Gothamist: Bus Driver Fatally Stabbed by Passenger

STVO

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:45:28 -0500

"pull my finger" loves those racial undertones smh

pete

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:22:16 -0500

Its hit and miss. Some drivers are nuts, or racist. Others wave you through when your card is empty. Its a union job, you get an assortment of individuals, but bad apples can never be fired. Now will we see NYPD Hercules Teams on the B46? Wasn't this a terror attack on public transportation near the holidays?

dogbraincatscan

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:18:57 -0500

no excuses for the stabber; that said, many bus drivers are straight up assholes for no reason. 3 am, when a faulty card machine ate my last fare with the word "error," and no more than 50 cents in my pocket, in a bad neighborhood by myself, a bus driver kicked me off when it was obvious the machine had eaten my fare. a female bus driver would never have done that (and they never have). another time, i needed to catch a bus whose stop was on the corner. the bus was waiting at the red light and i ran up and motioned to please be let on. the driver opens the door, points back ONE FOOT to where the bus stop sign is and says "the stop is back there, you're shit out of luck." i called the MTA to complain, as i had memorized the bus number and route, and the associate on the other end said that the guy should've been more courteous...but i'm sure my complaint did nothing. and i don't yell or holler or bully the drivers into getting my way... so they really should be more accomodating.

Pull My Finger

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:40:32 -0500

He must have thought that Obama was going to give everybody in the hood free rides on the bus,

blkiznewprez

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:19:58 -0500

you know, i just... i can't... this little fuck has the audacity of swiping an empty card, getting a free ride and then he asks for the transfer, well OF COURSE because he is so ENTITLED to it. he doesn't have to pay like the rest of us. and when the driver said no, he STABS him? what the FUCK? i hope they catch him because this is the type of savage who would attack anyone with the slightest provocation. don't give me shit about him being poor and not being able to afford a fare card. this is tough times for everybody. i don't get a welfare check and sometimes i can't buy a metrocard and then i WALK to where i need to get to. i don't try to get free rides (which is stealing) and then kill people when they try to stop me. if only the terrorists would blow up the projects...

meL

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:15:11 -0500

#28, if you read the article, he clearly did not pay for his ride. "Police said the man swiped an invalid fare card and sat down on the bus, then asked for a transfer slip usually available to riders. Police told CBS 2 HD that when the driver told the man that he didn't pay for the ride" So yeah... And really sad news, how lives can be taken over such a little thing is disgusting.

mocanlagunas

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:18:56 -0500

not to belittle this sad news, but in Guatemala, there have been almost 150 bus drivers killed this year... aint this a great world we're living in?

NannyState

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:58:27 -0500

More fabulous return on our investment in the projects.

Reflect

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:57:44 -0500

Sometimes bus drivers are total douches though. He apparenly paid to get on. So just give a damn transfer. Alot of them have more attitude than a C.O. And thas just on the M23. If you feel tired and ran down by this city. Move the fuck away and stop spreading your contagious attitude on the rest of us.

Nyctini11

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:54:41 -0500

Thanks for insult #10, much appreciated but, the last time i checked it was a full size bus, i was helmet free, although your ignorance seems to be flowing abundantly! I didn't realize telling my 1 story of many offensive bus drivers i've encountered warranted the accusations but, then again, i'm not surprised, let's all take after you and go around making derogatory accusations of everyone!! In the infamous words of my peer SpeacialEd, YAY!!

chris lee

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:44:37 -0500

"It wasn't just over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this. " nooo..you mean it WASN'T just about a transfer?

r1b2

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:23:42 -0500

It wasn't just over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this.

r1b2

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:23:00 -0500

It wasn'tust over a transfer. It was a transfer that was denied a crazy person. Sympathies to the family of the driver. And a may a relentless manhunt ensue for the animal who did this.

chris lee

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:08:01 -0500

Main Entry: 1sav·age Pronunciation: \ˈsa-vij\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salvage, savage, from Late Latin salvaticus, alteration of Latin silvaticus of the woods, wild, from silva wood, forest Date: 13th century 1 a: not domesticated or under human control : untamed b: lacking the restraints normal to civilized human beings : fierce , ferocious 2: wild , uncultivated 3 a: boorish , rude b: malicious 4: lacking complex or advanced culture : uncivilized

chris lee

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:06:16 -0500

..notice the section of his route that it occurred? ..this area is a zoo, this is just the most glaring of a hundred and one daily offenses and outrages that happen for drivers who have to deal with this section of the route. No one wants to admit it but these "types" of people are savages. Call it like it is.

captainblackout

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:05:32 -0500

@theLtrain...Not to be a pedant but this was the B46, not the B60. I ride the B46 sometimes and I have to say, most of the interactions are pleasant, but when they are unpleasant they get unpleasant quick.

chris lee

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:05:18 -0500

notice the section of his route that it occurred? this area is a zoo, this is just the most glaring of a hundred and one daily offenses and outrages that happen for driver's who have to deal with this route. No one wants to admit it but these "types" of peoples are savages. Call it like it is.

ides_of_march

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:53:49 -0500

Riding the bus like a civilized human being and not killing anybody gets you no street cred. The guy had no choice. Besides, he was still pissed off about not getting his flat screen TV half price at Wal-Mart on Friday.

NYCHotShot

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:53:49 -0500

I don't really get the "Thank you" to the bus driver thing. As customers, they should thank us! That said, this is very unfortunate.

JRod5417

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:52:37 -0500

Truly sickening behavior. Happy holidays indeed.

theLtrain

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:46:36 -0500

In my experiences riding the b60 line (From canarsie, through east new york, brownsville, bushwick, to williamsburg) both the passengers and bus drivers have been nice and respectful to each other, everyone usually says "Thank you" to the bus driver when they leave.

lanciano

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:43:51 -0500

Savage ! @Nyctini11, I'm sorry if that happened to you, but in my 34 years riding the MTA buses to school etc, I have seen many more passengers causing trouble than drivers. I don't feel sorry for the stabber on the B46. There is no excuse for inflicting bodily harm on someone who simply won't give you a transfer.

Pull My Finger

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:41:13 -0500

He had to get to Wallmart to get a cheap tv.

palestine

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:38:56 -0500

Why is bed-stuy so big?

fugothamist

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:34:25 -0500

$2 is a lot of Colt 45

whitecastlerock

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:29:34 -0500

Okay so this person gets killed over what amounts to a $2 fare? Disgusting...

TheKlaus

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:27:42 -0500

#7 clearly rides the short bus

fugothamist

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:22:23 -0500

pensions fo life, son

Armchair_warrior

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:22:09 -0500

not surprise, my friend drives a bus, the tells me in the ghetto areas more than half the passengers dont pay and have the balls to ask for a transfer. he never gives them transfers but sometimes people would threaten him for not giving them one.

Nyctini11

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:17:03 -0500

Not that i'm excusing the behavior but, if you haven't encountered one of the many Douche Bag bus drivers in Brooklyn, don't judge so quickly. I am a 110lb female, and have a 200+ plus lb male bus driver, stand up and threaten to hit me and throw me off the bus because as packed as it was i was apparently a threat to him by not moving in quicker then i could, THEY ARE THE ANIMALS!

Billiamsburg

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:16:31 -0500

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JacqueMehoff

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:12:50 -0500

you get a transfer when boarding a bus.

edEx

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:10:29 -0500

over a bus transfer?

fugothamist

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:09:20 -0500

how many "true new yorker" gothamist readers are now wondering what a "transfer" is?

fugothamist

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:53 -0500

ghetto

Bottomless Chips

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:04:10 -0500

Fuckin' animal