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[cstu]

'Hoverboard'-riding rapper Wiz Khalifa is briefly detained by authorities at LAX

Wiz Khalifa Says He Was 'Cuffed', Posts Video Of Incident At LAX Via Twitter

Rapper and songwriter Wiz Khalifa says he was "cuffed" by officers in an incident that occurred at Los Angeles International Airport this weekend.

By Veronica Rocha

Rapper Wiz Khalifa said he was riding a 'hoverboard' at the Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend when authorities stopped him and held him to the ground.

On Twitter, Khalifa said he was essentially being punished for being technologically avant garde -- think Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly character in "Back to the Future II." The “Black and Yellow” singer posted videos on Twitter and Instagram showing his run-in.

“All because I didn't want to ditch the technology everyone will be using in the next 6 months,” he said in a tweet. “Do what you want kids.”

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection isn’t saying much about Khalifa’s run-in with law enforcement officers Saturday.

The series of videos show Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, surrounded by uniformed officers at the airport. One of the officers places his hand on the rapper’s chest.

Khalifa tells the officer, “You can’t do nothing anyway. Whatcha going to do? Put me in jail?”

Then at some point, at least four officers slammed Khalifa to the ground.

The photo of the takedown shows Khalifa facedown as three officers hold his arms behind his back.

Khalifa was handcuffed as officers told him to stop resisting.

Khalifa replied, “I am not resisting, sir” several times.

Jaime Ruiz, spokesman for the Customs and Border Protection, declined to describe details about the incident, but said Khalifa was not arrested. The rapper was restrained, and later apologized, he said.

Customs and Border Protection screens as many as 25,000 travelers a day at LAX, and distractions can be dangerous, Ruiz said.

“An unruly, disruptive passenger could create a chaotic situation, which could result in a vulnerability to our national security,” he said in an email. “Imagine there is a terrorist, or a fugitive waiting in line waiting for a distraction like this – it is really serious.”

 

[Bucky86]

Did he hover over a cops toe or something?

 

[cstu]

Did he hover over a cops toe or something?

HWB.

 

[Mr. Ected]

I may be being simple minded about this, but the technology isn't the issue. If he was riding a skateboard or roller skates in an airport, he would get in trouble too.

Just like RGIII riding a hands-free Segway in a grocery store is idiotic. As the article states, the 'oft-injured RGIII.'

 

[The Big Guy]

Another person refusing to listen to a police officer's directions and ending up in cuffs. It really doesn't matter if the directions are legit or not, if you ignore them the end is never good.

 

[McGarnicle]

I may be being simple minded about this, but the technology isn't the issue. If he was riding a skateboard or roller skates in an airport, he would get in trouble too.

Just like RGIII riding a hands-free Segway in a grocery store is idiotic. As the article states, the 'oft-injured RGIII.'

Well that does it. No way I'm drafting him now.

 

[John Bender]

Hoverboarding While Black

 

[Insein]

Another person refusing to listen to a police officer's directions and ending up in cuffs. It really doesn't matter if the directions are legit or not, if you ignore them the end is never good.

Which says a lot about the intelligence of police in this country.

 

[Gawain]

Marty McSuperFly

 

[jonessed]

I find it hard to believe he didn't know he wasn't allowed to ride skateboards in the terminal. Sounds like attention whoring.

 

[cstu]

I find it hard to believe he didn't know he wasn't allowed to ride skateboards in the terminal. Sounds like attention whoring.

Wiz Khalifa? Nah.....

That said, I am certain there are no explicit restrictions against using a hoverboard in an airport.

 

[Mr. Ected]

It is kinda interesting that they have released hover boards in 2015, the year that Marty McFly went to in the future in Back to the Future 2.