A seemingly non-aggressive Black man was arrested and swarmed by five officers at Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport over a ticket counter dispute.<br /><br />Footage from July 17 shows the initial encounter and subsequent arrest.<br /><br />The dispute occurred due to man's ticket not showing up on the airline's system causing him some annoyance.<br /><br />The situation escalated when the arresting officer - with no explanation - arrested the man, who was then surrounded by four other members of the police and escorted from the terminal.<br /><br />The filmer explained: "The man was not aggressive, threatening, or harmful in any way, simply frustrated. <br /><br />"The situation is then escalated by police as the man is aggressively swarmed by five officers and put under arrest for no logical reason. <br /><br />"During the arrest, the innocent man never resists and remains calm.<br /><br />"The mood for onlookers was frightening as the police presence grew, and brought with it a reminder of what happened to George Floyd and many other innocent peoples due to systemic racism."<br /><br />They later added: "I got the airport and saw there were police at the door, which I thought was odd. <br /><br />"I got to the desk and the African-American gentleman starts telling me he doesn't understand why the clerk isn't accepting his ticket. <br /><br />"He seems more confused/mildly annoyed than anything else. <br /><br />"Then the police walked up and I started filming, I don't know what happened after he was arrested."
