Shawn Pepas Lettman is a Lyft driver and father of two from Brooklyn. Last weekend, he found himself the target of a racist attack by gay Trump supporter who refused to get out of his car.
It all started when a passenger leaving a gay club requested Lettman change the music in his car. Lettman declined the request and the passenger became irate, prompting Lettman to pull over.
In the video, the passenger can be seen screaming into his phone at Lyft customer service, hurling racial slurs at Lettman, making offensive threats, and refusing to get out of the car until he is refunded his $8.01 for the ride and police arrive so he can file a report.
Here are just a few of the things the passenger says in the video:
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- “I came out of a gay club and your driver is racist against gay people.”
- “I called the police to protect myself because I know my legal rights as an American citizen that voted for Trump…I’m not gonna stop talking you piece of sh*t.”
- “I’m gonna make his night a living hell.”
- “Tell me why I’m in a Lyft and the n*gger f*cking pulled over…The n*gger’s recording me without my consent…F*ck Black Lives Matter. Every life matters.”
- “We’re waiting for police because this f*ggot charged me… I’m not letting this mother f*cker go!”
Lettman recorded the whole thing and later uploaded it to social media. He explains:
The video pretty much speaks for itself but what the video doesn’t show is what happened next. After the end of the video, i had to also call the police for myself expressing my concerns and fear of what will happen if i was not assisted. Luckily there was no physical confrontation but the company i drive with felt it necessary to cancel my account pending investigation. … I didn’t ask for this nor did i want this. I know America is better than this and despite the hate we have to deal with from a few, my heart tells me, the world is mostly good.
Watch.
WillParkinson
Proof that every group has its share of idiots.
Smith David
@WillParkinson….so true. I am transfixed by this entire scene. What is happening to our humanity? Who is raising these people? O.M.G
hotflyer99
What a Nasty Person !!!!! Just pathetic
OrchidIslander
The idiot’s name is Robert Ortiz. He was canned from his job at City MD. The driver has a Go Fund Me account set up, and it appears he as been reinstated by Lyft.
Me2
I commend the driver for staying so calm. That kid is an overly entitled & emotional idiot who will eventually run into the wrong or right person and get exactly what he deserves. The fact that everyone, including his friend, dismisses him and pays him no mind was hilarious to me.
Vince
Oh noes. He didn’t want to play my music. Hope the cops arrest her for this nuisance call.
bowlingbutch
He is definitely over entitled. Throwing a hissy fit. Gurl, you won’t go far with that type of nelly attitude. And if you did vote for Trump that shows craziness right there
wld8hrt
He “axed” him? Isn’t that attempted murder??
justgeo
Just one nasty latino(a) overentitled. There are lots of them here in NYC.
Ptar1
I love the look on the drivers face. It speaks volumes.
Ptar1
What was that phone number again???
Ptar1
After further review… Robert Ortiz 917-348-9972. Hmmm.
Hussain-TheCanadian
That video was hard to watch, I don’t think I would of kept my cool listening to that sh*t – The look on the driver’s face speaks to me: “mofo you’re lucky i don’t turn around and back hand your skeleton @ass like a prison b*tch”
Hussain-TheCanadian
Another thing I forgot to mention……what is this “Racist against gay people’ insanity?
tennisteacher2
I HIGHLY commend the driver for keeping his COOL…. Some LYFT drivers his size would have pulled over and thrown his SCRAWNY ass out of their car…
dannysax
Stupid illiterate asshole, no matter what his ethnicity! Go back to school and learn how to speak English! If I was the driver, I would have called 911 and had them remove the little bitch from the car. There’s got to be a stipulation in their contract for personal safety and freedom from harassment like this. That should negate any refund as well. He kept his cool, but should have called the cops himself.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Damn! This Dbag did what I thought was utterly impossible…Make me wanna Gay bash someone……
Toofie
That poor Lyft driver!
Snicky
Isn’t a gay Trump supporter some kind of oxymoron? What a prissy little ignorant bitch! If this is worst thing that happens in his life he’s ahead. With that attitude I’m sure he’s got a rough road ahead
Kangol
Gay and Latinx, no less. Trump let Puerto Rico ROT after the hurricane; he still refuses to acknowledge all of the people killed or who died as a result of the hurricane. On top of this, he opened his campaign in 2015 by trashing Mexico and Mexicans, has repeated uttered racist comments about Mexicans, and is actively trying to deport ever Latinx or Hispanic person he can, including Trump supporters! He has made MS-13 into his favorite hobbyhorse, yet can barely be bothered to mention white mass murderers like the one in Las Vegas, or criticize the Neo-Nazis who killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville. And Jeff Sessions once made a slur against Dominicans. This dizzy queen is just off his rocker, but there are so many like him.
jorgecruz
Saying someone is very wealthy except they don’t have any money would be an oxymoron. A gay Trump supporter is just a moron.
dinard38
Racist against gay people? So now gay is a race?
Ignorant!!!
Tyrone Johnston
All I “axe” for was music.
Itsonlythetruth
Mary thinks she knows the law. Your in his car he can record you all he wants. Mary is throwing out all kinds of stupidity, grow up.
muscl954
Those punks give all gay people a bad name. They should be arrested for calling in a bogus police report.
OrchidIslander
The driver is a far better man than me. I don’t think I have enough discipline to take that.
Geeker
That guy is too stupid to live.
theafricanwiththemouth
Wherever this disappointing, irritating being is, i hope he’s having the worst time of his life for what he did to this lyft driver.
Edwin Baca
I hope this idiot was fired from his job and the driver was rewarded for keeping his cool.
misterjack
Typical gay Orangeturd voter.
tjr101
Who managed to raise a mess like that?
jakejacob
He’s not very smart.
DHT
I love how so many people act shocked like his behavior is abnormal! The truth is there are a lot of gay men like this and most of us deny it exists, but the cameras are rolling on us now. The one thing I can almost always count on is that most gay men are racist.