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I was on a bus one time.

posted 16 years ago by sta2468
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Back before the days of cell phones. A group of about 5 kids ranging between the ages of 12 and 15 years old. The leader (who wore a fedora hat) looked to be the youngest one of the group. As soon the kid sat down, he started to carve his name into the back of the seat with a knife. The little psycho couldn't have weighed more than 85 pounds, but the look of pure evil in his eyes was quite intimidating as he's hollering at one of the male passengers at the back of the bus where we were all sitting "Look at me one more time and I'll cut your **** off"(No doubt in my mind the kid would have done it), the guy wisely turned and stared out the window, while I pretended to sleep. The little bastard manage to strike fear in all those around him. Threatening grown men and asking womem if he could see their privates (in not those nice of words). No-one complained, no-one made a sound, except for the laughter of his buddies. I could go on and on, about how this kid made this bus trip across town a living nightmare for everyone.
I guess we all banded together and gave this kid a serious beat down and his friends might of help us, who too say? My guess is, it's safer to be his friend, than to be a stranger or worse, his enemy.
On youtube I saw a video of a bully picking on a woman, and the guy sitting across from her stood up and yank the bullies sweatpants down, the bully seemed to not have any thing underneath, then the guy stared the bully down, leaving bully to walk away in shame, true bravery.
Anyways, the last I saw of the kid, he got off the bus. he and his friends scrambled for some rocks to hurl at the windows of the bus, and only after watching the stones bounce off glancing blows as we drive, a large collective sigh of relief from all the passengers,
Some thirty years later, and having my share of drunken brawls in the service and in bars. I still think of the little bastard, who no one, especially me, wouldn't stand up too and smack him around, heaven knows he need it badly. The kid's probably the head of some prison gang or on death row.
Now, having said all this, I can move on! Thanks IMDB

p.s. and in case you wondering what race the kid was? not that it should matter cause psychopaths come in all races, but some people like to use their imaginations when reading and enjoy the small details. He was Hispanic (either way, the kid was pure evil). Sorry this is so long.

[–] bobadexter 16 years ago

sta2648 I beleive you! I have seen this myself, Its probubly worse today and it makes me sick. bye the way what year was this with the punk on the bus...

[–] liscarkat (19031) 4 years ago

In the '70s my dad was a driver for RTD, the bus service in Los Angeles. He had a crappy nighttime route through some bad areas, and one evening this homey asshole got on and started making a nuisance of himself, intimidating people and getting in their faces. My dad called back to him to knock it off and sit down, so the dickhead walked up front and started threatening him and doing gangsta arms. My dad didn't say another word, just pulled the bus to the curb, opened the doors, got up, grabbed the f'er, threw him off, shut the doors, and drove on. All the passengers applauded.