The older white guy seemed a touch off but I don’t know how you can restrain him from leaving the scene simply because he defended himself and talked a little ___ with a punk on the bus. They can’t even commit people these days without great evidence and cause—how can they take him to the hospital to ‘observe’ him if it’s “just a fight.”
And it was not just a fight to the millions who’ve seen it. It represents something much more and though he may not be the perfect role model, Epic Beard Guy is definitely a model to those who wish to live in a civilized society and take public transit and walk the streets without fear of the antisocial elements (whatever their background.)
I can’t respect a grown man who walks in public wearing a t-shirt that says in big block letters “I am the mother f**ker” at kids’ eye level.
True, with the qualifier that for some of us he IS the perfect role model for bus riding In SF. first you walk away, then if it's being filmed for gang initiation, do everything you can to make sure the punk can't join the gang....one less gang member is always a good idea!