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A United Airlines passenger was removed from a flight after another passenger captured a photo of her texting racial slurs. The incident occurred on a flight from Charleston, South Carolina to Denver.
The black passenger, who had been upgraded to first class along with his family, reported that the woman had been rude to him from the start. "Before she sat down in her first class seat (I was upgraded before takeoff) she put her bag up, looked me dead in the face and flipped me off," he said.
The woman continued her behavior by sending text messages containing racial epithets. The man informed the flight attendants, leading the captain to decide against having her on the flight. Although the plane had already left the gate, it returned so that two gate agents could escort her off. Police were waiting at the gate.
