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Cell phone footage has surfaced capturing a confrontation between a 56-year-old man and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. The video below shows the homeless man walking around in the background where Mayor Nutter was talking with staff members outside the Municipal Services Building examining problem areas in Center City.
Suddenly, he approached and was grabbed by one of the mayor’s security guards.
Once on the ground, Mayor Nutter jumped in to help calm and restrain the homeless man.
“My main role here was to really try to just calm him down and have him understand that no one’s here to do anything to you; this is not about you,” Nutter told Action News .
Eventually things calmed down. Nobody was hurt and the men were not arrested and allowed to leave.
Nutter says he did not feel threatened at any time. He added in jest: he’s from West Philadelphia and can pretty much take care of himself.
Lol, you go Mayor Nutter!
