Yikes! Always one to defy genre pigeonholing and famous for making his opinions known, Funkagenda said the wrong (or right, depending on how you look at it) thing to the wrong people. He got in a verbal altercation with the TSA at JFK airport in New York, resulting in him being tasered, handcuffed, and beaten. Funkagenda did not remember the tasing actually taking place, next thing is he wakes up in a hospital with a burning chest, ouch. His luggage has been misplaced as well, hopefully he can find it. Good luck Funkagenda! See the whole transcription from Twitter after the jump.
FUCK YOU TSA
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 4, 2013
Stuck at JFK cleaning up yesterdays mess. Note to self, never point out an airline’s flaws to them. They do NOT like it.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 4, 2013
Iceland Air have been really apologetic about the TSA guy’s behaviour. However we’re trying to locate my luggage right now, not so easy.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 4, 2013
Lots of people asking what happened yesterday. It was really simple. The plane was taking forever to board. I questioned them + they…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…didn’t believe I was travelling business class cuz I looked trampy. We went to one side + I refused to submit to their probing.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
I told them that if they beleived I was a terrorist they should just arrest me. I woke up in hospital with tazer burns on my chest + I am…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…still trying to find my luggage. i have been treated like a criminal from minute 1 even though I have been able to substansiate every…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…claim I have made. They cited the anti terrorism laws as their reason for being able to detain me + taze me without proof of anything.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
I’ve spent the day complaining but I keep getting pushed from office to office. Nothing is going to get done so I am just trying to get…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…for @toolroomrecords tomorrow. That is my #1 priority.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
For all those who want to know, being tazed hurts. I think. I don’t remember but my chest is still hurting.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
Genuinley had enough now.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
It really is uplifting to see so many of you siding with me. Everyone knows I’m a mouthy cunt + when people start to question my rights…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…I let them have it. I just didn;t expect to be tazed, cuffed + beaten over a boarding issue. especially when I am paying a premium…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…to travel as a VIP. However it showed me what some people are really like. I met a couple from missouri + they guy gave me his shirt…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…as the police cut mine off + left me wearing scrubs. I also met a guy called Jim who helped me rebook my flights, dropped me at my…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
…hotel AND found my phone + gave it back to me. Really wonderful people. I feel blessed
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
FYI I totally picked the lock on my cuffs. I am out + deadly + using a public computer to spread my message to you all.
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
I’m Guido Falkes…
— Funkagenda (@Funkagenda) October 5, 2013
And to think they want to put those people at music festivals. There goes all the good vibes 🙁
I knew this was a matter of time for a big Dj to get into the deep claws of the TSA. This is the shit they pull everyday except you don’t hear about it cuz well you’re not famous! Ha Fuck i hope you fucking try to sue this fuckers with a good lawyer.
Funkagenda’s the fuckin’ man.
TSA can lick everyone’s taint. Funkagenda is badass
99 problems and TSA is all of them
sounds like you need some damn compensation for going through this BS
Stay strong cuz! We’ll miss you in Rochester this weekend, but don’t worry, well still party like you were there. You gotta come back through asap!
Probably got tazed because of his last 5 tracks
Probably got tazed because of his last 5 tracks