Pretending to be infected with Corona virus to record a video clip, a young man had to go to court

Virus Corona It is currently a hot topic around the world. The number of people infected and suspected of being infected with the epidemic is increasing, making people worried and afraid. However, despite all that, some individuals out of their desire for fame take this epidemic as their own view fishing tricks which the young man in this article is an example of.
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On Monday, WestJet Flight 2702 departing from Toronto to Montego Bay, Jamaica had to make an emergency landing because a passenger suddenly stood up and said, “Everyone can pay attention a little bit. a little okay? I just got back from Hunan and now I’m not feeling well.” In the context of the epidemic situation being extremely complicated, this statement really made 243 passengers on the flight extremely confused. The flight cancellation order was immediately issued by the crew.
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However, when the medical staff came to check, they found that this young man’s health was completely normal and everything was just a “joke” to record a clip. sentence view. In an interview with City News, Potok Philippe – the young man in the story admitted his entire behavior: “I am an artist and scandals for me are all the things that make me famous. Potok is a music producer, owns an Instagram account with more than 34,000 followers and a channel Youtube with 715 subscribers.

“I brought my camera with me to record the clip and post it on all the social media platforms. I bet it would get people’s attention but I was wrong. I ruined the flight of more than 200 people. I so sorry.”

Surely Potok did not expect his joke to have such serious consequences. He was arrested by police and faces charges of public harassment. “The police said I broke the criminal law and I was forced to appear in court.”
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Sharing more with City News, this young man said this is not the first time he has done ridiculous things to attract people’s attention. “I fly to Jamaica five times a year. A few trips ago I also did similar jokes, stood up to say something to get attention and filmed the video but with no serious consequences. I sat down again and everything was fine.”

This is a warning to everyone who wants to take advantage of the epidemic to fish for views. Currently, there are more than 20,000 cases of corona virus infection in China and it has spread to at least 26 countries around the world.​