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Via iStockphoto \/ @rachylog TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding your bag at baggage claim is a pretty standard procedure. You wait around with everyone else, hoping that your bag is the next one to emerge, ready to grab it and get home or get your trip started.<\/p>\n

But this woman\u2019s stomach quickly dropped when she saw there was something very wrong with her bag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Possible Hate Crime<\/p>\n

Content creator Rachel (@rachylog) films her black suitcase as it comes around on the luggage belt at Miami International Airport and zooms in on something stuck to it. The viral video has more than 674,000 views.<\/p>\n

In the next clip, she holds the sticker up close to the camera. It\u2019s in the shape of a swastika. And it appears to be the kind of barcode sticker used for luggage identification, suggesting it was placed on the bag somewhere in the handling process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWent to pick up my suitcase at MIA and saw this on it\u2026\u201d the text overlay reads.<\/p>\n

In the caption, Rachel says the airline has been notified and is currently investigating.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever did this is a total loser,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

No follow-up video has been posted.<\/p>\n

How To Report A Hate Crime<\/p>\n

If you experience something like this, the airline isn\u2019t the only place to report it. According to the FBI<\/a>, hate crimes are the top priority of the Bureau\u2019s Civil Rights Program, specifically, because of the broader impact they have. They\u2019re not just an attack on one person; they\u2019re meant to intimidate an entire community.<\/p>\n

Anyone who believes they\u2019ve witnessed or been targeted by a hate crime can report it online at tips.fbi.gov or by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI. Reports can be made anonymously.<\/p>\n

The FBI defines a hate crime as a criminal offense motivated in whole or in part by bias against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity and vandalism motivated by hate qualifies. Local police should also be notified, with the FBI report filed as a follow-up.<\/p>\n

Hate Crime Stats<\/p>\n

What happened to Rachel isn\u2019t happening in a vacuum. According to the ADL<\/a>, hate crimes in the United States remain near record levels.<\/p>\n

The FBI reported 11,679 hate crime incidents in 2024\u2014the second highest total since the Bureau started collecting data in 1991, down slightly from 2023\u2019s all-time record of 11,862.<\/p>\n

More than half of all hate crimes were motivated by bias based on race, ethnicity, or national origin, with anti-Black hate crimes making up the single largest share. Religion-based hate crimes rose 3.1% year over year.<\/p>\n

Among those, anti-Jewish incidents accounted for nearly 70% of all religion-based hate crimes despite Jews making up roughly 2% of the U.S. population. Vandalism\u2014which is what Rachel experienced\u2014is consistently one of the most common categories of hate crime reported, alongside intimidation and assault.<\/p>\n

Commenters React<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s 2026. The fact this shit is even happening is gross. I\u2019m so sorry!\u201d a top comment read.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou should file a FOIA request with Miami Airport Authority for the camera feed behind the bag claim,\u201d a person said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry but this looks awful staged. It would have fallen off just going through the baggage carousel,\u201d another accused.<\/p>\n

BroBible reached out to Rachel (@rachylog) for comment via TikTok direct message and comment and Miami International Airport via email. We\u2019ll be sure to update this if they respond.<\/p>\n

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