Airport security guard attacks colleague over 'manhood' jokes
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Airport security guard attacks colleague over 'manhood' jokes after walking through hi-tech body scanner
An airport security guard allegedly battered a colleague who ridiculed him about the size of his manhood after he walked through a hi-tech body scanner.
Miami-Dade Police say Rolando Negrin snapped because he 'couldn't take the jokes anymore'.
During a training session at Miami International Airport, Negrin's co-workers had noticed his private parts as he walked through a new 'whole body image' machine.
The technology - designed to boost security at airports - shows extremely revealing images.
Over the next few days, 44-year-old Negrin was relentlessly ridiculed and lost his temper on May 4, it is claimed.
Police said Negrin confronted fellow screener Hugo Osorno in an airport car park and repeatedly beat him with a police baton while demanding an apology.
The Miami incident echoes that of a similar case at Heathrow in March, where an airport worker was disciplined after 'ogling' a female colleague who had walked through one of the controversial scanners.
John Laker, 25, was given an official warning over sexual harassment by Heathrow operator BAA.
A police arrest report into the Miami incident said: 'The X-ray revealed [Negrin's genitals] and co-workers made fun of him on a daily basis.
'They say that Negrin confronted Osorno in an airport parking lot after their shift.
Negrin wanted to 'resolve a problem', and get Osorno, 34, to 'finally respect him', said the report.
He allegedly pulled out a police baton and repeatedly struck Osorno while demanding an apology.
Witnesses told police that Negrin yelled, in Spanish: 'Get on your knees or I will kill you and you better apologise.'
He was arrested and charged with aggravated battery when he turned up for work the following day.
Negrin has been released on $7,500 bail
It was only a matter of time before this happened somewhere!