Was I really wrong?

[sabs]

I was assulted on a bus this morning because a woman said I pushed in front of her in the queue, when reality we were the last to get on at the same time and I actually was further in front of her to put my oyster card on the pad, but she pushed me away to put her card through first. I leaned in further as i was in front..and then the slapping and scratching came from her!

I never even touched the woman so how can she say i pushed in front of her?? She said she was waiting for ages for the bus longer than me..but what has that got to do with anything? As a result i have various cuts and bruises on my body and will now report her to the police for assult. There were several witnesses present.....Was her behaviour necessary?

[andy-hughes]

Of course not, but you can never legislate for how people will react when they feel their sense of fair play is wronged, and that their personal space invaded.

To physically assault someone for perceived queue jumping is totally unacceptable, and I hope you are successful in your action.

[suffragette]

Sadly, queue rage is increasing in frequency and there is a generational and even cultural edge to it with younger people and non Britons ignoring the tradition of waiting in line before being served in shops or climbing onto buses.

Her assault on you was unwarranted, whatever the circumstances, but if you are prone to gently easing your way in front of others in queues, I suggest you wear a crash helmet in future because you will provoke even the most timid looking of grannies into a banshee like rage these days.

[dot.hawkes]

there will have been cameras on the bus surely, complain to the bus company too and see if they have evidence.

[juddlinski]

People like you who slyly push in and then express disbelief when someone calls them out on it, really annoy me. Good on the woman I say.

[Loosehead]

I agree with judlinski and suffragette, why did you think you could push in front of her? you know she was ahead of you. People like you deserve a good smack for deliberately enraging people. I suppose you get some kind of kick out of slyly pushing in hoping to get away with it. Then when you are challenged, the other person is somehow made to be the villain. I suggest you wear all over body protection if you are going to try this too often, you may not be British so I'll help you out, queue jumping in Britain is not tollerated! Oh and forget the Police action, the witnesses will back the other person rather than a queue jumper any day.

[sabs]

FYI I am British, I had 5 people urging me to report her and a relative of mine works on the same bus route, so catching her won't be a problem...your putting me off has not worked.

[juddlinski]

why ask the question then?

[sabs]

My question wasn't 'shall i report her?'

[juddlinski]

So basically you provoke someone into defending themselves against you, then when you get your just desserts you run crying to the police and grass them up ?!

Unbelievable.

In an ideal world, you'd be hauled up in court.

[Loosehead]

Ok but why did you push in then? Did you expect nothing to happen?

To answer your questions:
"Was I really wrong"? - Yes

"I never even touched her so how can she say I pushed in front?" You said you pushed in front, YOU, you do not have to make physical contact to push in front.

"She said she was waiting...... but what's that got to do with anything"? She was there first, It's her right to get on before you, what if the bus was full would you have taken her place and made her wait for the next bus? probably you would as I can see what a selfish person you are.

"Was her behaviour necessary" - no but understandable.

Perhaps the other people watching didn't realise you where queue juming and only saw the response to it. 
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[sabs]

What a charming person you are loosehead, really.

[sabs]

Btw it was during the rush hour, many people were standing there in front and saw the whole thing.

[juddlinski]

God, stop crying about it. Learn from it and walk away. Don't push in again. Unless you want a slap.

[spaced]

whether Sabs pushed in front or not, the woman had NO right to touch you or assault you.

If I were you I would proceed with the reporting and get her charge with assault.

There is a thin line - If I got into a row on public transport I would let the other person shout all they liked, but the moment they lay their hands on me.......I'd break their legs. No one has a right to touch, push or hit you. Its invasion of your space, You should of hit her back, twice as hard!

[juddlinski]

'invasion of space'

what, like pushing in in front of someone?

Karma.

[sabs]

What a presumptuous comment to make, who said I was crying about it? I was simply answering you back, as I have the right to do so. I have indeed learned from this, and I'll make sure justice will be done.

[juddlinski]

I wish you luck. The police will be glad to dealing with a real crime rather than some petty and vindictive crybaby wanting to get back at someone even though they know they're in the wrong.

[sabs]

It was also petty of the woman to give me a slap for no reason. Justice will be done and the woman will get her just desserts believe you me.

[Gef]

As usual, three stars for those that agree othrwise nothing.

A bus queue - is it the most inportant thing in life?

If it is then you are a sad soul.

[bernardo]

No, her behaviour was not necessary.
Yes, you should report her to the police for assaulting you.

But I am confused by one thing which you said in your question. You have admitted that she had been waiting for the bus for much longer than you. This means that she was in front of you in the queue!!! So why did you lean forward and get in front and try to do your oyster card before her?!?!? Don't you know what a queue is?

You ask "what has that got to do with anything?" as if it doesn't have anything to do with anything, whereas in fact it has got everything to do with it!

You have been assaulted, but you are also very silly and it is understandable why some other people have said nasty things about you as well.