James, a driver for the Lyft taxi service in the United States, has become a hero without a cape by refusing to provide his service to a woman and her companion for making racist comments.
The couple said they were surprised to see that the driver was a “white man” and not an African American or Hispanic, since these are the ones who usually provide the service and it is not something pleasant for them.
The events were recorded and were later shared on Facebook by the driver.
– Wow, you are a white man
– What do you mean? Forgiveness?
– Are you a normal guy? Speak English?
James described the incident as happening outside Fossil’s Last Stand bar on Race St. in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania in the United States, while attending a ride for Jackie and her companion.
The comments made by the couple seemed out of place and demeaning, which is why he began to question them, having a heated argument that ended with physical attacks by passengers. Prior to this, James filed a police report for the assault threat. The video went viral almost immediately and received thousands of comments for maintaining an anti-racist attitude and defending non-white people.
Regarding the passengers, a local media identified the woman as Jackie Harford, owner of the bar where the incident occurred. Apparently, the woman deleted all her social networks and closed the bar’s accounts to avoid the wave of negative comments against her.