African American man is DRAGGED off a Philadelphia bus by seven cops because he is not wearing a mask amid outrage at city's order that riders must have face coverings (6 Pics)

Philadelphia residents are furious after shocking video filmed on Friday appears to show a man violently dragged from a bus by several officers because he wasn't wearing a mask. 

The horrifying video, filmed in the Center City neighborhood, was posted by the Philly Transit Riders Union and has garnered widespread attention on social media. 

It is unknown if the video was actually filmed on Friday or earlier. 

Horrifying video of the man getting dragged off the bus captured in the Center City neighborhood was shared by the Philly Transit Riders Union on Friday

The first video shared by the union shows a hypocritical SEPTA supervisor enforcing rules about wearing masks while not following them. 

'If you do not have a mask you can not ride public transportation,' the SEPTA supervisor declares on the packed bus. 

He then proceeds to call out various bus passengers, instructing them to get off the bus before he has to call the cops. 

One of the men he tells to get off is wearing what looks to be a cloth over his face but the SEPTA supervisor tells him that is not enough and demands he gets off. 

In earlier footage, a hypocritical SEPTA supervisor enforced rules about wearing masks while not following them. He even tells one man wearing a cloth that he has to get off

The second clip shows the more egregious altercation between the black man and  several uniformed officers. 

The group of officers can be seen yanking the man from the bus as he screams for them to let him go. 

They send his cellphone crashing to the ground as they rough him up on the side of the bus, before releasing him.

The irate man can be heard screaming expletives at the officers as he asks for their badge information and collects his possessions. 

Several officers can be seen yanking at the man's legs as they pull him off the bus. They send his cellphone flying

On Thursday, the Southeaster Pennsylvania Transportation Authoritiy (SEPTA) shared on its website that it was urging all customers to follow CDC guidelines and wear a mask. 

But the statement only asks for passengers to 'comply with this request,' and does not suggest that a rule will be enforced. 

Several Twitter users shared grabs of the SEPTA website at various times, showing that the website was changed numerous times to try to best share language about wearing masks. 

The irate man can be heard screaming expletives at the officers as he asks for their badge information and collects his possessions

SEPTA is investigating the incident that occurred with the bus passenger in Center City. 

The incident comes after three SEPTA employees died from the coronavirus, ABC 6 reports. 

On Twitter, the Philly Transit Riders Union shared a photo that they suggested was a message bus drivers had received regarding masks

On Twitter, the Philly Transit Riders Union shared a photo that they suggested was a message bus drivers had received regarding masks. 

It tells them that passengers do not have to have masks in order to ride the bus. 

They released a statement condemning the activity on the videos. 

'Under normal conditions, conflicting messages from SEPTA management might only cost riders their time– missed birthdays, graduations, job interviews, doctor’s appointments.,' the union said in a statement.

'During the COVID-19 pandemic, an interaction with an armed police officer could cost a Philly transit rider their life. The Philadelphia Police Department began limiting contact with the public on March 17th. 

'Was this interaction necessary? This response indicates that harassment and profiling will be used to determine who is allowed to use public transit and who is considered “essential”.' 

The Philadelphia Police Department could not be reached for a statement.