Quote:I really didn't hear anyone "egging" on the fight, though its possible I missed it given the quality of the video. The only comment that I clearly heard was "it ain't worth it" (or something to that effect), but even that was made with no clear indication of who it was directed to.

 

And as I said, he moved away. If he really wanted to de-escalate the situation, he was at least 6 seats away. All he had to do at that point was to keep quiet and ignore the other guy rather than shouting back comments that taunt the other guy. When someone is shouting angrily at you, shouting angrily back isn't a way to diffuse the situation.

 

 

Perhaps this version is shorter and doesn't have the entire footage, but I've seen this video several times when it first happened and there was indeed the typical race baiting types that were egging the fight on. 

 

Yes there was one or 2 intelligent people on the bus who were saying "it aint worth it" trying to diffuse the situation. 

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