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Originally Posted by Cherie
A push is hardly demonstrating violence, if someone tried to enter your home illegally or in a threatening way you would be quite within your rights to push them out, the bus driver is responsible for the bus and his passengers, if he felt this passenger was going to be a threat or cause trouble he had every right to push him off, we don't know the full story here so its difficult to judge why the bus driver reacted but I doubt it was just for being called a prick
If this happened at a hospital reception desk no one would bat an eyelid at the youth being man handled out by security, the guy is on his own, its not like he set about him with a baseball bat, he pushed him off the bus, the only way he let himself down was calling the kid fat, maybe he has done the kid a favour and he will act reasonably in future
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That's just wrong tbh. Can't compare a private home to a place of business. The driver is in a public facing role, if a situation arises when the driver is receiving abuse then they have to stick to the regulations in how to handle that.
Being called a prick doesn't warrant him insulting them back and putting hands on them, two wrongs do not make a right.
I definitely would do more than bat an eyelid if I saw a disproportionate response like that in a hospital or any other place.
Bit worrying that you think a violent and abusive response is a good way of course correcting someone's behaviour tbh...
If this wasn't a teenage boy, a lot of people who were on the driver's side would not have supported his behaviour.