Dispute over seat sparked attack on school bus, student says (not racism, of course)

St Louis Post Dispatch ^ | 9/15/09 | Leah

[pissant]

A student on a Belleville West High School bus was beaten for his choice of seat, not because he was white, according to a witness and police.

"The incident appears now to be more about a couple of bullies on a bus dictating where people sit," said Belleville Police Capt. Don Sax, who originally said Monday's attack may have been racially motivated.

D'Vante Lott, 16, said he was on the bus and witnessed the attack by the two black students.

The victim walked onto the bus, looking for an open seat, but students kept turning him down, as D'Vante said happened often with this student.

But Monday, the victim apparently tired of asking for a seat, D'Vante said, moved one student's book-bag off a seat, and just sat down.

The student next to him then started hitting the victim for moving his bag, D'Vante said.

But the second assailant was just trying to act tough, D'Vante said. "The second guy hit him because he wanted to hit him," he said.

D'Vante didn't think the attacks were racially motivated.

"Nobody even knows the kid," D'Vante said. "He's a quiet dude."

"They usually let him sit down," he continued.

Meanwhile, D'Vante said, the bus driver did little. "He kept driving. All he said was 'Sit Down.'"

[pissant]

Can't be racism. Only whitey can be racist.

[wintertime]

The victim walked onto the bus, looking for an open seat, but students kept turning him down,
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No racism here, folks! Move along!

[pissant]

Then to have the gall to actually sit, why that’s racism on whitey’s part.

[DonaldC]

I’m tired of the double-standards in this country.

[wintertime]

“They usually let him sit down,” he continued.
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Let? Let? Let?

They **usually** “let” him sit down?

Huh? Ya’ mean sometimes they don’t “let” him sit?

Sounds a lot like Rosa Parks looking for a seat.

[Grampa Dave]

Notify the Attorney General about this Hate Crime. It was pre planned by not leaving a vacant seat.

[pissant]

Eric Holder? The guy who let the Black Panthers terrorize the philly voting station?

[AuntB]

“Let? Let? Let?

They **usually** “let” him sit down?

Huh? Ya’ mean sometimes they don’t “let” him sit?

Sounds a lot like Rosa Parks looking for a seat.”

:<(

[wintertime]

There are schools that are so morally corrupt and despicable that it would be better for the child never to attend school than step foot in one.

It would be better for the child to be completely illiterate and innumerate than to ever attend one of these snake pits. I **seriously** mean it!

[freedumb2003]

Speak an unpopular truth about a popular half-black kenyan: Racism

Beat up a white student with the help of other blacks and to the laughter of other blacks: Not Racism

Thanks for clearing that up.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Can't be racism. Only whitey can be racist.

If this is a case of a few thugs trying to regulate where weaker kids of all races sit on the school bus, as the article seems to indicate, it really isn't racism. Same thing used to happen on my school bus back in the day - jocks and would-be hoods in the back, popular kids in the middle and back, nerds up front. Funny seeing so many people here hoping that it actually is racism.

[dalebert]

sure

[pissant]

Yeah, dude, whatever you say.

[latina4dubya]

It would be better for the child to be completely illiterate and innumerate than to ever attend one of these snake pits. I **seriously** mean it!

hey--that's my motto! i am not kidding...

[behzinlea]

Then to have the gall to actually sit, why that’s racism on whitey’s part.

A white modern day Rosa Parks has the gall to sit down on a bus controlled by black racist thugs.

[calex59]

Oh,yeah, that’s not racist, won’t let him set next to them and when he does they beat the sh** out of him. How is that not racist? Race related crime once again relegated to a non race related crime because it was black on white.

[behzinlea]

Really? Which black students did the thugs beat the crap out of?

[Will88]

Funny seeing so many people here hoping that it actually is racism.

Funny seeing anyone go to such lengths to deny that it was racism.

[calex59]

If this is a case of a few thugs trying to regulate where weaker kids of all races sit on the school bus, as the article seems to indicate, it really isn't racism. Same thing used to happen on my school bus back in the day - jocks and would-be hoods in the back, popular kids in the middle and back, nerds up front. Funny seeing so many people here hoping that it actually is racism.

There is no hoping to it, it is a race related crime. If you can't see that too bad. The crime is just as bad, race related or not, but they were denying him a seat and this went on day after day. What reason do you think the black kids wouldn't let him sit down. I want to know why the drive isn't forcing them to let him set. Adults now a days are so chicken sh** its pathetic.

[wardaddy]

not the first time either

for every time a white kid or adult is victim of a black perp for assault, rape, murder or home invasion then how often does vice versa happen?

James Byrd, the old black guy beaten by white thugs last week....ok that is two.

I realize hispanics do more crime than white or most Asians proportionately but I can say I have never really had a negative issue with latinos over my skin color though i have seen their marches and read the Azatlan crap enough to know it happens...I have beefed with Dominicans and Ricans but that was more skin that latino...

can't say the same about black thugs..

even though they are less threatening so far I find ambiguous ebonically inclined white trash to be the most disgusting