighting us. You're going to get sprayed. SPRAY ME, YOU GODDAMN YOU'RE NOT GETTING THEY GRABBED MY HAND. THEY GRABBED MY HAND. YOU'RE NOT GETTING A YOU MOVED [ __ ] to me. That's why I put him in the [ __ ] structure. No. Oh, oh, yeah. Will you stop? You assaulted me. Let's go. Let's roll. Okay. Let's roll. I know. Let's go. Get out OF THE WAY. WILL YOU PLEASE STOP assaulting my left Hold her right there. clear away. >> [laughter] >> Got a scratch on my face. I FEEL IT. THE POLICE FELL ON MY LEG, MAN. YOU JUST NEED TO RELAX. I am, you man. I'm lying, you Oh my god, man. My dad said My dad said you abused me. Oh my god. What's your dad's name so I can call him? Clay Cortella. Clay Cortella? Clay Cortella. >> Clay Cortella. I don't want to. Stop pushing against my hand, sir. >> I'm lying, you sir. I'm lying, you That's just your prerogative because you abused >> you keep on pushing up against us. Stop fighting. Oh, I did it. Oh, I did it, you piece of [ __ ] Oh! Don't fall out of the chair. Ah! You're never going to walk through this department again, you You're going to stand up here and we're going to search you and you're not going to fight us. You understand? >> Of course not. The only thing I would have done is fight you, honestly, you piece of [ __ ] >> me already one time. Stand up. >> Yeah, cuz you abused me and fought me, you piece of [ __ ] Stand right there. You piece of [ __ ] Piece of [ __ ] Stop fighting me. Just sit back. Look away. I'm lying, you mother Give me that piece of belt. Just sit back. That's it. I'll give you the I'll give you the You've been cool with me. Be quiet. I've been cool with you. >> Yeah, you have. Okay. This is other mother Okay. behind you the I get it. Just sit up. Sit up. All right. This piece of [ __ ] is behind I got it. Hey, relax, man. Ben, are you injured? Hey, can you reach Are you injured? Yes. >> Where? This this wrist right here. Okay, just from the handcuff. Yeah, this this wrist right here. Not this right one, but this one. Is it tight? I know you don't give a [ __ ] because you're a piece mother who do it. All right, it's over. It's over. All right, it's over. No, no. My dad's Glenn Courville. >> Okay, well, you can call your dad at a later time, okay? >> oh, you're goddamn right I am. Okay. >> You're going to be right statistic on the beach. Cuz you don't got [ __ ] on me. You got piece of [ __ ] Let's examine the constitutional framework. Under Florida statute 856.011, disorderly intoxication occurs when someone is intoxicated and endangers others or causes a public disturbance. The airline staff's report of the subject pushing another passenger, combined with visible intoxication requiring denial of boarding under 14 CFR 121.575, established probable cause for investigation. The officer's initial contact was a consensual encounter under the Fourth Amendment. No seizure occurred when they woke the sleeping subject and helped him gather belongings. The key legal question, when did this transition from welfare check to detention to arrest? Terry v. Ohio permits investigatory stops based on reasonable suspicion. Here, witness statements of battery and observed intoxication provided that suspicion. When officers directed subjects to leave the secure area after boarding denial, the encounter became a detention supported by legitimate law enforcement purposes. The subject's resistance created probable cause for arrest under Florida statute 843.01, resisting without violence. When he physically fought officers during handcuffing, this escalated to Florida Statute 843.02, resisting with violence, a third-degree felony carrying up to 5 years imprisonment. Graham v. Connor establishes that use of force must be judged from the officer's perspective at the moment force was applied, considering three factors: severity of the crime, immediate threat to safety, and active resistance or evasion. First factor, the crime severity. Officers were responding to reported battery and public intoxication, then faced active felony resistance. Second factor, immediate threat. The subject was physically fighting multiple officers in a crowded airport. Third factor, active resistance was undeniable. The force used takedown, positional control, and warnings about chemical spray was objectively reasonable. Officers progressed through the force continuum appropriately. Verbal commands, physical escort, control techniques, ground restraint, only after each lower level failed. The subject's repeated statements of "I can't breathe" required assessment. However, his ability to yell full sentences, fight vigorously, and make complex threats indicated his airway was patent. Officers balanced this medical claim against ongoing violent resistance. Most significantly, the subject repeatedly invoked his father's alleged position as a district attorney. This represents an attempt to corrupt equal justice principles. The officer's response was textbook. They neither acknowledged nor gave weight to these claims, demonstrating that family connections don't create immunity from lawful arrest. Under Florida Statute 784.07, battery on a law enforcement officer is a third-degree felony. The subject's physical contact with officers during the struggle, knowing they were police performing lawful duties, satisfies every element of this offense. Combined with resisting with violence, he faces potential decades in prison. Officer Ben's de-escalation efforts deserve examination. He explicitly told the subject, "You're not in trouble. I'm trying to help." He listened to mental health disclosures about PTSD and heart failure. He maintained rapport even as the subject's cooperation declined. This is crisis intervention done correctly. The officers receive a B+. They demonstrated patience, proper legal authority at each transition point, and force proportional to resistance. Minor deductions for not explicitly articulating the detention versus arrest transition, which might have prevented escalation. The subject receives an F. He transformed a welfare check into multiple felonies through his choices. His invocation of family connections, threats against officers' careers, and complete lack of accountability demonstrate fundamental failure to understand that no one is above the law. The female subject receives a D. While she didn't actively strike officers, her passive resistance re- fusing to stand, requiring multiple officers to physically move her, violated Florida statute 843.01, and complicated an already dangerous situation. Key lessons from this encounter. For law enforcement, document the transition points from consensual encounter to detention to arrest. Articulate reasonable suspicion and probable cause out loud when feasible. This creates a clear record and may improve compliance. Continue de-escalation even during physical confrontations through clear commands and explanations. For the public, understand that officers responding to witness reports of crimes have legal authority to investigate. Intoxication is not a defense to resisting arrest. Family connections to prosecutors, judges, or politicians create ethical obligations for those officials to recuse themselves, not immunity for the suspect. Physical resistance transforms misdemeanors into felonies. The subject could have faced a misdemeanor public intoxication charge or possibly no charges at all. His resistance added felonies carrying mandatory prison time. Every physical action against an officer is a separate criminal decision with compounding consequences. Finally, claiming I can't breathe while actively fighting creates credibility problems when genuine medical emergencies occur. Officers must assess the totality of circumstances, speech quality, physical exertion level, and behavioral consistency with claimed distress. This case demonstrates that professional policing means applying the law equally regardless of who someone claims to know. The officer's refusal to give weight to the district attorney claims protected the integrity of the justice system. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic you would like us to discuss in the comments below. 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