I was attacked on the bus today,but looks like the police can’t do anything about it? Report to their school?

Today in the morning, I got on the bus as usual, and was trying to take a vacant seat opposite from two African American girls. But one put her foot on the seat I was trying to sit on. It didn’t bother much, I just walked away and found another seat on the opposite side of them, which was near the exit. There was a lady next to me, started to argue with them, because she thinks what those two girls did to me was not right. They basically argued for more than 5 bus stops, and threaten to beat us up. I didn’t say anything, until one of them tried to touch my personally belonging. I only spoke to them for two sentences "Don’t touch my stuff. I don’t want to talk to you." Before they got off the bus, one of them hit hard on my head and face. I think she also hitted the lady next to me. I also got off on the same stop as them, then saw a police car a block away, and filed a police report with a case number handy.

The police also asked the Deputy to come, see if he can find the bus #, so they can find the video record on that bus. However, based on what the Shieff told me, they’re expericing budget cut, and there are only two Shieff monitoring the buses. If they really found the girls, I’d need to go to the court and justisfy, in order to put charge against them. He asked me if I really want to go through all these trouble….And he also told me the city does not have enough funds for all these juvenilles…..

One of the girl was wearing a P.E pants, with some wording on it. I told this description to the police, but he thinks it’s just a brand name, not the school name. When I got home, I did a search on the logo, and found a Middle School, with the same name as the logo that I saw. So does reporting to the school works? Or nothing they can do about it?

I really need some suggestions, and still feel frighten since this was the first time it ever happened to me, since I move to this area a little more than a year ago.

I also feel very upset about it. Someone hitted me when I didn’t do anything wrong to them, and I was trying to file a police report, then he kept asking me "what’s your intention." I still feel hurt on my right ear, but I didn’t want any medical attention at time, because was worrying about the big bills.

With such economic crisis, everything, everywhere, is about money. I just feel super upset, when they told me there is very little they can do about it, because the city is lack of money…blah blah…

my intention was trying to file a police report and tell them what I know. They already asked me what time I got on and off the bus, and the description of the girls. But what I feel upset is that the Shieff sounds like if I am not going to justify on the court, he’ll not try to look after them. I am just an ordinary girl, trying to go to work, school and back home safe.

It makes me wonder this question "since the city has no money to build a juvinille hall, that means whatever those kids did, they can always get away? Or get away easily?"

I just want to express some feelings, and hope everyone have a safe ride.

Hazel, Sorry to hear all this. You are in the USof A I guess. Well, my suggestion is: Learn martial arts! Dont be a herbivore and let the Tiranosaurus Rexes bully you. I suggest Taekwondo for open space, aikido for close quarters. Either way dont be traumatized. I wont advise you to carry a deadly weapon. That might be used against you. Lemme tell you it happened to me a mere teenager when I was in college. A group of 3 men who look like holduppers, one of them elbowed my ribs and it was painful. I accosted him and snarled why did you do that? To which they responded by going down where I did and one put his arm around my neck and asked-no challenged me- why do you want to fight? wherefore I backed down because I got scared. 3 vs 1. I already knew judo then. But aikido gave me the confidence because it trains for such situations, and multiple opponents. Not that I tell you to fight! No! Just to hold your own calmly and not get hit next time. Take care! God send you an angel to guard you.