A Cleveland municipal bus driver has been suspended after video surfaced this week showing him decking a mouthy female rider with a bolo punch.
The confrontation between the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) worker and the unidentified woman was apparently filmed by another rider. It is unclear from the above clip, however, what triggered the dispute.
[WARNING: The video is peppered with curse words and racial slurs.]
The driver of bus 2802 leaves his seat after the woman appears to strike him. "You going to jail now," the driver says twice before throwing an uppercut that knocks the woman to the ground.
The driver then throws the woman off the stopped bus, though she climbs back aboard and tussles with him. "She want to be a man, I'm gonna treat you like a man," the driver announces at one point.
RTA officials believe the fight occurred on September 18. The unidentified driver was suspended this week, with city officials describing his behavior as "absolutely unacceptable." In a press statement, the agency added, "RTA apologizes to our customers for this incident. A full investigation continues."
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st0nedeyeI'm a posting nub, but here's another link for this vid. Could someone that has a clue fix it up?
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deedub81Woah.
dhdigitalsays...interesting
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renatojjsays...That uppercut felt sooooooo good
PlayhousePalsHey ... she was behind the yellow line!
sillmasays...True equality in action. Damn that was awesome!
probieWhether you are using words or fists, you are still damaging someone. I'm sure both parties will be more apprehensive in the future in pursuing the same behavior. Which is a good thing.
nominoI've been told to never hit a lady. But a lady stop being a lady as soon as she strikes someone.
FlowersInHisHairI'm not sure how I feel aboWORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMut this sort of thing. One the one hand, she was abusing the drWORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMiver and clearly trying to get a riWORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMse out of him, but his response was not proportional or prWORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMofessional. I've had to deaWORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMl with abuse in the workplace too, but there are WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COMways and means.
GrimmI think it was because she didn't have exact change.>> ^PlayhousePals:
Hey ... she was behind the yellow line!
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