I'm not chastising anyone. I'm saying that those passengers shouldn't be criticized for not acting. Remember, the one passenger who intervened got beaten to death. 6 against 1. You really think you could take on 6 youths?
Absolutely not! But the 30 passengers who fled the bus could have.......FWIW, had 6 of the cowards taken a stand then it is quite likely they would have had company.......