Cleveland, OH – If you’ve ever ridden a bus, then you know that sometimes a fellow passenger or two can get a little mouthy. Though most transit workers take this kind of thing in stride, one Cleveland bus driver lost his mind, decked an offensive female passenger, and tried to throw her off his bus.
A Cleveland bus driver has been suspended after a video of him punching a female passenger went viral, reports MSN. The woman in the video is seen clearly antagonizing the bus driver before apparently pushing him, causing him to declare “You going to jail now!” The bus driver stands up, violently uppercuts the woman, throws her off the bus, and grabs her by the hair when she tries to get back on. “She want to be a man, I’m going to treat you like a man,” he says of his unruly passenger.
A spokesperson for the Cleveland Transit Authority says that an investigation has been launched into the incident. “Upon identifying the driver, he was immediately suspended and removed from duty,” the CTA statement read. “His behavior is absolutely unacceptable.”
A quick disclaimer: In no way are we making light of violence against women or condoning the actions of the bus driver in question (who will likely lose his job over the altercation), but the video below definitely calls for a bit of dissection and a conversation regarding the lines between an unruly passenger and a vehicle operator. Though the bus driver absolutely crossed the line (even though it appears that the passenger crossed it first) and that is completely unacceptable, a bus driver’s job is to make sure that every one of his passengers makes it to their destination safely and bus “rules” are set in place for this very reason – to prevent distractions that could lead to tragedy.
Just a few things to think about.
Let us know what you think of the Cleveland bus driver who punched his rowdy female passenger. Was it a complete and inexcusable overreaction? Would you have done the same? Sound off!
serves her right.
She got what she needed
She was drunk read the police report
LOL. Best video of the decade. Thank you Ohio……you're good for something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoATwUwsR0Y
Bus driver should be promoted. Crack whore should be imprisoned.
What a hit!
You can't not fire him though dude, even though she was in the wrong
Fire him….. Into management!
People need to stop bugging out or u getting laid out lmao
The point is, it was all funny when she felt like she could get away with it, when he hit her( and yes it was wrong), then she wants to start yelling "you goin to jail Bi*ch" because for some reason it just wasn't funny any more.
Your willing to step up…better make sure you can stand up. Doesn't matter m or f. This to me is not abuse, she did this because she thought..I'm a girl..nobody going to do nothing…guess what…I think she knows different now. HA!
She shoulda set her butt down.. I get tired of girls running up on man like they can beat this man.. Then cry when that man puts his hands on her! Sit your dumb self down somewhere and act like you got some sense! What kinda lady carries themselves in such manner
He showed amazing restraint for quite a while….I can't say she didn't get what she deserved, but the whole situation was horrible. No bus driver (or anyone who deals with the public) should have to put up with that kind of garbage.
USELESS (( C )) got what IT deserved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She touched the driver first ,if he hasn't of taken that step she would of hit him again . I don't think he is in the wrong self defense . Give him a break . I would of done the same thing .She should of shut her mouth .she got just what she needed .to be put in her place
I think she got what she deserved. The bus driver was wrong for letting her get his skin.
I bet he wouldn't have used an upper cut if the passenger was a man. Sounds, like there was an anger management problem with the bus driver. If there was a problem with the passenger, the driver should have called the police for the safety of the other passengers. People say L.A. is crazy.
USELESS (( C )) got what IT deserved !!!!!!!! thats just 1 thing wrong with That Sortta TRASH,,, IT Pushes and Pushes,,, and when something happens,,, IT wants to sue,, and get rich,, from this … B/S
She deserved it.
she was running her mouth and it looked like she shoved or hit the driver she got what she asked for.
I would have clocked her ass too! If she would have sat her dumbass down and shut up, there wouldn't have been a problem. Looks to me like she's just another dumbass loud mouthed drama mama.
That was quite the uppercut I must say. Wow!
I have never hit a woman, but this bitch had it coming, it looked like she got in his space. Don't act like a man if you don't want to get treated like one,
When you hit someone, they have every right to hit you back no matter what your sex or theirs. Sick of these people who think because you are on the clock they have the right to harrass and abuse because you can't defend yourself. No, the bus driver shouldn't have hit the snarky bitch, but she should be banned from public transit….period.
If a woman puts herself in a mans place then it is okay to treat her like one and this girl deserved what she got, and she still wouldn't shut her mouth!
I woulda done the same damn thing! she was antagonistic towards the driver and assaulted him first. yep….I'd bust that grill too.
She's obviously a ghetto hoodratish piece of trash… I do, however, think he went overboard with the uppercut.. what he should have done is grab her by the hair and escorted her out the bus. The guy will clearly lose his job.. but karma sure caught up to her… I bet she wont be talking trash anymore.. or talking at all for that matter. I'd love to see her face now though… Stay classy Cleveland lol.
good got what she had coming.
Some ghetto dont know when to stop running their mouth. She deserved it.
I agree that a man should not hit a lady, but after watching that video, that young girl was no lady! He should have called the police. I believe the police would have to use physical force with her. Unfortunately for her, he had enough and he hit her like she was Mike Tyson. Sometimes when you are looking for trouble, you get it.
Nice uppercut tho!
I wanted to hit her too!!! WTG bus driver! Absolutely right, if a woman wants to act like a man, treat her like one!
Mortal Combat Voice **** FINISH HER****
Obviously an 'o'blahmite!
She slapped him in the face obviously, so why did HE get suspended and why was she up in his face while he was driving anyway ghetto?
damn
Is it sad I added street fighter sound effects in my head
It isn't ok to it a lady, but clearly she's no lady. You want to run your mouth, then you run your chances. God help the human race if and when she has kids. Is this what we want our little girls to be when they grow up? If that was my kid, I'd slap her face myself. She is old enough to know right from wrong.
That was some funny shit…i woulda punched her ass too….i agree wit him, if she wanna jump up like she a man she can get beat down like a man…
She got what she deserved…he wasnt doing anything until she struck him…she should go to jail for assault..I don't care if she was a girl…you hit someone expect to get hit back….stupid lil punk.
Bus drivers have enough to deal with. They should not have to put up with violent unstable people. She put her hands on him first. His reaction might have been excessive. However bus drivers should have a right to defend themselves against psycho irrational people. The lady was clearly insane. I use the term lady extremely loosely.
I would have upper cut her too!!! LOL
I'd nail her ass to the wall, if she did that to me…She got what she deserved!
She got what she was lookin for!! Hahaha!!
First of all, to refer to the female creature in this video as a lady is an insult to ladies.
She deserved everything she got. You attack a man like that and stand as one then you get treated as one. Bus driver should keep his job!
Apparently her momma never taught her any manners.
No wonder the world is going to hell In a hand basket. People have no respect for one another and this womans actions put the entire bus in danger by pulling the drivers attention from the road. I understand why he was sent to jail but her actions should have at least resulted in jail time as well for verbal assault and reckless indangerment.
No wonder the world is going to hell In a hand basket. People have no respect for one another and this womans actions put the entire bus in danger by pulling the drivers attention from the road. I understand why he was sent to jail but her actions should have at least resulted in jail time as well for verbal assault and reckless indangerment.
She had a chance to go take a seat. She eas being a distraction first of all. She was talking big n bad like she was a dude. I don't think he should lose his job, he was defending hisself. Wat if he woulda lost control of that bus, when she shoved him. She hit, she got knock down end of story. Now ya'll wanna call the police. What ya'll shoulda done was tell her to sit her lil fast wanna b grown tail down somewhere n act like u got some home training. I don't feel sorry for her.
Def she got wat she deserved.if u dont want a man or woman to hit u keep ur hands to urself…plain and simple.stop thinkin u bad then u wont get hit like that.but dat hit was nice tho.lol
You have to admit it was funny when he did that to her! I watched it earlier and I did laugh a little.
I don't think he should loose his job cuz its clear that she was tha aggresser…yea he should have pulled ove and called tha proper authorities but he was trying to calm tha situation down..she jumped at him and hit him so he was only defending himself…I think he did what he could to make tha bus safe for his other passengers…and just like he said she put herself in a mans place….shudda never happened but it did and she should be to blame also cuz her actions put others in danger…
your right vennie but dayummmm he hit her sooooo hardddd lol classic
That stupid bitch got what she deserved. I'd have done worse than just hit her once and tossed her off. That guy should get a medal. If someone attacts you first, you should have ever right to defend yourself. Sex shouldn't matter.
Grant you she was in the wrong for her behavior, but he is a grown man and a public servant. He should have shown more discipline and simply put her off of the bus. That should have been his first action. I don't care how unruly her mouth was, the fact remains that she is still a young girl and he should have known better. I see no "true adults" were present. He needs to be fired and receive jail time for his behavior. He is supposed to be the adult and should have known better. If he can't handle himself any better than that, he should not be driving a bus where people of various backgrounds and all walks of life ride. NO EXCUSES!!! Is this what we as adults have come to? Would you feel the same if this was your child…go ahead I'll wait? No you would not. Case closed!!!
A lot of people may not agree with me but I say if a woman can stand up to a man and put hands on him then she should be prepared for the same treatment. I'm tired of all these women thinking they can hit a man but he can't hit her back because god forbid she has a vagina. Being female doesn't mean you can do as you please. I'm married, been with him almost 18 years. If I wallked up to him and punched him or shoved him or smacked him in anger and he punched me back then oh well I damn well deserved it. If I've got the balls to stand up and punch him then he has the right to defend himself and hit me back! If he just punched her for running her mouth then yeah I'd say he was definitely in the wrong. But she not only was provoking him bad but she put her hands on him first. She would have continued hitting him if he hadn't. Anyone else hear her yell hey I'm a female? Yeah I don't give a damn if she's female and half male half female. You don't hit anyone without expecting to be hit back no matter what the gender. The girl was an idiot and the bus driver shouldn't even lose his job over this.
He is a hero! She needed a reality check to the jaw She may think about running her nasty mouth next time. You cannot go hitting/pushing on someone while running off at the mouth just because you are female and expect to get away with it. I hope charges are brought to her. He should not lose his job. I am sure he gets this shit all the time.
Wow…sounds like that little girl needed her ass beat by her daddy. I'm totally siding with the bus driver.
I have to disagree, he should have called the cops.
Like I said, I would have clocked her myself!
i dont agree he had no wright hitting her he should have stopped the bus and call the cops i dont think men should hit women
she got what she deserved though I would never hit a woman but I'd slap the bitch.
Yea your right he should have , now a days it just don't happen. I honestly feel that violence on violence don't work.
Young female or old female, no so called man should be hitting on a female no matter the case……She was truely out of line way out but didnt deserve that
woman have fought long and hard to finally have respect. But that doesn't mean shit when it comes to situations like this she put her hands on him first. She deserved the punch.the sex of the people in this story doesn't matter.
On one hand, she egged the bus driver on and on until the whole scenario got out of control so it sounded to me like she was just trying to see how far and hard she could push until he cracked. She needed to get a grip, sit down and act like a respectable human being. Sometimes people think they can hide behind their [weaker] gender or whatever other circumstance fits in order to act as they please and get away with it. On the other hand, the safety of everyone on the bus was this driver's responsibility so he could have/should have worked harder at restraining himself and not wait for Miss Mouth to let it go as far as it did. As soon as she started her crap, he should have pulled over and made her get off the bus. As much as it is the driver's responsibility to everyone calm and safe, Miss Mouth should have considered her actions, too.
Remember a year or so back when the unruly kids picked on the lady bus monitor? She cried and took the abuse so america sends money to give her a vacation! This dude stands up and gives that girl the butt whuppin her daddy probobly was never around to give and loses his job. Come on! The bus driver gave the hoodrat a gift, she should thank this man for the wake up call. What 25 year old carries on like that?
That was a punk move. He wouldn't turn his hip with it like that on another man. He could have easily restrained her.
yea that's the video I asked you about. She had a smart ass mouth but he didn't have to do her like that. He lucky it ain't my daughter
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Unbelievable that an adult of your age would say such a thing! It is not his job to" put her in her place" as you would put it. How would you have felt if this was your daughter, granddaughter, etc, etc.? How can we as adults expect more out of the up and coming children if we ourselves do no better. And people wonder why crime is so high! This would almost definitely lead to some type of retaliation from her family. You are a poor excuse of an adult and a mother, if you have been so fortunate! The idea is to lead by example by exhibiting good judgement and decision making. You disgust me!! Ugh!!!
She hit him first. Don't run your mouth, threaten and yell racial slurs at anyone ThEN hit them. You gonna get hit back. She deserved it and if that driver gets in trouble then that's BS.
The idea is to "stop" the violence, not encourage it! What a poor excuse of a man. I could see it if she was trying to use a weapon, but that was clearly not the case. When he gets 10+ years or so maybe that will be enough time for him to sit back and reflect on such a poor decision.
@ Marteshia Pittman This woman is no "young girl." She is 25 years old. This man has also been a driver for over 2 decades, and there has never been an incident like this before in his career service. I fail to see why you are making excuses for this grown woman for spitting, hitting, and verbally abusing this man. She was practically provoking him with violence the entire time. He is wrong for behaving in an unprofessional manner, that I admit, but going as far as to imply that woman is a "child" and he is the "adult" is as foolish as foolish can get. This is my opinion, but you sound like a typical hypocritical feminist who screams "equality between men and women" and turn around and scream that it is wrong for a man to hit a woman when she hits him, implying that they are in fact not equals. And yes, if this 25 year old "child" was of my kin, then I would have told her that she deserved what she got. How can you reasonably go about spitting at, hitting and verbally abusing someone and not expect to be repaid back in kind? Stupidity like that have to get their just rewards.
@ Marteshia Pittman Sigh. Please. Explain how a 25 year old woman who is in full control of her faculties and has no apparent mental illness can be categorized as a "child."
Wow, his job is to get people to there destination safely and be able to maintain his temper, I sure did see that, he needs to get a different job. I'm sorry but that was messed up!!
Foreal I don't this is an against "women" issue. I think that if anyone decides they want to constantly provoke someone for whatever reason while the person being provoked is basically trying to work, needs an uppercut. There is no point in causing a scene and talking about shit that has nothing to do with the situation. Idiots man I swear…
Hollyy shhiit!! She deserved that!!
I watched this video a few times and read a few aricles on it, and i think absolutely this bus driver should have used better judgement. This man has held his job for the past 22 yrs, so im sure he has seen and heard more than his share of craziness and he shouldve known well how to handle this woman. Yes she was completey out of order and i believe she should be charged for endangering other passengers on the bus with her actions. Hitting abd spiting on him while he was driving. In my opinion he shouldnt have been arguing back and fourth with her to begin with. I know its very hard to do when u have such and ignorant individual in your ear, but he should have told her to get off the bus and called the police. Unfortunatly because of his lack of judgement and this ignorant woman this man will more than likely lose his job of 22yrs.
Oops I meant not.. It's not that girl is an idiot who got what she deserved.
While I DON'T condone violence ~ I would have punched her a$$ off the bus then shut her head in the door ….. justsayin' …..
Had that been a man or one of those young boys his bitch ass wouldn't busted a grape now she gonna be rich and his dumb and is out of a job,pention, and if it were me his wife you loose your job because a woman assaults you pick your battles jack ass
Lol…
I'm dressing up as the Cleveland Bus Driver Uppercut Guy for Halloween. I found this and it inspired me. http://loloween.com/Article/1170/Bus-Driver-Uppercut-Costume
I totally agree!
To Marteshia, You can defend this young lady all day long but once she laid her hands on him and then took a stance as though she was prepared to fight erased any level of sympathy from me or any other man that has had to deal with woman that think they can handle a man. Screaming I'am a woman after it does not go her way is foolish and stupid. I have refrained from hitting women in the past and suffered serious injuries. She deserved every bit of it. She was not acting like a woman at all but yet you chose to label her as one.
Shoulda Woulda Coulda gets on my nerves once something is done you cannot take it back. I do not feel that driver should lose his job over this.
It has been said on other websites that in his complaint he filed to the police, that she spat on him and that is what I believe really ticked him off more than the push from her. She deserved what she got, now this idiot is on FOX News pretending that she did nothing wrong. She even denies pushing/hitting him. This crackwhore is all lawyered up. She says she is a church going girl but she seems to be the complete opposite when she can't stop saying the N-word (N$GGA AND N$^$ER) over and over again. If she was part of my Church I would want the Church to kick her out.
Fox News is just as bad as this hoodrat, Fox News didn't even show the part where she pushed and possibly spat on the guys face(from what the guys police report said)..
No 59 year old man should have to deal with some jack-ass hoodrat harassing them constantly shouting the N-word on the bus. Hey biased as Fox-News, why didn't you ask in your interview with her why she has such a foul mouth on Public Transportation? Should our children listen to this HOOD-Rat curse at the bus driver?
you cant hit a woman. end of story.
As a retired NYPD officer. I've seen this before. I think the best thing to do in this situation is to ignore her and press the 911 indicator. Every city bus has a button they can press; the button causes the billboard outside the bus to flash "call 911" when people see this; they call the police; the police in turn would stop the bus and handle the situation.
@Marteshia my daughter was raised with respect to to speak to an adult like that and raised with great manners .the way I was raised to to .yes I agree alote of parents don't care but the girl went over board by putting her hands on the man
@Marteshia and how do you know I'm even a parent or age .no Im glad the man put her in her place ,someone needed to .what if she had done the same thing to a elderly women .would it had been any different no it wouldn't had been
@Martheshia Pittman, None of my family be it male or female will do such a thing. If my son/daughter ASSAULTS and SPITS on another PERSON, male or female, I will beat his/her ass again when she gets home. That is disgraceful for a child let alone a grown ass 25 year old woman.
A woman can't hit a man if she doesn't want to be hit back.. End of story. Yes, I am a woman.
SHORUYKEN…lol sry could not resist but she definitely had it comin
guess she wasn't so tough after all
I would be pure embarrassed if my kid came home ad said she got hit by a bus driver because she didn't know how to behave in public. Yes it was wrong for the driver to hit her, bu t was equally wrong for her to stand there and keep cursing this man and then hit him and to think nothing would be done. And more times than not, even if he would have called for help, she would have been long gone before help got there laughing and bragging to her friends about what she had done.
stupid bitch is what she is.
Martestia pittman, u shud b ashame of urself defending this girl. Its people like u have these kids commiting all these crimes. Ur dumb ass turn a blind eye to their behavior. If u ever had a kid told u that they will kill u & they wouldnt go to jail because they are a minor, u would not say what u say. Now girls are now worst then boys. They believe that men wont hit them so they push the issue to the max, then run behind the title of WOMAN when they get their ass hit. So dont talk about us adults, b4 u correct these kids & urs. If u have kids, u r a bad example for a parent having ur kids out there commiting some of these crimes. If it was my child I wud of been mad, but she deserved wat she got. Kas she was brought up to behave better than that. If it was ur child I hope she wud be dead kas from ur comment, she would have been worst than this girl. U seen to be a dont DECIPLINE A CHILD MOM…js
Marteshia Pittman, you're saying he should have *put her off the bus*, well it sure didn't look as though she had ANY intention of getting off the bus, so either way he would have had to use physical force no matter what, which would have made him lose his job regardless. It is obvious she wasn't going to stop doing what she was doing and was going to get physical. Just because he was a man he's *damned if he does* and *damned if he don't*. He shouldn't have had to deal with her horrible behavior and she should never be allowed on the bus transit system again if she can't handle herself like an adult. She was looking for a fight. I don't blame him for getting sick of it. He shouldn't have to put up with idiots like that hitting on him…granted he used a little more force than he should have, but I think a person can only TAKE just so much. If she was getting in YOUR face and hit you and wouldn't get off the bus, what would YOU do? Call the cops?? By then she's totally going crazy on you. Face it, some people (like this girl) have a problem and shouldn't be allowed out in public.
Kamalli Sherman Uh I didn't read anywhere that is said she was 25. But either way, he deals with the public. He could have put her off the bus instead of reacting the way he did! He "mouth" did not constitute such behavior.
Desirae Brock Oh yea! I can tell that through your comments, but whatever the case, he overreacted! If everyone walked around with such behavior, I would have to wonder how many uppercuts you would have gotten by now!!!
Again Marteshia, I agree, this is not the way we should be showing our children to act, but you weren't in his position either. You can't tell me that you would let this inconsiderate *what ever she is* hit you and just let her do it, nor could you MAKE her get off the bus either. There is no way she was going to just leave. Making her *leave* would have meant some sort of physical contact (i.e. grabbing her arm, pushing her off, etc). Do you REALLY think that once you touched her she would have backed down and just *left*? That is not realistic here. She HIT him first without him touching her…she STILL didn't back down even though he HIT her. She STILL didn't learn her lesson and it doesn't look like she ever will. She has no respect for herself, nor for anyone else.
now THAT was awesome
He should not lose his job. She should be charged with attacking him, verbally and physically. Enough already. Just because you are in a public service job does not mean you must be a doormat for every crazy out there.
Up and comming children?? She wasn't 5 years old, but she sure was acting like it. If more people would take a stand against these "up and comming children", then maybe the crime statistics would be lower. But because these "up and comming children" are confident that no one will correct them, stand up to them, turn a blind eye is why it continues to happen. Usually when a child touches a hot stove a time or two, they understand and get the message that it is hot and will cause pain and won't touch it any more when it's hot… that is called learning a lesson !!
she sure is putting herself in an "adult" situation, but doesn't want to suffer "adult" consequences!
i believe you are right
Kids like this talk to school bus drivers the same way everyday. I've had to put up with it for 29 years. I would never do this but I loved watching it for sure! Children today are so disrespectful and it's only getting worse.
Nice 10 points for the bus driver its sad cause he lost his job I feel for the driver I ride the city buses in little mansfield and people get so bad sometimes we had a lady with 2 kids get on at the branch and nobody would give up there seat finally I moved to where she could sit with her kids its sad what the world has came too
That is unacceptable on BOTH parts. Even more so for the bus driver who is serving the public. I am SURE he is taught restraint methods and proper protocol for unruly passengers, and this is NOT apart of it. She deserved to go to jail for assaulting the worker, but he deserves to lose his job for becoming a part of the altercation. Even before they hit each other, he threatened to get his granddaughter to fight her. Granted it was in response to the silliness that she said, but what kind of person can't deal with someone talking trash?! If you can't, this is NOT the profession for you! #pointblankperiod
I have to disagree with u. Not only did she hit him, she also SPIT on him. I don't know ANYONE male or female that wouldn't have whipped her ass.
I couldn't see all that. But on the streets, yes. You do what you do. But as a public worker, no. Your behavior has to be different. He egged up the fight as well which is why I say that. If he had just called the police or even stopped and put her out when she had become unruly, then NONE of this would have happened. But when you try and go toe-to-toe with a BAMA, this is what you get. He could've put her out and then called another FEMALE (which is what people did back the day) handle it, and I would've had NOTHING to say. But I agree with the lady that was screaming on the bus: she's a female!
I don't care about her being a female and she apparently forgot she was one. Several passengers on the bus gave witness statements to the police stating she spit in the drivers face and that's when he rightfully uppercut her. Just because he's a bus driver doesn't mean he has,to take that. Something lije that happened here in Philly and the bus driver whipped the kids ass as he should. The lady that screamed she's a female should've pulled the young lady to the sidr and let her know her behavior was unbecoming of a female. Once she spit on him all the rules of men don't hit women went out the window.
and that still didn't shut her up!
Lemme watch thus video
It's unfortunate that this bus driver couldn't control his emotions.Its also unfortunate that busdrivers have to endure such verbal and physical abuse on a daily basis. As ignorant as this woman is, she will now get paid while the bus driver loses his job for being foolish.SMH
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh11grUkyeRZZH4tXl
Holy wow… But i have to agree, you want act like a man I'm going to treat you like a man. I don't think i would have uppercutted her but… i would have defiantly felt the same urg
@Marteshia I have had a few in my time and yes I have had to fight like a man because of ppl doing the same crab she done to this 59 yr old man .men and women at his age have short tempers and I have seen it happen more then one time because of a younger person smarting off at the mouth .No the man did go a little over board he is just a guilty as the girl was .The self respect from her and the respect level she had towards this man .If it was my daughter yeah I would of been a lil upset but I would of also wanted a explanation to why it happen and beat her ass for disrespecting a elderly man or so much an adult .its the 21st centery and it has went to hell since 20-30 yrs ago .i post my opinions just like every one else so stay off my damn case and post your own and stop targeting one person .i haven't said the first damn thing bout how your raise your kid or kids . I raise my children to be very polite and very respectful .
This girl is crazy. She was very rude and disrespectful to the driver. When she decided to push him, she opened the door, for him to defend himself. Everybody knows the saying "Don't write a check with your mouth. That your ass can't bounce! She should never put her hands on him. He should be suspended or fired for his actions. All her little friends that jumped up and started screaming "she's a girl, don't hit her! Thoseo same friends should have been standing up trying to tell her to sit dow
He should not be suspended or fired. She got what she deserved.
Beyond unfortunate, it's shameful. I am outraged, I'm shocked, saddened but more than anything I'm ashamed. We have got to love each other better than this. Smh.
LOL!!! Absolutely not. I don't believe in violence either but no one will hit or spit on me and expect me to not do anything about it. Weapon or not. I doubt he'll be getting anytime. That's good because he does not deserve time. Sorry @Marteshia I don't believe people should have to sit back and let someone beat on their head.
I like how he threw her off too. Lol. He kept it Kool. 1 hit, he didn't beat her he just wanted her off so he did.
b-barnheart you need to put on the big girl panties and toughen up love butchie
We ought to start a petition to remove this guys suspension, I would sign it.
LMAOOO that was a sick uppercut
SF Muni has a job waiting….yes sir 14L Mission Limited to Lowell Street I believe that is a felony here in SF no passenger is to lay a hand on a coach operated. Black on Black crime go ahead media enjoy it you know you love it!
We need that driver in the UFC. Im sick and tried of Dana White…lol
he should of got on his phone and called police like there suppose to before the situation got out of hand. now he is loosing his job jail time and I'm pretty sure she is going to sue and win a settlement for his actions.
a person should not have to go to work and take verbal abuse. or verbal she got what she deserve
Thats what i said.
Marteshia Pittman, just how old does she have to be to be considered an adult? She can vote and she can go to bars, and she can sign a legal contract. Excuses don't cut it……..she was completely and inexcusably out of line. No sympathy for her here.
He hardly got a beating! But you are missing the point! I don't believe anyone should have to take abuse, but once again, as an older man (at work), he could have used better judgement and more professionalism. How he reacted was quite brutal considering. He could have simply put her off the bus and then and only then if she refused and continued to attack him, would that have caused for such savage methods of retaliation. I hope none of you act this way at work, but of course, like him, if you did, under the circumstances, you wouldn't have a job either. HE SIMPLY OVERREACTED! I believe in defending yourself, but give me a break. His reaction was simply "street". I suppose if she has sustained irreversible damages, it would have been justified as well! I am just simply saying, we as adults must think rational and not respond as if we are in the damn jungle!!!
Tina Jackson It's not about taking a damn stand! If they were raised right from the start, then maybe the crime statistics would be lower. But I guess I should expect nothing less for parents that were never parented themselves! Damn savages! You all can say what you want, there is still no justification for his reaction. Yes she was dead wrong, but how many times have to talked shit to someone? How many times have you gotten "buzzed" or drunk and talked shit to someone? Did they *uck you up? Did they choke you out? Maybe they should have. I am sure it would have been justified! I am not condoning what she did by any means, I am just saying he overreacted. There was a better solution. I look for solutions to problems, not a way to continue to add to the problem itself.
You young and dumb, put yourself in the driver shoes. what if someone did that to you? would you sit there or get up and defend yourself. It shouldn't matter if it a male or female, your getting out that seat especially if someone spit your face or hit in the face. you got alot of growning up to do
Marteshia Pittman also I'm city bus drive TEO
Rashell Hammons Sey, there's always an exception to "no matter whats". Whether this is one or not I don't know, but she had no right to be spitting on him or assaulting him while he's driving a bus full of people.
She hit him first you clearly see it in the video but yet he loses his job for defending himself he shouldn't beat that b**** to the ground
You all keep posting "She didn't deserve that" Yet she hit the man (While he is working) she pushed the man and spit on the man, threatened the man numerous times, even his grand daughter, she over stepped her bounds numerous times yet you all STILL find a way to say she didn't deserve what she got??
How is it you women can always push the very last button until it's stuck and NEVER suffer any consequences?
How was he suppose to ignore of that which you saw in the video, I am sure you all saw the un edited version the 5 minute long video where she punched him and the old person with the crutches LITERALLY jogged to the back of the bus.
DO you all NOT know what assault is, she not only HIT A MAN, she hit a city official while this official was on duty and NO ONE is representing this man, it's illegal to hit anyone let alone a city official which she did and the city nor the transit company has pressed charges, that man drove for miles and showed AMAZING restraint and took all he could YET you all are STILL finding a way to defend her and not the person who A.) Was abused in the situation B.)Assaulted in the situation C.) Showed tramendous restraint
Also Marteshia Pittman posting as if this female is a child…she is a grown woman who knows right from wrong,in that video she showed her true day to day colors but in the interview with the news caster she was suddenly articulate and mild manored
Yea I said my piece, I am a little bit upset about how fickle women are these days and how no matter how hard they push a button until it sticks or breaks, any response from a man is overstepping his bounds
Marteshia Pittman U dumb bitch she was not a child, she was a 25 year old wanna be thug that got her wig split.
For everyone who don't know ,She is a 25 yr old women .NOT A CHILD
ouch!!!! lol she got what she deserved!
I'm not missing your point at all. Number one, that's not something that would've happene to me because I would've diffused the situation right away. I don't have time to argue with hood rats. Secondly, who cares where he was at? Does he still deserve to be hit and spit on? I say hecks no. Now if you think it's fine and feel it's okay to be slapped around and spit on (that's the picture I'm getting) then to each hi own. I think it's ridiculous, an noe one should allow it. If I was him I would have for rid of the situation long before it got to that point. There's a big maybe stamp on that because it seems as though she wanted a fight regardless. I've stated in an earlier comment that yes, he could've been less brutal. But, the fact is that he wasn't. All I can say is that what happens when you don't keep your hands to yourself and spit on someone. If she shouldn't have initiated the first blow. She obviously wanted a fight and that's exactly what she got. Don't go asking for it. And I say to you that you should never, ever let anyone put their hands on you or spit on you. I don't care where you are. No one, woman or man, should have to deal with someone abusing them. Also, if you want to get on the "older man" thing as you've stated, that 25 year old woman should have respected HIM more. My parents taught me to respect my elders. She never should have come at him like that.
Can't hear you have to feel
haha fckin sick dat
Haha!! That's what she gets!!!
How was she still stood up took it better than most men.. Reminds me of tiger tiger night struggling with that fat boy
Hahaha
discipline my ass, let's see how any of you would react when punched and spat on by someone.public servant or not I would stomp a mud hole in anybody.you keep your hands and your fluids to yourself and I shall do the same.
she hit and spat on him.
ryyyyuuuuken!!!!!
@heidi cote-latour i couldn't have said it any better.
thank you shawanda people act as if we live in a goodie tutie world,none of us knows what it is to be working 22 years as a public service driver.i can't even imagine the bs he had to deal with especially disrespecting children,let alone a grown ass 25 year old woman.how long you think she had this behaviour? i bet most of her life,and if it wasn't him it would have been someone else she tried.we can't go around in life thinking we can do what we want to people without repercussions.you think if he actually called the authorities she would have learned a lesson? sht no,she would have been on another bus disrespecting another driver.i feel bad for her for her thought process ,but sometimes in life correction is the only antidote.
She got what she deserve because these young people are so disrespectful and now that she has seen the light in her interview she's saying she will just walk away so it was a lesson learned…….
agreed
Any woman who thinks that the woman shouldn't have got punched is STUPID. Because you're a female doesn't give you a pass to his a man without consequences. The man was driving a bus with people on it, the idiot woman put everyone on the bus safety at risk by hitting and spitting on the bus driver. Had the bus flipped over, ran into a child on a bike, or ran into a car killing people in the car, I guarantee you, none of you would be saying the foolishness you're posting. Artis Hughes, the bus driver, taught that foolish 25 year old woman, a very valuable lesson, "Keep your hands to yourself, stay behind the yellow line and STFU!" Sadly even after getting her ponytail knocked off, you see that she still was running her mouth, and behaving violently, which is what got chin checked in the 1st place, so even after getting hit in the matrix, she was still stupid enough to do the same things that got her punched. Put Artis back on his bus, that ratchet heifer should be banned from public transportation for life in Cleveland!
@Marteshia Pittman… So what planet you live on?? Cause here on "EARTH" your considered an adult at 25
That's criminal bad man
Punch was nasty,but the fact she go thrown off the bus and she got back on wow she took it well,just like that fat guy lol
I just saw that for the first time…..and I got to say issss WOOOOOOOOOW
With any job bullshit comes with it clearly he argued back with the asshole..a correctional officer gets spit on and hit on everyday and its handled by COURTS..He should have pulled the bus over and called transit police.
Tbh alot of you asshole that are speaking on his behalf were bullied before & dont have a violent bone in your body so stfu. Im not on his side nor hers.2 wrongs dont
Make a right
This be a man at work with an ego and temper issue. This is unacceptable. He should be fired.
A few of my family members used to drive public transportation and they have shared with me many stories about people trying to get rough but they carried mase and other things to protect them. They are public servants. The bottom line is she deserved to get her ass beat. She put her hands on that grown man and thought she was going to get away with it.I am not sure how people think he was to get this person off the bus, if you watched it he did try to get her off and she got back on….Unfortunately he will probably be fired but He can take it too court and he will probably win compensation because everyone saw her hit him first.As for the girl, she will never walk up on somebody again like that.
Marteshia Pittman maybe u didnt u did not c that young thug hit the bus driver first as well run her dirty mouth, she committed several felonies including assult. (where can I send money for his defense fund to reinstate his life.)
Rashell Hammons Sey "stand ur ground " means u can use what ever force necessary to put an threat down. Obviously she dont have a dad in her life or this hoodlum would have had more respect for herself and well being.
Where can I donate to this neighborhood HERO DEFENSE FUND.
"neighborhood hero"???? 4real???
Marteshia Pittman ..and she ran her mouth people are getting tired of the adults walking away and still getting hit or shot… what happened to respecting the adults we accept every and anything form the young ignorant no manners…don't matter about the professional attitude people are tired of taking crap off the young… we got aout butts whipped if moutheed off and thats what she got ..she act and I mean act like a man and she got a man but whooping …Kudos to the bus driver..about tme adults stop playing victim start teaching these kids we are not afraid of them
Marteshia Pittman ..I would have whipped her behind and made her or him apologize for putting her or his hands on an adult and then she or he would have been in real trouble with me..Bus drivers are being beat on spit on and enough is enough kids do not respect adults because people like you keep making other technical situation ,job professions and so many other excuses for them… these kids and their parents or parent that don't raise them need a class on how to get these kids in line… stop letting others raise your kids or deal with the ill mannered thinking that they are grown Kids…no more excuses..time for a change
Meet scarfacha……so u think ur big time say hello to my little chin
@ Marteshia Pittman……She's 25! She is not a child! If my child acted that way, I would say the same damn thing………that they got what they were asking for. I hope you don't have kids, because the rest of us will someday be paying for their room and board at the state penitentiary……..if not for yours.
As a 9 year bus driver in toronto..the female passenger provoked the incident. The driver had every right to defend himself…and KNOCK HER THE FUGG OUT!!
thank you, another one on my side! Anyone who thinks he was wrong let somebody spit on and hit you while on your job and then come tell me the story of how you just walk away…
She pushed the driver while he was driving. He could have lost control of the bus and accidentally killed someone. She needs to go to jail and or fined!
Also putting hands on a driver or employee while they are working equals jail time in my area.
Ms. Pittman I must disagree with your inane comments. if she had just kept running her mouth nothing would have happened even though she put her hands on him. She crossed the line when she SPIT on him. I can't think of anything more disgusting and vile. You spit on me and I will upper cut you too. If you spit on a cop he will arrest you and charge you with a crime. Do we know whether this person has AIDS, HIV, STDs? He was afraid for his life. If you are trying to kill me I will fight back too. You are silly and just want to hear your own self talk and he needs to sue her and the RTA for unsafe working conditions. What are we barbarians.
BS. The bus driver was well within his rights to uppercut this bitch. Funny, how women can want (and get! equal (or more!) rights than men but then they hide behind the "I'm a poor little woman" defense. What hypocrisy! She should be put in jail; he should be promoted.
Desirae is 100 percent in the right. Marteshia, you have a very warped sense of what is right and wrong. YOU disgust me!
She'll always talk trash because her parent or parents let her act that way growing up and because the law would come down on the bus driver instead of her and because there's too many people (cops, lawyers, judges, Marteshia, who support this type of behavior by like that shown by little Miss Hoodlum.
Thank you, Heidi. At last a voice of reason. Couldn't have said it better myself. You rule.
If you spit on someone and attack them what do you expect? This man deserves his job back because he had every right to knock her out and I seriously doubt that she is a teenager and even if she was, the consequences would be the same. The CTA needs to have the guts to stand up for their employee and honestly look at the situation.
She most certainly deserved that….or worse!
It's a sad day when a man can no longer control his emotions and not only punched a woman but tried to knock her head off. There was no reason that he had to use that much force against her.. A real man would NEVER hit a woman regardless of if she was acting like a man or not he could have just tossed her ass off the bus. He went way to far.
These young kids are out of control..he did right .i would have put her to sleep
Now one thing about it she want talk shit to a bus driver again…lmao
classic upper cut lol
lol
i would donate,internationals upper cut a biotch foundation…lol..(where we make heads roll!!!!) lol
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. Some small part of me thinks there was justice in this, but a grown man should never strike a woman who's just yelling at him.
You're right cousin. You can't dog a person and get away with it.
Baaahahahahahaaaa Suzanne!!
If my daughter acted like that I would expect her to get punched and hopefully learn that with actions come consequences.
She took that like a "G" though lol
Yep yep
She hit him like a man she should get the stuff smacked outta her. I can't stand someone sayin tou don't hit a woman well the fact is she didn't act like one so she got what was coming. This guy just protected himself.
I disagree… Even though she was a real class act – NOT, he should have called for the bus line's security and had her arrested instead of taking it into his own hands. He will get fired for sure, which isn't right either, but now, nothing will happen to her. She has no fear and now her behavior will continue. She will probably sue the bus line and win. People like that have to be reported and the cell phone footage would have exonerated him if he hadn't hit her. She should be banned from the bus line for years to come!
I feel the bus driver had every right to protect himself, if he had let her got awaywith putting her hands on him the first time she would have put her hands on him again.
She shouldnt of hit him no matter wht. I hope he dont lose his job for one bitch. I drive buses and I can honestly say if it were me she would of got it worst cuz I aint lettin u up. Go get ur nigga daddy granddaddy cousin brother and tell em u got knock the fuck out. In my smokie voice
He's supposed to be the adult? She is a 25 year old woman with a child. She attacked and spit on a 60 year old man while a bus was in motion! You say he should have put her off the bus. He TOLD HER TO GET OFF THE BUS. So yeah, he DID put her off the bus, and she came back on for more! Obviously, there was not ENOUGH force used. She was not acting like a woman. You don't get to hide behind being the fact you are a female while acting like a man, exactly what he said. Had she been acting like a lady then of course this would be a completely different matter. Really annoyed at the idea that I, as an adult woman, should not be held accountable for my actions and the men need to be the "adults", That is truly insulting.
Marteshia Pittman Your statement is correct. There is a panic button on all buses for the police and the bus company field supervisor to come out if a driver is attack in anyway while working his or her shift. My father is a 30 yea retired driver who use his button many times for men and women such as this young lady who was totally not having a good day.
I agree Your right Christopher Brown the bus does have a panic button to handle things such as this from crazy out of control passengers. My dad retired 30 years and push this button many times to get police to come get the nuts off his bus line .
You should never put your hands on somebody and not expect to get hit back. Her parents should have taught her that when she was young. Comments about age and sex: (older male vs younger female) is not the main Focus. It is about Respect. She did not respect him as an elder. She did not respect him as the safe driver of all the other riders. She did not respect the other riders on the bus. She was not showing respect to her parents and she was not show Self-respect. If a young/older female threatens a male law enforcement office with a knife or gun, do you really think he would think to himself "I can hit or shoot her, she has a VAGINA!"? Male, female, young or old, a threat or an attack is a threat or an attact! No matter who you are, when you open the door to violence, remember, that door swings both ways.
I know women shouldn't hit men.
Check out my parody of this bus driver uppercut video! http://youtu.be/r8DJ8IUQWm4
This woman is an absolute embarrassment and the only thing I am sorry for, is that it took this long to end her reign of terror. I bet my bottom dollar this is not her first public altercation, she seemed like a pro. So many women exhibit this savage behavior and I am sick and tired them being so aggressive, provoking trouble and when they get the short end of the stick, cry victim. So many women out there are truly being abused, and we have to divert some attention to some no self-respect having hood rat! I'd like to meet the shyster that's representing her. Ole money grabbing dragon….
going by her interview afterwards, it seemed she has experienced a moment of clarity and it was probably a long time coming. yes, he should have restrained himself; she should have shut the hell up. two wrongs and what do we end up with….a video you can't help but have an opinion about. the fact no charges were filed let me know that they both wished this incident didn't happen. personally, if it were my daughter, after teaching her how to talk to people and avoid trouble, how should I feel? I guess, as a parent, I would have to take one on the chin for this one. bus driver, exercise……pretty sure u suffer from high blood pressure.
Hi ms pittman on the real u need to sit down and shut up cause u know if someone put there hands on u and spit on u u not just gonna stand there and be a "good example" for the kids
Sure she did, Rashell. If you want extra respect for "just being a female" then you darn well better be a lady!
That is correct, but, where does it end.? I just feel as though enough abuse is enough and I'm sure the story changes should, he have called the police or the bus line security. The phone tape suddenly disappears. I'm just tired of people taking advantage of better people I don't believe a man should ever hit a woman I want all to know that. I just don't believe a woman should hit a man either.
Marteshia Pittman She grabbed him by the throat and spat him in the face. Levels the whole "Man Vs Tiny poor little girl"- situation.
I agree that the female was acting belligerent but when you are working with the public you can't just uppercut everyone that you consider a fool…when dealing with the public you really don't know what the day will be like.. There were too many other ways he could have handle that situation. Regardless of how much she wanted to act like a man. She isn't nor will she ever be but he is and should have acted accordingly. Who ever started this petition to reinstate this guy should start one for Chad Johnson to be reinstated to the NFL "that girl deserved the headbutt", the Cop that gave the female occupied wall street protester the round about mouth punch" he felt she deserved it". We should allow teachers to uppercut belligerent students (HS only) and let's not forget nursing homes the elderly spits a lot..they spit on you give'em an uppercut.. I believe that if a young man had walked up and was being rowdy and choked and spit on him…he would not have uppercut him? Because the young man would probably beat him down…he knew that girl and knew there would be no retaliation…i think that was a well thought out punch and regardless of how you all feel that she got what she deserved..if we all got what we deserved we all would all be dead. Jesus got punch, slapped, spit on stabbed, hung on the cross for us. he took what we deserved.
I'm with you on this. While I feel this man's pain, I was horrified and his actions. He should have chosen a better route that was honorable. His actions were violent and degrading. I wonder if she had been another color, would she have been treated that way. It's not ok for a man to act uncivilized. By acting this way, he went right down into the muck with her. Even lower. Really, just like she was saying ugly things to her, he was throwing right back at her. He could have stood his in a dignified way. I'm so unimpressed by him.
.that is right. Get that ass she was out of line. I bet she sit that ass down now when she get on a bus..or light. Out good Nite.from t…..
She Clearly Crossed the line of decency and public forum first. However, Way too many Men thinks that gives them a reason for putting their hands on a woman. This nonsense," She wants to act like a man I going to treat her like a man" is old and stupid. This man is old enough to know better than to lay his hands on a woman but if he feels his excuse is justified maybe he likes hitting women. In that case 60 days in working for FREE in a battered woman's Shelter UP CLOSE so he can SMELL their fear or contempt hopefully that might turn him around. And if not 90 days in Jail with Bubba as his punk would REALLY help him out.
This man didn't provoke this, and he gave her more respect than she deserved…She interfered with his ability to drive a bus full of passengers safely…If he got into an accident or lost control many people could have been hurt…She wasn't acting like a man, or women, she was acting like a thug, trying to show off for her friends, endangering everyone's life on that bus…Tell me, with your temper, what would u have done? He held his until she swung…until a punk hit him…male or female, when u have a thug it's like trying to deal with an animal…And it shouldn't have gotten that far because The passengers should have stomped her just for her endangering thier lives…
How about her interview? It hurted………. not only is she crazy but she is stupid too. Guess she didnt pay attention in school. Probably treated teachers same way. I support bus drive getting a raise.
Give the bus driver a raise……….
Desirae Brock Yes she did go over board and why ppl say she didnt deserve what he did to her, think about the face that he did deserve her puttin her hads on him, I 24 years of age and I have never disrespected any one older than me yet along disrespect someone at all. I would say that there is a professional and unprofessional way of handling any situation and no the bus driver wasnt professional with his action and he could have handle the situation better by either calling the police or askin one of his passengers to do so. I feel that his action to her gave her a wake up call "You can go around putting your hand on ppl just cuz you think you can".
Tina Jackson I feel you are absolutely rite I have seen shit like that happen o too many times, I live in Chicago, IL on the south side and I have seen ppl pull guns out on drivers and wen help was called the ass holes where gone and the drivers is stuck lookin like a damn fool.
Marteshia Pittman you seem like the type of person that would let a person spit at u put their hands on you and not do nothing about it.
Marteshia Pittman That was a 25 year old woman.
females take advantage of men bc men are not suppose to hit back! she is a grown woman she knew exactly what she was doing. i dont think is fare that he is getting a bigger pusnishment than she is!
The girl is ghetto. She is dead wrong, no lie. She had no right to get in this man's face. But, the video is less than 2 minutes long. We have no way of knowing what transpired before the filming. I'm sure there is way more to the deal. But, on the same token, the driver knew what he was getting into when he took the job. People are unruly. Kids are unruly. That's the nature of the job. With a tight economy, the last thing that this driver should've been thinking about was hitting this girl. She looks like a high school student. He could be brought up on aggravated assault charges because of her age. My point is that he needed his job. When the girl started acting crazy, he should've called the cops and stopped talking to her. Those bus companies have procedures and post orders that define this type of activity. He shouldn't have let her cost him his job. Sometimes, you have to think long term on these issues. He's probably not a skilled worker. What type of job will he find after driving a bus for 22 years in a poor economic city like Cleveland? His next job should not be in customer service.
which one? not me..I'm an angel 0:-)
She was not behaving like a lady, she asssaulted the driver first. Simply stated, the driver had the right to defend himself. This woman was 25 years old, there was no excuse for her to be behaving so badly. She has ABSOLUTELY no self-respect. Life is about choices and consequences. Hope she learned a very important lesson. Shut up and grow up!
@Marteshia Pittman. This is a grown man in his fifties and that bitch is a young woman who can't even respect an older person, much less a public servant who is providing a service. You're a complete idiot if you think that he couldn't handle himself. He was restraining himself for quite a while, until that bitch not only hit him but SPIT ON HIM. I want to know how you would react is some one spat on your fucking face.
I love your comment,but now also take in the consideration that the nature of the one delivering the punch. The psycological aspect to it. It is pass the deserving it is the point of disrepect one has for women. I for sure he had a grand mother or mother he respects. So regardless if she deserves it or not. He should have had the same respect for her as he do for his mother. Because if that was his mother he wouldn't've punched her in the face. You can't install a good program on a bad virus, you know.
the thing that he did was wrong! he only hit her once , he should have put her down & beat the living day lights out of her! she put her hands on him first.
u in the dub g?
He should go to jail u don't hit a woman like that
No way should this bus driver lose his job over this. In fact, she should be the put in jail. Maybe she'll learn some manners.
good! She deserved it!
RTA IS SO QUICK TO FIRE SOMEONE, BUT TRUST ME HE WILL GET HIS JOB BACK…ITS OK FOR PASSENGERS TO SPIT HIT AND TREAT YOU LIKE SHIT BUT YOU HAVE TO SEAT THERE AND TAKE IT…HE DID THE RIGHT THING NO ONE SHOULD SPIT OR PUT THERE HANDS ON ANYONE ALL THE BITCH HAD TO DO WAS SIT HER UGLY ASS DOWN I WOULD OF DONE THE SAME THING YOUR THE MAN..
Deseved it.
Deseved it.
Paula. I woukd never hit a female. But you are right. You rock.
Paula. I woukd never hit a female. But you are right. You rock.
seen this awhile back funny as shit! did you see the 60+yr old man fuck up this young guy talkin shit on the bus? check that out if not another good one.
Thank u for that video. Fucking awesomeness