Comments on: Epic Beard Man http://www.bustales.com/route/unknown/epic-beard-man/ What's happened to you on the bus? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: overheard on a bus http://www.bustales.com/route/unknown/epic-beard-man/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 overheard on a bus Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:23:24 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/?p=1359#comment-1620 sort of a tragic story, it seems that more is going on in this whole situation then meets the eye., sort of a tragic story, it seems that more is going on in this whole situation then meets the eye.,

]]> By: more info http://www.bustales.com/route/unknown/epic-beard-man/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 more info Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:09:07 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/?p=1359#comment-1608 Yikes- this is the first I have seen of this video. Reading the full transcript helps to understand what happened: http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/02/22/bus-brawl-antihero-the-new-bernie-goetz/ Epic Beard Man (Tom Bruso) may be a bit crazy but it seems that the cornrow guy misheard Bruso's conversation with a friend, claimed racism, and then pursued Bruso to the front of the bus and started hitting him. Far from an ideal situation, but at least the instigator is the one who ended up bloody. And whats with the folks on the bus goading on on the attacker by saying he should "beat his white ass" and calling Bruso "Pinky"? Imagine the races reversed and passengers were yelling "beat his black ass" and calling an African American "blacky". Anyhow, it is a reminder of how quickly a situation can escalate. Thanks for posting the video. Yikes- this is the first I have seen of this video.

Reading the full transcript helps to understand what happened:

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/02/22/bus-brawl-antihero-the-new-bernie-goetz/

Epic Beard Man (Tom Bruso) may be a bit crazy but it seems that the cornrow guy misheard Bruso’s conversation with a friend, claimed racism, and then pursued Bruso to the front of the bus and started hitting him.

Far from an ideal situation, but at least the instigator is the one who ended up bloody.

And whats with the folks on the bus goading on on the attacker by saying he should “beat his white ass” and calling Bruso “Pinky”? Imagine the races reversed and passengers were yelling “beat his black ass” and calling an African American “blacky”.

Anyhow, it is a reminder of how quickly a situation can escalate. Thanks for posting the video.

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