It was supposedly the desire to become a star on social media that Monday was 28-year-old canadian James Potok to stand up on a plane and communicate to its fellow travelers, that he possibly was infected with the coronavirus. It writes among other things, canadian CBC, and Business Insider.
the WestJet plane was relieved from Toronto and heading towards Jamaica and had been in the air for two hours, as Potok turned on his camera, stood up and said that he 'had been in coronavirusens capital', and 'not had it so good'.
Although the 28-year-old with the same revealed that there was talk about a joke, he did not have the desired reaction from his fellow passengers, who have difficulties to the fun in the situation.
the Aircraft personnel responded to the exchange without delay by to put the 28-year-old mask and rubber gloves and isolate him on a row of seats for themselves, before the exchange rate was set back against Toronto.
James Potok has also got a response from the police. When the plane landed, he was investigated for coronasmitte and found to be sane, whereupon he was arrested. In the month of march, he shall in right of his ugennemtænkte attempt at a joke.
In retrospect unbearably clear light of the 28-year-old admitted that it perhaps was not the smartest to do.
- It seems that my action destroyed the flight and holiday for almost 250 people, he tells the Washington Post.
when Asked why he did it, says James Potok to the canadian Global News, that he 'is an artist', 'hoped to make a video that could go viral' and that 'all publicity is good publicity'.
Multiple media describes James Potok as a hopeful rapper and social media star, who shares his own videos and music on among others Youtube and Instagram, where he also shared a video with an apology for the ugennemtænkte stunt.
You can see James Potoks excuse here.
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