Women punched me on the bus

[40weeksmummy]

Bus today, peak hour, lots of people. I managed to get in and was simply standing because all seats occupied. Then, out of nowhere, one lady punched my shoulder (I had cyst removed from my back last Wednesday, almost peed myself from pain as she punched straight to wound). I turned my head around and said- " stop touching me " .And then- suddenly she became so upset as I'm " younger generation ", "have no respect to elderly person ",etc. (She is 50-55years old).
Yes, you should open your mouth and say-" excuse me "!!!! I had no idea who was behind my back as bus was completely packed.

Do you experience something similar, especially in London? Funny thing, I know that lady, she passing my street every morning when I'm leaving for work and I really thinking to tell her off tomorrow as I had to clean my bleeding wound because of her!

Report her to the police. You have a few minute time frame in which to tell them to look for the assault and give her details. Police 100%

Wrong thread!!

I thought I had deleted it

I think that you are absolutely right. If your ex wants them to have matching suits he should be paying. It is an extra expense (at least 2 suits) purely to suit his preferences.
Just ignore until he either buys them himself or gives up.

Have you ever been punched on a bus?

Could see someone delete this post as I thought I had sorry

No I don't think I have ever been punched on a bus,I've been shoved out the way by people who have no patience to wait till you can move if you are all crammed in like sardines

@hazelowens you can go to nightwatch and ask for it to be deleted

I got elbowed in the ribs so hard by a man forcing his way onto a tube once (violently thrusting his elbow backwards to shift passengers back) that it winded me, and had me doubled over in pain.

Unfortunately for him, the only place to stand was directly in front of the seat he had managed to get. So, when it was time to get off, I ground my stiletto heel hard into his toes, looked at him, mustered up my most innocent voice, and said 'oh, I'm so sorry, I do hope that didn't hurt too much' and left.

Can't say it was a good thing to do, but damn, he hurt me.

I've also had a stranger spit in my face as he left through the front doors of a bus whilst we were all queuing on the pavement to get on.

I don't miss London. There's something about its public transport that just makes people (well, some people - myself included, given the above) become nasty.

@hazelowens I've deleted your post

OP, it's not just you. I've seen an uptick in the older generation (although not necessarily always that old either) using physical assault as a response to them being salty in some way. In some cases, it's almost that they feel bitter that they're being overtaken as I'm faster (just going about normal busy daily life!).

There was always at least 1-2m distance between me and the other person so I'm hurting nothing more than ego, I imagine. Some cases they've muttered "what's the rush" or "do NOT overtake me".

Bizarre behaviour. I try to ignore too but in some cases, it's nearly floored me....and I can't exactly kick a bitter old man/woman who's decided to hit me with their walking stick. In some cases where they're not old and in their late 50s, I do retaliate in the same way - e.g., kick back!! I do wonder whether society in general is simply more unhappier than over recent (pre Covid) years and this is starting to manifest in low-key anti-social behaviour across more parts of society. It could also be that i just live in a neighborhood with less civic feeling 😂.

Sorry to hear about what happened to you. Sounds painful and just unnecessary.

Clearly the woman has some type of mental health issue. Or is just plain awful as a person. Everybody is out for themselves these days. No doubt due to the cost of living crisis and the pandemic before that.

Wait, so did she actually punch/ assault you, or did you get jostled a bit by accident on a busy bus?

Why exactly did she do it? Was she unsteady on her feet/ panicking and trying to get something to hold onto?

Or was it straight up "You are in my way" (direct punch)?

Important distinction and it's a bit tricky to tell from your OP. Needs a bit more context here.

She thinks there’s a rude new generation yet she’s punching people?! Mad cow.

You gotta love the casual ageism in Mumsnet

Ageism apart, @40weeksmummy , the correct and easiest way forward is to report to the British Transport Police. They are generally excellent.

And no, it is not usually to be punched by the elderly on London buses.

@sarsaparillatree but even if OP stood on her foot by accident, it’s not normal at all to punch someone.

She sounds like she's got a screw loose. There are a lot of stressed people in life at the moment with money issues and/or alcohol/drugs problems.

Let’s be honest though it’s usually aimed at Gen Z so let’s not do the faux outrage

Where was OP ageist? She was quoting what the woman said to her, indicated by the quotation marks. Was the woman being ageist to herself?

Not faux outrage, just genuine weariness about the casual engrained ageism on Mumsnet. Replace comments about the puncher's age with her being Jewish or black and there would be genuine outrage. But ageism is - meh, that's fine, nothing to see here

Just to add that in addition to the British Transport Police, you will find TFL also have a dedicated helpline for incidents of this nature

For the benefit of this poster, and the others who seem to not understand nuance. The OP was clearly saying that the violent woman on the bus was considering herself a senior citizen in what she was saying. NOT the OP.

OP, get in touch with TFL and BTP. Not sure which first. Report her. She is a danger and should not get away with hurting you. Take photos if you can of where she hurt you. I am sorry.

If I saw an increase in a particular behaviour in a particular demographic, damn right I can say it.

I’ve noticed an increase in young men wearing shorts… an increase in young girls screaming … an increase in black people wearing affros… an increase in redheads carrying machetes…. an increase in older people using walking sticks to prod people.

That would probably be classed as assault by beating

do you call it out when it’s against the younger generations too?