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> But once police arrived within a minute and started scanning the crowd, Xue said he felt compelled to come forward and identify himself. "I'm like, So, 90% chance I have something to do with this and it's escalated way too fast," said Xue.

This story makes no sense. Why the hell would he volunteer to the police he was involved? Who “racially profiles” Chinese people at an airport?

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> Who “racially profiles” Chinese people at an airport?

Alaska Airlines employees, apparently.

This story makes no sense. Why the hell would he volunteer to the police he was involved? Who “racially profiles” Chinese people at an airport?

The story makes perfect sense. he was directly involved, and realized if he didn't self identify, the consequences would probably be prolonged, and less pleasant for everyone.

He took one for the team in the wider public interest.

An airline employee acts bizarre, told him she'd call the police. What would you do if suddenly the police came and shit hit the fan from the bizarre behavior?

He was "volunteering" in that he had information about who caused the incident, which was actually the lady.

Seems fine to me. The lady told him she was calling the police on him so he notified them of that when they arrived. The only weird thing IMO is that he was '90% sure' he was the cause of the commotion. The overreaction seems ridiculous enough that if I were him I might have assumed there was another cause like an actual shooter or bomber there and indicated to the police as such, especially after they go "we've got him" and stop looking.

Perhaps he felt it was the right thing to do. Maybe it's hard to understand because his cultural context is so very different. Being that he's from Canada.

I mean, I guess it is the "right" thing to do. Though probably not the wisest.

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