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
I agree, your life sucks 17 669
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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.

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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What kind of adult does shit like this?

One of my major pet peeves is when someone has their hair over the seat, so it's practically in my face.

That's fine to have that pet peeve, I get annoyed with my own hair in my face, much less someone else's, but to cut someone's hair over it, completely unacceptable. How about just politely ask them to move it? Also, nowhere does it say OP's hair was doing that, it could have been perfectly contained and these women are just bitches.

First off, chill out. Nowhere did I say it was op fault so quit looking for a comment battle. Obviously it was unacceptable for them to cut it. Remember that we are only hearing one side of the story, maybe they did ask her to move it. And if her hair was contained, they wouldn't be able to cut it; unless when they were pulling her hair they pulled it loose and then cut it.

I wasn't worked up at all and no where did I say you were blaming the OP. I was stating fact and I agreed with you, it is annoying when people have their hair everywhere. You're the one who got all defensive, so how was I the one "looking for a battle." They would still be able to cut it even if it was contained. Most bus seats aren't like car's seats, they aren't tall and don't have a headrest or anything. Meaning her hair could have been on her side of the seat, yet still completely accessible and they could easily cut it.

#15-If you didn't think that OP had their hair over the seat, why would you bring it up? You clearly think that gives these two women the right to cut a stranger's hair. Based on your response, you are the one that needs to chill out.

#29 I do think Op had their hair over the seat.. I'm not sure how you got the thought that I don't think that? And no I'm not saying just because her hair was over the seat justifies their cutting it. People having their hair in my area is one of my pet peeves, that's all I said.

#27 when you say contained, I think of maybe put in a hat or in a pony tail or bun, no just on their side of the seat. I don't think of that as contained. All I said was that when people have their hair in my seat it's my pet peeve, you take that as a reason why it was ok for the girls to cut her hair. It's not ok that they cut it, I'm agreeing not with you on that. You made the assumption that I disagreed with that statement.

My last comment made no sense. What I meant is that I agree that her hair in the seat was not a good reason to cut it. All I said was hair in my seat is a pet peeve. You made the assumption that I agree with the girl for cutting ops hair, but I don't agree with it.

What you are doing is taking words out of context. That girl said it is a pet peeve when people put their hair over the seat when riding the bus. She did not say "I wish they cut the hair off of people who put their hair over the seat when riding the bus." She also didn't state that what happened to OP was okay. So you need to read these comments well and not accuse people of having bad intentions and make them look bad.

#54 -None of your comments made any sense. You're blaming the victim and digging yourself into an even bigger hole. Even if they asked her to move it, still doesn't justify what they did. You might not have said that verbatim, but your words speak loud and clear.

Hey #62. You seem to be making a lot of sense with this whole argument when all she said was that she has a pet peeve she has encountered when using public transportation. Let me give you an example of how much sense you make. "You may not have said that verbatim, but your words speak loud and clear." It's obvious you construct your own interpretations using people's comments. So if she didn't say it was okay for those people to cut OP's hair off, how is it loud and clear? That makes no sense. Stop attacking that girl because you think you're very smart with words.

You're right man. But then there are people like (almost_there44) who take people's comments and create their own assumptions or statements that only make sense to themselves.

My words speak loud and clear? Really.. How about the words I actually say ,instead of you assuming things, speak loud and clear. I never said it was Ops fault. All I said is that it's a pet peeve, and that doesn't justify those girls cutting ops hair.

I'm not blaming the victim! I've never said that!

So now hair that isn't in a pony tail, bun, or a hat is I contained and bothers you? I prefer to have my hair down most of the time, kinda like your picture #15. If hair down bothers you so much that you condone cutting it off a stranger's head, then you got some issues and need to see someone about that.

Are you ******* serious? The other person who commented said maybe there hair was contained and I thought contained meant in a pony, bun, or hat. No, hair that is down doesn't bother me. What bother me is when I'm on a bus and people put their hair over the seat and it goes in my face. Your comment is honestly the most ignorant thing I have read.

I've said multiple times that is no Ops fault. Hair down doesn't bother me. Hair that is over the bus seat and gets in my face bothers me. How about you read the comments and stop making assumptions and taking things out of context.

Public transportation is like a magical thing where people act the same way they would do on the internet. As if it was suddenly okay to preach your opinions out loud to strangers, touch them or scream as soon as you get on board. Sorry you experienced that OP, hopefully it can easily be fixed with a new haircut until you hair grows back.

It was cutting it pretty close though. But don't worry OP, we're all pulling (your hair) for you.

Wtf is wrong with people. That's why I don't ride the bus too many crazy ***** ride the bus lol

flyingflies 36

Somwhere, in a dark room, two women are seated at an old, wooden desk. Half-burned candles are all around them, seemingly on every available surface. Weird dolls and masks fill one wall. The window is closed. The air is hot and humid and filled.with heavy, oriental essences. One of the women lets a heavy book fall on the desk, and dust emerges. Satisfied, she points to the title "How to male voo-doo dolls" and lets her fingers curl around the cut ponytail beside it

Does the most surveilled country in the world have CCTV on busses? If so, call the police.

Am I the only person who wonders if op had something in their hair and they were attempting to remove it? Like a bump made one of them accidentally spit their gum into the hair and they were trying to stealthily remove it when op told them to cut it out.

That makes a weird amount of sense. Still doesn't make it right of course.

I thought the same thing and the more I think about it the more sense it makes. It's more likely than them just cutting it as a joke if you think about it, depending on the way OP said "cut it out" they could've thought that OP actually knew that something was in their hair and they thought they were just helping OP out. Then again they could've just been a couple of crazies, who knows?