Brawl on Coaster Bus from Portmore ... man accused of riding another's ass while in transit

This morning on a Portmore coaster minibus it was high drama on the toll road leaving from Passage Fort and the Portmore Plaza/town centre around 9am reports from a passenger who said that as the bus proceeded from Independence City passengers boarded the bus at various points until it was full to capacity as is normally the case with these informal typed buses, persons are sometimes willing to be squeezed or packed tightly together all in the name of getting to work on time also many persons are still used to the old days of the awful "minibus system" where this cramming practice was quite the norm.

The "ass rider" as I will call him for purposes of this post boarded the bus and the reactions were clear as he entered and took his place in the aisle, he was wearing very close fitted clothing, his face was bleached or lightened and his hair was well groomed with some sort of styling gel. The center row seats that would normally be unfolded so passengers could sit are usually unfolded in peak hour traffic so as to accommodate more standing passengers thus more money to collect for the "boss" or the bus' owner, such is the hustler system that operates under or alongside the formal government run transport system.

example of a typical Coaster bus with aisle seats up, these are kept up during peak hour traffic on some routes in Jamaica to accommodate more standing passengers hence more fares collected. Here one can "ride ass or dry hump/rub while being driven

The man who was standing in the aisle of the bus was first directly infront of a woman but a man who was formally dressed was to an angle from the ass rider on the bus, a woman who was one of the last to board the bus took a small space beside the ass rider he moved and allowed her to take his spot thus putting himself in direct line with the well dressed gentleman, as the bus proceeded and as is customary persons would shift themselves to become comfortable as the vehicle is driven (usually fast and carefree as many passengers like that with loud playing dancehall music by the driver) the ass rider reportedly made use of the adjustment periods and made a full 180 degree turn to be behind the gentleman' rear, as the bus proceeded my source said that they became suspicious as with every angled move the bus made the "ass rider" would move to be on the gentleman.

Other passengers said they noticed this when the shouting match began.

This did not sit kindly with him and an argument began where the ass rider was described as a battyman among other colourful Jamaican parlance. He in turn became boisterous and blows were exchanged as the bus proceeded. Passengers eventually demanded that the bus come to a halt and the offending "ass rider" battyman be put off, this was not before he declared his innocence, the bus crew also wanted in on the act and proceeded to find any item along the road side to beat the battyman but due to his aggressive nature it was clear according to the

eyewitness many wouldn't test him as he too when he disembarked the vehicle along the busy highway also seemed to be foraging for any item that could have been used as a weapon.

(not the actual bus) - Example of a typical former NTC Coaster bus, they still keep the Blue colours but notice the dark tinting, it is under those tints that very strong allegations come forth that school girls sometimes willingly go to be involved sexually with bus crews and other men, the transport authority has since attempted to curve the tinting practice.

The bus proceeded to the toll booth with passengers expressing their anger and without the "ass rider" as he walked back to the overpass at the bus stop.

Typical Encava 600 model that traversed our streets in the late nineties, the door would have been on the opposite side as we are left hand drivers here

This one ended up a little better than a similar incident in Half Way Tree some years ago, where a young man did not escape a proper thrashing after he was accused of "ass riding" on a then Encava Bus that was the standard for the day. From memory he was said to have been watched by other passengers as he rode another male passenger in transit every chance he could get. If both men are guilty then we are just going to have to encourage the discontinuation of this practice as it just reinforces the justification that we must be beaten or abused due to the perception that we are trying to convert everyone else into gays.

Don't go riding a man's ass on a bus please, why do we like danger so much is other fundamental question?

Peace and tolerance

H