Montreal Transit Security Officer Tackles, Chokes Commuter, Video Goes Viral
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Transit security officers tackled a commuter to the ground at a Montreal metro station last week, and the video gained traction when it was shared on August 27.The video, posted by user Greg Ory, was filmed at Guy-Concordia metro station on August 24. According to the post, the security officers tackled the commuter to the ground after he tried to use his girlfriend’s travel pass to get through the station’s turnstiles.One of the officers has his arms around the man’s neck, who is yelling, “You’re choking me!”Montreal police said that the man had uttered death threats to public transportation workers and was detained before they arrived, according to local media.The video had over 365,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: Greg Ory via Storyful