[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

There's no way that I, as a woman, could take on 6 Muslim youths. Does that make me a candyass? I've certainly got the mentality to want to intervene, but really, there's no way I could. If someone were to attack me, I'd be dead.

To all of you macho guys throwing the word 'candyass' around, 1 guy against 6 youths is really lopsided. Sorry to tell you this, but you're going to get your a$$ kicked.

It's possible that the passengers who ran off the bus were elderly or women. And if not, I still don't see how you can condemn them. The one guy who intervened, Guido, got beaten to death. That could be you.

[L98Fiero]

It was 40 passengers against 6 un-armed thugs. That's over 6 passengers for each punk. There's nothing in the article that even hints at the possibility that the passengers were elderly. I read about women fighting off and injuring atttackers every day.

You need not fear, If you are being assaulted in sight of me, I will help you. How would you feel about a crowd of people fleeing as some punks beat you to death? Well, odds are you'll never have to worry about that because of people like me and the others you chastize on this thread. Our willingness to act makes you safer.

You are welcome.

[stevio]

I agree. I couldn't have helped this guy out by myself either in that country. This isn't the first time this happened over there and I seriously doubt that there weren't a few guys that could've jumped in. I would hope that it would be different in this country. At least here I got my posse with me, Smith and Wesson.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I can assure you that being female, I would never abandon someone to their death as they were beating senseless by youths. Over 30 people on this bus....left this man to die, I'm certain that 30 could take on 6 muslim youths. In addition to this I never would use the term Candy_ _ _, it is vulger. I am STILL sickened that people would abandon a man beating beaten to his death and you should be too.

[Gefreiter]

It doesn't make you a candyass to retreat before superior force. Six against one- yeah, you're gonna die if the attackers want to kill you.

But it wasn't six on one. It was six on thirty-one. And thirty ran.

That's not only despicable, it's disgusting.

But I guess it's too "macho" for a group that size to defend itself.