Riverboat Brawl in Montgomery, AL Turns Racial Rapidly

An enormous brawl alongside the docks of a river within the deep South unfolded this weekend — and it was fairly black and white so far as what was taking place … fairly actually.

This wild scene happened Saturday at Riverfront Park in Montgomery, AL — the place a number of eyewitnesses say a riverboat was making an attempt to tug in, however could not … as a result of some locals in a smaller pontoon boat have been blocking the area, one thing a safety guard tried rectifying.

That is the place this primary video picks up … the person within the white shirt — who’s Black — is alleged to be a guard/dock employee of some kind, and he was telling these white dudes to maneuver. It erupted right into a 4-on-1 deal, with the white guys wailing on the person … whereas others watched.

Quickly, although … different Black individuals jumped into the combo to come back this gentleman’s support — together with any individual who threw themselves into the water from throughout the way in which to swim over.

Finally, the preliminary fracas got here to an finish … but it surely was removed from over. One other group of Black people — who have been apparently staffers on the riverboat — noticed what occurred and raced all the way down to confront the white assailants … and one other beatdown ensued another time.

This time, the 4 white males on the boat have been very clearly outnumbered … and all hell broke unfastened. Folks have been getting punched, knocked down — it was straight up pandemonium.

Naturally, the cops arrived and a number of individuals have been arrested. Whereas there may’ve been some confusion, at first, as to what began all this … Montgomery’s mayor, Steven Reed, made it clear it was the white guys who antagonized this … and penalties are coming.