To think this bus driver was 100% in the right?

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A female passenger abuses the driver (swearing and racist abuse) and then hits him, he then hits her back, is he really in the wrong for doing this?

its not a fact though

I think I've just said I saw two threads where this was actually proved to be the case. The same posters saying negative things about a man who was in the same position as a woman they had been defending.

So yes it does happen, an awful lot. And it might get in a way of the debate, but if people would stop having double standards and acting like women can do no wrong and must be the victim in EVERY situation that would help to. And I'm not just talkin about this thread, I'm talkin about this forum as a whole.

And I like to think he would if the assailant was twice his size. You don't know do you.

What I do know is that the woman still pushed her luck, relying on the fact that she's a poor wee woman and no-one can touch her

what was wrong with pulling the bus over and shoving her off the second she started being a tit? needlessly dangerous to carry on driving and only stop because he wanted to take her head off. i dont think anyone has said this woman has done no wrong, she seems a horrible individual and need chucking off the bus. punching her so hard just wasn't in anyway required.

Self defence allows someone to use reasonable force to apprehend immediate harm. It doesnt permit someone to return like for like violence because they are angry.

That punch had nothing to do with defence it was a violent assault by a man who had lost his temper.

I'm disgusted at those that are justifying it

I'm not saying it was self defence, it was more retaliation. Retaliation that in my opinion was justified

I wonder if she ever verbally and physically attacks anyone again...

That is why people get away with things though, they rely on the fact that they're supposedly smaller and weaker

But fair enough, we're all entitled to our opinions and I don't blame anyone for thinking he's in the wrong.

I'm not a violent person AT ALL but I can imagine that if I was in that blokes position (being verbally abused/hit at whilst in control of a bus) I would lose my shit and hit the person abusing me.

We don't know he's a violent man. All of us have our breaking points and tbf, if that's what it took to push him to his, I don't think he has that short a temoer.

*temper

Good point mrsdevere. I know from experience that when it does come to fighting you take a lot of stuff out on the person, stuff that has nothing to do with them. An outlet for your anger even.

(I don't mean you personally, just people. Myself included)