Alabama boat fight: People thrown into water as huge brawl breaks out at Riverfront Park
Videos showing a group of white men attacking a Black dock worker in Alabama have gone viral on social media.
The incident took place after a pontoon boat blocked an area where a riverboat was parking near Montgomery Riverfront Park on Saturday evening, WFSA’s Jasmine Williams reported.
Officers responded to the 200 block of Coosa Street about a disturbance at about 7 p.m. on Saturday, a Montgomery Police Department spokesperson told Newsweek.
Alabama boat fight
“At the scene, they located a large group of subjects engaged in a physical altercation. Several subjects have been detained and any charges are pending,” the spokesperson said.
The police department “acted swiftly to detain several reckless individuals for attacking a man who was doing his job,” Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed said in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter. “Warrants have been signed and justice will be served.”
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Reed added: “This was an unfortunate incident which never should have occurred. As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community. Those who choose violent actions will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.”
This video shows how the whole Alabama ferry brawl started.
Brother man was doing his job telling these folks to move their boat so the ferry could dock.
Privileged ass white people refused to move and then jumped him pic.twitter.com/6fPnjBDGsH
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) August 6, 2023
