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Air Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’
One headline highlights the "violent and racist" nature of the outburst and includes a direct quote, while the other uses a more general description.
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What happenedAir Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after mid-flight outburst". The right frames it as "Air Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’".
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Left / center-leftAmerican Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after mid-flight outburst
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Right / center-rightAir Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’
Air Passenger Duct-Taped To Seat After Violent and Racist Outburst: ‘He Bit My Hand’
ViolentRacist OutburstBit My Hand
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark was subdued and restrained after he struck another passenger and used racist and homophobic slurs, TMZ reported on Friday. T...
