Bullies on the bus

By TheodoreFinches - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom

Today, on the bus ride home from work, two women behind me kept pulling my hair. I turned around and told them to, "cut it out." When I got home, I realized they'd took it literally. FML
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InfiniteSunshine 32

Did these women not learn the kindergarten rule of not invading other's personal space? To pull your hair continuously is bad, to cut it off, I would be ******* livid. I'm pretty sure at that point it counts as assault and they can be charged.

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almost_there44 26

People are so childish and dumb as hell. I know you're upset, but at least hair grows back. Probably the last thing you want to hear. Their stupidity will probably last forever if they think it's cute to cute a strangers hair. Thankfully they didn't do something worse with those scissors. Sorry OP.

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YoshiMan007 11

Well technically, they did as you asked

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tantanpanda 26

That's why you don't be nice and you tell them to **** off.

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stangbang92 17

They could also take that literally as well. And that could be hot.

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shadypalmtree 20

#59, how exactly can "**** off" be taken literally? I understand **** you, but unless your ******* on the back of a horse into the sunset, it's be hard to **** off

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PePziNL 20

Maybe 'Go **** yourself' is a better insult here.

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Iamskynet 18

u asked them to, i don't see their fault

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Derix 11

You're one of those people who takes things to literal just to piss others off -.-

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OnlyNeko 13

she said 'to cut IT out' NOT 'to cut it OFF'

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chrisbeaudoin 26

"Cutting it out" could be taken as cutting the lock of hair out of op's hair

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ThunderLightTSV 31

Did they at least have the courtesy to make it look nice? Also why do they have scissors and/or a sharp object with them on public transportation?

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ThrottleJockey 35

I, like many people, carry a knife or multi-tool at all times due to their usefulness. I don't cut people's hair though, unless they ask:-).

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Zebediabolical 39

If I have pants on, I'm carrying a knife. I live and work on a farm, so it's a 'sharp edged farm tool' not a weapon. Other than some very specific incidences and reasons, I've carried one since I turned 12.

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tj4234 35

#13 and #32. OP is from the UK. It's illegal to carry any kind of blade or sharp object here in public, even if it's a tool.

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DrumrollPlease 9

That's not strictly true; you can legally carry scissors or any blade shorter than three inches in your pocket over here (like the ones on a Leatherman or Swiss Army Knife)

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IanTheKorean 8

Sorry man, but I gotta say, this made my day! xD Don't worry itll grow back soon enough...

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InfiniteSunshine 32

Did these women not learn the kindergarten rule of not invading other's personal space? To pull your hair continuously is bad, to cut it off, I would be ******* livid. I'm pretty sure at that point it counts as assault and they can be charged.

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ShotaSammy 17

It is assault in the US. Not sure about the UK

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InfiniteSunshine 32

It's assault in Canada too, and we sometimes have similarities in laws with the UK. At the very least, the hair pulling would be assault, non consensual hair pulling would hurt, which would classify as bodily harm to the person. Also, they came at the OP with scissors, which even if they're only cutting hair, it could still be seen as an intent to harm.

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sjs98 10

It would technically be considered "assault and battery". Assault is defined as actions which indicate the intent to do bodily harm. Battery is the actual action. So, a wind-up before a punch is assault (not battery), but after the punch is thrown, it's then assault and battery. :)

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InfiniteSunshine 32

Yes, I knew that's the way the law works in the UK. Just force of habit and easier to write only assault.

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interesting33 36

Most busses have cctv - get the police and driver to look at it and identify the women - then charge them and get compensation and hopefully they will also get a sharp lesson in treating people like human beings

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almost_there44 26

People are so childish and dumb as hell. I know you're upset, but at least hair grows back. Probably the last thing you want to hear. Their stupidity will probably last forever if they think it's cute to cute a strangers hair. Thankfully they didn't do something worse with those scissors. Sorry OP.

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Theguyinthedark 11

It's never cute to "cute" a strangers hair.

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almost_there44 26

Apparently 175 people knew that it was a typo and actually understood what I was trying to say. If you didn't, I don't know how to help you.

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AbyN0rmal23 5

Are they 5? Even if they were 5 that would still be no excuse. 5 year olds have better manners than they do.

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Bearsmomma 30

Even 5 year Olds don't usually cut SOMEONE ELSE'S hair. Their own, sure.

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Atlas1960 16

Wow, those women are awful. but how'd you not notice until you got home?

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hellobobismyname 24

It's not like she has nerves on her hair. Cutting hair is painless as long as you are careful not to pull. She could have had on earphones or the bus was loud and therefore she couldn't hear the snip. And it's the hair on the back of her head so it's not like she could see it. I don't find it difficult to see why she didn't notice until she got home. My real question is why the heck nobody told her. Cutting someone's hair would be pretty obvious to people around them, unless it wasn't a full bus. It's just sad what counts for "fun" to idiots these days.

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