A man from Puerto Rico was attempted to rent a car in New Orleans, but was denied despite showing multiple forms of identification. NBC’s Maya Eaglin spoke to the man who said he was frustrated and felt “isolated” as a Puerto Rican.
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They want big money
When you had that one president running the US I would always tell people I would be deported to Puerto Rico. Lol they had no idea that it was part of the US
You have to see how nasty the police was!!!
This is completely embarrassing ……A big FAT “F” in social studies! just terrible
Nobody learned this in school? Way too many dummies out in the world.
Stupidity is the worst disease Americans are suffering from 😮
Love how lester avoided talking about the blatant racism.
Doesnt hertz put their customers in jail? Or get them in trouble, report their cars stolen? Why do people still rent from hertz
This is unfortunate. But why is this News?! 😂
The same type of fools that think Puerto Ricans are Mexican and Chinese people are Japanese cuz they all look the same. That’s like assuming every white person in America is Canadian.
Most Americans will and do not know that Puerto Rican are US citizen, idiots. Also the police, they didn’t know anything all ignorants and stupid
Ignorance by USA shame shame shame
Hertz also had people falsely arrested for stolen vehicles that were properly returned, to say Hertz acts without integrity would be a mild statement.
I’m a hertz gold member.. I travel out of state OFTEN! Im African American, I always pickup at an airport. I’ve NEVER been asked for my “passport” because I’m from out of state. This story INFURIATES me! That lady and that cop needs to be fired. The cop had already walked up with an attitude… Discrimination
Make Puerto Rico a state. It’s past due.
This proves some americans lacks education.
I rented from Alamo rental car in Savanah Airport in April using my PR 🇵🇷driver’s license with no problem. Boycott Hertz!!!
That’s America for you. The level of stupidity in this country is pathetic.
This is the new generation uneducated. When i was everyone knew that puerto rico was part of the usa. I feel sorry for this country
Sad, but not surprised. Most Americans can’t name 50 states and most cops know absolutely NOTHING about the law. Counter-sue, its the real American way.
No culture at all 🤣 gosh it’s not even funny at this point.
Yeah I hate hertz that’s why they’re going down hill
That’s part of their history , the Spanish-American war , and they even don’t know that, this is the sinister way that republicans are hiding history, facts from our students.
80% of American don’t know that Puerto Rico it’s par of usa, there you can see the degree of education in USA
The U.S education system is in the need of serious help. I knew this when I was in 3rd grade.
Who’s renting from Hertz in 2023? Especially after falsely claiming some customers stole their vehicles. Cancel Hertz
What’s really going to blow people’s minds is that this video isn’t even accurate.
It’s not that Puerto Ricans have restrictions on the right to vote, it’s ANY US citizen living and residing in Puerto Rico that is restricted from voting for President.
NEVER USE HERTZ!!!! Not ever, you should walk instead
Ridiculous. Puerto Rican who is a U. S. Citizen. Someone needs to be educated and this man is owed an apology.
It’s Hertz. He’s probably better off. They have all their customers arrested.
USA nastiest and raciest….the African Americans…..they hate LATINOS to the max.
Watch the body cam footage from the cop. The cop is more racist towards the man than the employee was. Theres a reason Louisiana is ranked 50th in the country for education.
Not surprised since the American school system is a joke, they should be teaching history instead of social Justice…
Out of country 🤦🏾♂️
Good afternoon family and good health to everyone especially MENTAL. 😅🤣😅🤣😅 Reallyyyyy? That happens with IGNORANT PEOPLE that they don’t know about PUERTO RICO. 😅🤣👊🏼 WHATEVER
Omg! I live Orlando FL and I’m from Puerto Rico. I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to vote. Obviously I’ve never voted. 😂😂😂
You’re not American if you’re not white and speak English according to many in this country.
HERE IT IS. THIS IS THE PROOF THAT THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS ARE RACIST AGAINST LATINOS AND GAYS! THEN THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES BY USING BLACKLISTING HARASSMENT AND SEXTORTION!!! THIS DOGMA LEADS TO ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.
People want to blame just the employee but what about the goofy cop talking nonsense?
Show the face of the morons who denied this man the rental
if history was reversed and PR was still a part of Spain even the E.U membership in Europe would work better than the half assed arrangement the U.S has with PR
That cop needs to get fired just as much as the employee does
Please tell me the police as well as the worker at Hertz was held accountable in some form.
I’ve been saying for decades how terrible the education system is. Honestly the average US citizen is not very educated or intelligent. That’s why we all have so much racism as well. The ignorance of most citizens is not necessarily their own fault but it’s by design and pure failure of the leadership making the decisions on education in this country.
Police and manager were dead wrong!! And they treated him terribly!!!
I hope they’re both dealt with!!!
…..and it was a Black girl too!!! Come one boo, PR’s are US Citizens!!!
We take the L for this!
Are they not real American people?
Oh you mean white
We had issues getting a car rental in puerto rico too.
Lol
It’s only a puerto rican. That’s all
Miracle that never happens to any women or young girl adult exactly the same way but all the women’s alone and talk like that in discrimination and everything and we all celebrate many congratulations, blessings and excellent good luck in life and we’re see what happens in reality and in any law courts because harassment in discrimination in a women that’s powerful lol ✌🏻🤘🏻
😂 the lady so stupid..PR is part of america..I kno they ain’t teach u this in skool..n the cop ain’t make it no better..he got mo rights then u..ur ancestors are the foreigners that came here on a vessel..😂🤞🏾
The police officer’s attitude and the way he spoke to Mr. Marchand was so rude and disrespectful.
The cop and employee need to get fired
Sue them, Boricua! 💪
How do I report news to you?
As puerto rican myself, this is the first time Ive seen a news title named “Puerto Rican man” haha feels like florida man vibe
The cop was super rude and disrespectful also
The US is a racist nation , no doubt about it… that officer is disgrace and i will never rent from hertz!
Yeah, they do that. They discriminate against people who don’t look good to them. They don’t even rent with a debit cards. Trash company.
Add Guam to that list especially at that airport. I got into with TSA becuase the 50yo Agent did not know Guam is a US Territory and residents are US Citizens. It’s only been a territory since 1898. It also clearly states on the license/ID “Where America’s day begins”, to think that would be a clue. Clearly not.
Just start Shorting Hertz stock
hertz just keeps digging itself deeper and deeper into a hole.
it will never be surprising when racism is displayed in the United States.. since Hitlers Germany crumbled into nothing, the USA has been the global home for bigotry, injustice and political corruption
The rental staff are a bunch of morons!!
It’s the same treatment for people from Guam
Bye bye hertz…the name, so ironic.
Give the dumb agent and cop a break!! Lousiana is ranked 46th out of all the States in education!!
The officer Didn’t even confirm that Puerto Rico was part of the U.S.
https://youtu.be/G5t4nMiF_rk
Yo soy Boricua de Boriken para Que lo sepas!!! 😂 (Puerto Rican from Puerto Rico don’t know their history, they refuse to acknowledge the illegal U.S. Insular Cases!!!!) 😂
The Puertoricans are ruining it for the Boricuas from Boriken…We are to be given reparations because we are matrilineal cultured not patrilineal cultured!!! Your education system sucks
Puertoricans are either brainwashed Europeans or brainwashed indigenous. While the Boricuas who know their histories are successful but annoyed at these idiots who don’t know their history
What this news failed to report is how rude and unprofessional the COP was that showed up.
That cop is a compete piece of trash. Hope he meets his Chris dorner one day. RIP to a true hero
What about the other part of this video of when the officer arrived treating this man with no respect.
Very rude and didn’t even try to look into the situation. Never mind the refund the apology should also come from that officer personally.
Never rent from hertz…they report rented cars stolen and tooo many innocent people go to jail and for some destroys their life
The AGENT WAS BLACK……. are we to call this incident racist?????
Something I know about us Puertorricans, if you disrespect 1 you disrespect all of us!! I will sue Hertz and also the police department of that city. Both apologized, once you apologized you admitted culpability!!!!
Not only is this a fault of the US education system it’s also a Hertz problem. Hertz must know that people from US territories will travel here on the mainland, why not train or notify the employees of this before hand? Or did Hertz train the employee already but the employee forgot? 🤷🏿♂️
It was the cops fault
The police are not your friends
Why didnt you show the police interaction. Adds another layer to the story. Suspect journalism imo
😂
If it was a black person they will say is racist
Sir, you are not a second class citizen, it’s just the people the helped you 🤴🏿. Are low IQ and are the most racist. Avoid them and all will be fine.
In fifth grade, my family went on a trip with the royal Caribbean ship the Celebration around the Caribbean and that’s how I learned that Puerto Rico is a territory. Never learned in school. So if this rental car worker is from the lower class and unable to afford cruise ships to the Caribbean, then she may very well be ignorant of this.
A puerto rican cop stopped me from walking in my own neighborhood. Im chinese or “look chinese.”
Not enough people are talking about how disgusting the police officer was
She told her manager, Girlll I ain’t know that Mexican allowed to rent a car.
Most of the country doesn’t know New Mexico is a state either. Lol
Racist MTF 👎
In all honesty its sad how dumb the American general public is. We spend so much for nothing.
What a dumb company. They are overpriced anyways.
“police did not respond” OF COURSE! why should they show integrity & address the issue!
Statehood should help
50 percent of americans …. dont know Puerto Ricans are citizens …. way to go US education
I would never rent from Hertz. By the way that agent and the police officer, if I present my Florida license, I’m considered a non-US resident?
I’m from Puerto Rico and a US Army soldier serving in the middle east. This shows how out of tuch the Blueline is. The Cop and the Hertz rep both need to get fired. I hope the gentleman sews them.
WE THE PUERTO RICAN DESERVE RESPECT OUR PPL FIGHT THE UNITED STATES WARS AND DIE FOR THE COUNTRY,,LOOK AT THE MILITARY SYSTEM AND U WILL SEE A HIGH AMOUNT OF PUERTO RICAN.. WE ARE A LITTLE ISLAND BUT THE PPL FROM THA ISLAND HAVE HEART AND COURAGE LIKE NOT OTHER…LOVE ❤FOR PR AND RESPECT
🤔Wonder if African Americans was appreciated or thanked for the benefits she received or the rights she utilize an the job you have from the hospital not being able to turn you away medical insurance an affordable housing but I digress