Originally Posted by Derek
true, he didn't strike first. But you're telling me if someone came up behind you and yelled "hey motherf*cker" as they approached you from behind.. you wouldn't think they were coming to attack you? I don't know about you, but that would trigger my fight or flight senses and it definitely wouldn't be the latter.
dude, it's just a kid. a 250lb linebacker or an otherwise full-grown adult would incite a different response. i guess this isn't true for you, but i hope that if i were in that kind of situation, i'd be able to have a little restraint and not just blindly start a fight. if it can be avoided (and this could have been avoided), that's already MUCH better than possibly gaining the upper hand by striking first. there's plenty of other things the bus driver could have done. beating the shit out of the kid was uncalled for