A disturbing video showed the moment a woman was jumped and pushed off of a bus by a group of teens after she told them to stop cursing.
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Kyla Thurston was on her way to pick up her diabetes medication on Oct. 17 before 4 p.m. Thurston said while riding the bus, a group of teens entered the W4 Metrobus and started cursing. “The only thing I said was, ‘Can y’all stop the abusive language?'” she explained to WDPE. Moments later, the teens became upset with Thurston’s comment and started throwing objects at her: “They started throwing objects at me, they started assaulting me, “They started throwing objects at me, they started assaulting me.
Thurston pleaded for help during the attack, but the bus driver didn’t stop. After the attack, the teens grabbed Thurston and threw her off. “They ripped my jacket and threw me off the bus like a piece of tissue,” she exclaimed.
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Social media users were stunned by the video and questioned why nobody assisted her during the attack.
Washington DC , just another day , lady asked people to stop swearing got thrown of the bus pic.twitter.com/bd2DiSrX8f
— neil (@neiljettel3) October 19, 2022
In response to the incident, Metro said the bus driver who was present during the attack didn’t follow safety protocols. The policy requires drivers to pull over and stop and then notify a supervisor about any incidents.
“Metro’s General Manager has personally reached out to the victim to extend his apologies for what she experienced on the W4 bus on Monday evening,. Generally, bus operators are only permitted stop at authorized bus stops unless they become aware that an incident jeopardizing safety is occurring on their bus. In those instances, they can stop where it is safe to do so and use an onboard system to send an alarm and contact the Bus Operations Control Center for assistance from a supervisor or Transit Police.”
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 responded and said bus operators are not “social workers” and trained to fix incidents that take place on public transportation.
“Our members are not social workers. Our members aren’t trained to fight or break up fights. Our members aren’t trained to resolve the social issues that cause this violence. The problems our members face every day are far larger than something we can tackle on our own as transit workers”