My child was attacked like this TODAY on her bus. The driver NEVER radioed anyone nor did he advise his athorities. He DID call the attacker to the front of the bus but never questioned anything. OH and the video tape form the bus just HAPPEN to get destroyed before the athorities werew able to retreive it. So, it's NOT ok that ANYONE puts their hands on ANYONE!! My child DID NOT fight back either, because they were taught to walk away from bullies!

I've actually seen all 18 minutes and it is disturbing. The second individual flashes gang signs after he beats him and another student frequently takes pics with his cell phone. The 2nd attacker also goes up to the girl in the fron left seat and starts making out with her right after he punches the victim. What is also lost is the brave actions of one black student in the back of the bus who stops the situation by standing in between and telling the attacker to sit down and get away. The whole time the driver just yells "Sit down", nothing else. He has a radio to a dispatcher but NEVER calls or stops the bus. He will be sued (and should be). It is more a mob mentality than strictly racial as the one lone person to help is black, but it isn't shown. The school district was never given the tape or notified until AFTER the police were GIVEN a tape. The police will also be sued for privacy violations (and should since they released it without permission to the media).

Sorry, but thsoe kids should get the sh** kicked out of them. Obviously, this is a racial issue. I'm not racist, but these black students disgust me.

Well to all bringing up slavery and all its all cool and dandy but we can't judge people now for what was done in the past. What happened to that kid whether white or black was wrong whether he did something to provoke it or not. And using race as teh result is wrong. We dont know what happened the day before this incident happened so we can't judge. We don't know if white dude called black dude a name the day before this incident or even the other way around. We can't judge anyone but ourselves. We need to stop the hatred shit cuz its tired for real. i know it will never die because its being passed down thru families thats were connected in someway back then but these mutha fuckas need to stop because next thing u know we gine be lynching each other whether white or black. they gone see they kids being brutally murdered and shit because they aint teachin they kids right. This shit gotta stop somewhere.

OMG... then another student goes and hits him some more... I hope the parents sue this fucking school district, shit, if it would have been the other way around, that family would be proud owners of like 50 million dollars...

The other white kids are saying to themselves, thank god its not me today, even the girls are laughing and clapping, Jesus, I dont see anyone trying to help him at all. look at the girl near the clock, trying to stay under the radar, if this isnt racially motivated, I dont know what is, the other students live in fear daily...

The kid was beaten mainly because he wasn't popular. Fortunately, the bullies involved will either wind up in jail or dead before 30. No big loss. One less gas station attendant can't hurt the world.

Yep. Saw this happend almost every day when I attended public school in Chicago. I don't think this incident was racially motivated though, since some white kids were cheering on the beating.

This kid was beaten, and rebeaten because his chi was weak and the predators/ alphas could sense his weakness. After the 1st beating, where he just took it like a bitch, he proved himself easy prey. I showed this to my 6 year old to explain why we practice karate. That kid's parents/ dad should be ashamed.

To the sister who said a Black man is in power: You are ignorant, he is a puppet... our country is F**d and Black people will get it first and be a major scape goat. To the dummy who said that this proves Blacks are animals: I suppose we should forget your peoples' history of genocides and even recreational cannibalism. The communists have won: The Us is too divided to defend itself from the forces of history, demoralization, subversion, and internal decay. It is for all you ignorant a*** that I hold the 308.

why did he really do that cause if iyts 4 a good reason then i would have beat his ass 2.but if iyt was cause a bad reason that it was very wrong cazhe aint do nothing wrong

I find Ashley's comment amusing. Ok so because of what some people who aren't here anymore did to some other people who aren't here anymore that give you a right to attack someone just for being different then you? God forbid you to recreate. Also The president (rather he admits it or not) is mixed, now I wonder how he would feel if someone like you ever treated his mother like that just because she's not the same color as you. Racism no matter what color it's coming from is wrong...moron.

I feel sorry for the white kid that got hurt, but white people have it coming. You brought black people over here in slave ships, you took the native americans land, you rape all women, you are killing our planet, no wonder why your children can't fight because you all are pussy. And it is sad but you know what you now have a black president and he is now in power.and you all can go back to your country england and kiss your queen butt, because when the next generation grows up you won't be in power any more. I am sorry you all are not in power any more a black man is!

Yea and all those kids hittin him would be cryin if that boy shot up the school

I'm sorry about what I'm going to say. But White people created these racial tensions in America by proliferating slavery, proliferating Jim Crow, by creating racist organizations like the KKK, by treating minorities unfairly in the criminal justice systems. the racial tensions we face today are psychological reactions to all of these mixed emotions about racial equality in America. The numbers are still in favor of White Americans and drastically so, and it is because of the empirical system they created. So White folks, that why no one cries foul when Black people act discriminatory to you, you still live basically healthier, wealthier lives. Do the knowledge.

Wow, the fucking nigger beat him up over what? Sitting on a bus seat? Niggers will fight over anything that tends to come there way...

Fkn Yard Apes! They are nothing but swamp ninjas acting like their coon mothers in a Walmart. Put them in prison for life where their fathers are.

Fuck whoeva said fuck the niggas u dumb ass cracker!!!!!!!!

thats what happens when you let stupid animal nigs on a bus.. i would like to see them try to do that to me. i would have kicked their asses then taken their girlfriends.. haha

your all animals and that video proves it

I dont care if this is if the kid is black or white. These kids need to go to jail and get the crap beat out of them on a regular basis. This is completely disgusting.

For those of you that made a comment that if it was a black boy no one would give a damn! what is your problem...this is a child and there was an assault against him with both boys that assaulted being black and not to mention the boy who broke it up looked mixed...America is a melting pot and because white people dont get up and make riduculas claims of race crimes and continue it so it's blown completely up, because we would rather solve the problem then blame it on someone...and let me tell you this,this would have been a huge issue had it been the other way around because you are seriously stuck back in the dark ages to think you...I mean that literally...have suffered anything more then any other american (black, white, yellow or any other color) of this day and age. what have you suffered personally? get over your crying and wake up to this day and age and work together just to stop violence against anyone.

Not only is this poor innocent kid being attacked by worthless N*gger, the other monkeys that should be caged are cheering him on. And blacks wonder why racism exists. Give me a reason for it not to and will I gladly change my daily reinforced views.

I think violence is a problem and it isn't about race it is about sensitivity and lack of it among kids in general. Violence is bred at a young age. Let us get control of this before angry kids become angry adults. And fighting about race isn't helping anyone people! So stop and face the problem it is colorless because this is just one of the 1000s of incidents across America and there is violence in all colors.

For one...this has nothing to do with race.A black boy could have been just as defenseless as the white boy was and those kids probably would have assaulted him too. And I think it sounds very ignorant to say that your tired of the black community and how when something bad happens to a black person its top story but when its a white person its yesterdays news ! This is completely untrue. There are so many stories about prejudice against black people and you know what ? They are never on the news.For example you never hear about how white police officers pull over some black people because their racist. And also I would like to make a point that black people are always seem in a negative light...this for instance. Now some white people will look at this video and think that all blacks are like wild animals. but you know what...they never want to show anything positive like how a black student got accepted into college. This video has nothing to do with race. It could have been vice versa.

Everyone keeps saying "if this were a Black kid...". We'll let me be the first to say- IF THIS WERE A BLACK KID, NO ONE WOULD GIVE A DAMN. IT WOULDNT BE IN THE NEWS AND NO ONE WOULD CARE. How can people say it was a hate crime when they have no idea why the chose to attack the boy. I feel bad for this boy, but I have no doubt that he will recieve the medical,and psychiatric help he needs and for sure the kids will be punished, which is WAY more a Black kid would have recieved in this racist country. Im so sorry White people had to suffer for thirty seconds as you watched this video- but your pain is not even in the universe that displays our pain. Wake up!

You know why the bus driver didn't do anything? He was outnumbered too. I would never let my white children ride on a public school bus.

This Culture of Indifference to Black on White Crime sickens me... if this had happened in REVERSE you can bet your ASS .. that Sharpton, Jackson and the rest of the bottom feeders would be shouting @ the top of their lungs that another "Black" youths rights had been trounced... but no it's the other way around and the white kid was a nerd and it was "Ok" not to help him and just sit around and laugh ... What puss the cop is for identifying it for what it was a HATE CRIME then bending to pressure to recant..If that had been my child...............Heads of any Color would ROLL!

You, so called "americans", -Nobel prize winners- are so uneducated.

Areatha,It wasn't a fight. It was an assault.

how the heck is a bus driver goin to let this happen? and what are these kids bein taught at home that they can seriously think it's even a bit of okay to treat someone like this. and for those other kids to not help at least break it up.. i'm 24, i have no kids, but i've never in my right mind would've ever thought an ADULT such as that bus driver would let that go on without pulling that bus over and calling for back up. if these kids aren't gettin assault charges on them then why are adults getting assault charges for minor things. shouldn't this be a sign that these kids are the ones that turn into the adults that are consistently going to jail or court over it? i mean, when should they learn? when they're 18? no.. if they want to think that they're actin like adults performing in this manner then they better get treated like adults. this is disgusting

Where is the bus driver???? How is it possible that this can happen??? That boy should be charged with assault and so should the bus driver for doing NOTHING!!!!

this is what is wrong with the USA. These kids are all wastes.

A large part of what determines a child's personality is dependent on parental guidance. Unfortunately, parents are allowing the entertainment industry (which glamorizes the "pack" mentality exhibited here) to raise their children. Respect is something that used to designate someone as a hero or a "star". The media idolizing ruthlessness is a trend that will dissipate...if society knows what's good for it.

The retarded bus driver should be brought up on charges along with kids that beat that defenseless boy. Anyone who watched this video and doesn't view it as racism is from another planet. however I was not on the bus so I cant convict the little cowards of a hate crime. All of the kids involved lives will be forever changed. I just hope the white kid get counseling and doesn't come away thinking all blacks act like wild animals. It's too bad the white community can't publicly condemn this without being labeled racist. I'll do it for them. oh yah, the second kid is the worst coward. I wish i could kick his ass myself. The Law should make an example out of these kids for what they did. Throw the book at them!!!

I don't care what the reason was for beating the kid up, that was hideous to watch. I mean that poor kid, NOBODY defended him!!! This is sad, but this is definitely a sign that parents aren't doing their job. I have three boys and when my oldest punched someone in the nose for no good reason, I spanked him and it never happened again. But I also teach my children to defend themselves. I would make sure everyone on that bus, to include the busdriver, gets some form of disciplinary action taken against them.

i found out that the white kid that got beat up was autistic too. i cant believe people would be that messed up to do that over something so stupid

It is assault, its a crime committed. Charges need to be filed I don't care what excuse there is no excuse. That bus driver should be brought up an charges as well or fired. This is an outage!

OMG!!!

Just Teenagers being stupid as they can be. Take race out of the scenario. I am a school counselor, unfortunately teenagers do dumb things. All students should have been suspended.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,559703,00.html.....amazing how a black boy dies and all of a sudden everybody gets involved and we need to do this and that but white kid gets beat up and it's yesterday's news

this is true, it's always an issue if a black boy gets beat but let a white kid get beat and it's nothing, it's bologna, i'm tired of hearing all this jazz about the black community

yes and look 90 percent of them are black.. mm no problem there huh.. the bus driver probably was as well !!

i am a african american child and no matter what anyone says i think that was wrong for them to beat him up .! people are saying that he said something racist but it makes no sense at all beacause it was a bus full of black kids.! the bus driver was wrong for not stopping it and i feel sorry for the boy. they beat him for wanting to sit down and they beat him senseless. i feel even worse for them because they were black and that just adds on to make us look worse..so thanks alot guys. but for all you dumbass people that are saying we are angry thats not true b/c not all black people are "ghetto" and angry..what the heck.? there are white people trying to act like their "black" so what does that tell you.? this whole situation is sad and i feel sorry for the boys b/c this is gonna be with them for life .!

I was just about to say that.

I don't know why the US always tries to be the world police and accuse China for human rights problem, while US is facing so many social problems itself. I mean, look at this, a bunch of crazy high school kids. This country is not even civilized.

no, wake up people!!!!

This was racial people let's open our eyes.

Stupid f ucking n iggers

i was a student there at belleville west and i have seen worse fights... this fight was jus made the news because of a racial issue...when the fight wast even about that.

Wake up white people!

Poor Howard Stern, always getting beaten up by Blacks.

Why are black people so angry? Maybe Obama should address black people's anger issues rather than insulting police officers across the country by saying it's a "learning experience" when that officer arrested that angry black proffesor. Even the black attorney general is constantly complaining about white people every single day. Now that you people (yes I said "you people") are in charge, why don't you address the problems in the black community that you all have been bitching about for 150 years. Look at those kids. They are angry animals. Don't blame white people for your anger. The Jews had it rough, they flourish. The Japanese had the a-bomb dropped on them, they've moved on and are flourishing. Black people have had more than enough time to get it together, yet they keep blaming white people.

Robin Quivers is a horrible monster, im just amazed she fits into a bus.

SERIOUS QUESTION why do black ppl only fight in packs? seriously..this guys a coward

WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS WERE A GROUP OF WHITE STUDENTS DOING THIS TO A BLACK STUDENT? THIS WAS NOT EVEN ON THE NEWS. THIS IS A HATE CRIME NO MATTER WHAT RACE THESE PEOPLE ARE.

why when there is two races involved in anything people have to assume it has an underlying theme of racism. one kid beat the shit out of another kid. period

people were sitting three to a seat and that white kid should have just went to the back of the bus or stood up not sat on the other guys leg.

Just another example of how the world is going to the dog's. They can get away with smacking out a white kid, while acting in a 'pack' mentality and noone doe's anything about it. We gave the black's equal right's, now they're not even giving us the same courtesy.

Whether the kid made a racist comment or not...there's no justification for this violence. Does anyone think he made a racist comment with a bus full of black kids? Its a poor excuse/explanation on the black kid's part. This has been going on between the races forever with no ending in site. I think black kid was a coward for hitting someon that didn't fight back. Where's Al Sharpton on this sensless violent?

By looking at the comments it appears that a lot of people can't remember when they were the ages of the children on the tape. The whites who claim that the Black kids are racist, and the Blacks who claim that the White kids somehow provoked this reaction.....it's sad. This is a reflection of who you are as Americans. Perhaps you wouldn't behave that way right now, but your comments prove that you are those children. The same thing happened to me on a school bus 25 years ago. I am a Black woman. I was brutally attacked by other Black children when I was 14 years old. I was attacked because I'm a Jamaican. I can't cry racism because my attackers were Black. There were not any cameras on the school bus and my school bus driver was helpless because she was a White lady and she was scared of the Black kids too. This is America. American kids are brutal. It's a fact. You would never see this in the school yards in Jamaica. If one person was being picked on, there would always be another who steps up and shames the attackers into leaving that person alone.

We all know very well that if this was 2 white kids beating on a black kid that the only word any of us would hear for the next 3 months is racism, but since it was 2 black kids beating on a white kid, it's apparently not racism; it's fair play. I think that's bull shit, but we all know that no one will do anything about it. For those of you who said "oh that white kid said something racist n got beat up for it," you weren't on the bus, and no one will believe you when you try to say that you were. Besides, last time I checked, sitting the fuck down wasn't racist. I saw the "uncut" version on youtube, and the part that's really screwed up is that, after the beatings, a bunch of brainless faggots on the bus were sticking their phones in this dude's face and taking pictures. I for one don't give a lifeless green shit about their education if the only things they're learning are gang signs and how to beat people up. I feel sorry for those 2 children who beat up the white kid. Not only will they take a lot longer to complete their education (if they even go for it), but whenever they apply for a job, college, or whatever, they will always have to write down "felony assault" or whatever they're being charged with. K there's my 2 cents, now STFU and let me get on with my life, please.

Yes , i Understand ; Those Kids Were Wrong , No Matter What The Child Did Or Said It Was Wrong ; but , i Think All You White People Are Be Races

I don't think it's racism,i believe it's these parent's buying all these exspensive cloth's and shoes and whatever else these kids want.If you don't fit in with the "click",,meaning wearing what's in or being a certain way, your a nerd or a loser to them.It's horrible that this kid was beatin like that.And yes, everyone else that laughed showed be punished too.The first fight, the driver should have pulled over and took action,but he was beating twice.I feel really bad for the kids that have to go to these types of schools and ride buses with this going on.black or white, or whatever nationality you are, if your not in, your picked on.Wow!Back to parenting

Everyone on this bus should go to jail

Any the boys or girls on that bus,that was involved or laughing...I think should have been in trouble. I do think it was because of RACE or how STRONG or even how tough you are...All I have to say is WHY.... WHY DOES IT HALF TO BE ALL BOUT THOSE THINGS..WHY CANNT WE GET ALONG...I DONT GET ALONG WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE BUT I DONT GO BEATING UP SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE I WAS DISRESPECTED....YOU JUST DONT DO THAT...

I can't believe that kids will actually fight over a STUPID SEAT. This is the most disturbing video I've ever seen, and man, the bus driver who let this happen, should get fired and be ashamed of themselves. Also, that boy who did the beating, needs a woopin'. People who do things like that AREN'T cool. The boy needs help.

I watched that video over and over again each time its the same thing. The kids were wrong no matter what color they are. Keep in mind these are kids and some of you leaving these message must have forgotten that. Everyone is saying race had something to do with it but you are just as guilty of egging this this on with these racist comments. We need to comfort the young man in the video and really need to get help for the two African American boys.

I'm glad they got this on tape, so they can actually punish that kid. There's the possibility that the white kid was racist, but beating the crap out of him really wasn't necessary. And he obviously wasn't planning on anything to happen otherwise he wouldn't have sat next to the little w***er in the first place. It sickens me how the others on that bus did nothing to help the kid. IMHO they should be punished as well. The ones that were laughing should be punished even more.

I just moved to stl from MN and already an african lady was rude to me.What is going on in STL?

Where in the hell was the bus driver when this kids face was getting beat in. I don't care about what this bully's race is, the parents of the attacker should be ashamed that they have raised a child who beats the crap out of another kid for nothing. And the bus driver has a responsibility to those children when those children get on that bus. Just disgusting. I hate bullies and the parents who raise them!! Parents have you never thought to sit down with your children and have a talk with them about being bullied and/or being bullies.

No one can deny the fact that if a couple whit men started a rally against the actions by the black students they would be called racist and completely destroyed in the news. The fact remains that a black kid brutalized a white kid and no one wants to say the word race, but if it were the other way around all you would hear is hate crime.

As a human being, I understand the outrage, its understandable. That said, this is the type of abuse blacks have put up with in this country since its inception. Native Americans too. If the white kid had not made racist comments when he sat down, most likely he wouldn't have provoked such rage and anger (anger and rage that is as inexcusable as much of the language used in these comments). Acceptance and tolerance and humanity people.

Are you kidding me? Two different kids beat the hell out of someone who can barely defend himself and it's not racism?? Why else would the second kid get involved. Maybe the white kid should have taken a seat in the back. Sound familiar?

Does no one else remember High School? I'm sure that aryan kid something to deserve it. Beat downs like that don't happen for no reason. otherwise that clown with the fro in the front woulda been the first to lose.

thats why buses and schools should be segregated,then things like this would not happen.duh,things like this have always happened.just this seems a little more violent than most.where was the bus monitor.

Where's Obama making his little statement about this event. Oh yea, he only gives a shit if it's a black man trying to fuck with the police

we don't know what the white kid said when he sat down or followed. unfortunately as it may be, kids are kids. it doesn't make what happened right, but things happen. racism? not sure that anyone could logically make that statement from purely watching the video on the first encounter. the second encounter it may be likely, but how can that be a ascertained? i feel bad for all the kids, but if it were adults at a Pro Football game the outcome would be the same I am certain...no one would do anything

1st I'm sick of these commments, you people are just as guilty as those coons fighting and the ones watching like wild deer. All that racism crap, white are more racist than black, blacks are more racist than white bullplop. STFU all of you with it. Cause you guys are just like those little idiots, pure ignorance, you guys might've well been in that video, makes no difference from where I stand. This whole situation makes me sick. I don't see how it's a racist act, there's more than 1 white person on the bus, and we see whites and blacks in the same seats ( I guess pigs are flying now). Either way at the end of the day, I can't believe these kids didn't stand up for that guy, and those teens...over a seat. Instead of throwing around comments, why not try and save the future from the children, if we can't help them mature, the future is screwed.

WOWI can't believe no one tried to stop the fight, 5 MINUTES PASSED...just wow. Send me over there, I'm "black" too, and I wish I was in that bus, I'd be the only one fighting for that guy. This is sad, makes me ashamed and disgraces more than a single race, but the entire group of teens. SMH

the NAACP are you kidding me. those kids can wait for the airen brotherhood or the kkk goodluck

Makes me ill. I know that ignorant kid will get punished but I hope the others that were cheering him on will get punished, as well. Totally unbelievable. To the idiot CHILD who did the beating... get a clue, get a life, get some friends, get control, and get some couseling you moron.

This wasnt racist i was on the bus and that kid said something racist and people are afraid to say something cause they want to get involved...well forget it....add that to yall collection of right and wrong.........

Unfortunately, tolerance of this kind of behavior starts at home. Kids need to learn how to be compassionate towards everyone.

Regardless of color,a bully is just a bully! That's the problem that needs to be addressed.

wow this is dumb those kids should get punished!how does that bus driver not do ANYTHING that going on?Whats wrong with those stupid kids

look up where Mr.Jody Beard is.Is  Al sharpton taking care of him ? You are misguided."He disrespected me" has gone to far.Your culture is violent and brutal.What happened to patriotism and the belief we all stand under one flag.The lawer from New York knows, ask Jody from the jena 6.

those are the next rodney kings. and ck your info about the jena 6 results

Where's Al Sharpton and his bigot posse deploring the actions of these beasts? Complete animal behavior........

all of u sound hella racist!!!!! what u mean NAACP wouldve been all on it if the white boy was on the black one!!!!!???? Where was the law in the Jena 6 situation???? I c u not saying anything about that situation!!! Dont bring up Rodney King b/c those were ADULTS!!!!!!!!!that needed to be prosecuted!

I hope that means charges are being brought on these kids.

If the boy in the video does not like black kids he does now , he will start to work out and attack them we can get them one on one . This is a hate crime - if the role white beating black the kids would be in jail . now the naacp will defend the black kids . I can only hope that each kid gets the hell beat out of them ! they will get it in jail one day ! some of the punks will be shot in the street as they are apart of gangs .

duh!! anyone with any sense can tell by watching that video why the kid did not defend himself. The attackers had friends on the bus to back them up while the victim had none. He had no chance if he would of defended himself and gained the upper hand he would of been attacked by others. what he did was actually the smartest thing he could of done.. Seen it before, if he would of fought back he would of suffered a much more severe beating by several instead of one..

the kid that held the one hitting , don't praise him to much he was laughing right along with the rest of them

There is one person on that bus who seems to know the clear-cut difference between right and wrong -- and she is horrified. My heart aches for the kid who was just looking for a seat, and this student who saw no color -- only incredible wrongdoing. Hatred runs deep in this country. I am disheartened, disappointed and disgusted with America's intolerance which seems to grow by the hour. We live in an awesome time, yet respect for human life has reached a new low, and it will be all for naught if the pendulum does not swing back towards sanity. And soon. The answer is not complex -- Treat others as you would have them treat you. Yea. It's that simple.

This video is very disturbing. I am glad the two assailants have been expelled. It certainly appears a lot more than just the 2 expelled also need serious educating. Those who cheered in the background and those who did nothing should be ashamed of themselves as well. This is happening in St Louis County schools too. School Boards--Do Something. Character Education is NOT Enough.

I moved out of Belleville after my white kids got beat on every day by the black kids. The most racist place I've ever lived.

I am an Black man and I grew up in what some would call the hood. I don't think this was as much racism as it was the strong taking advantage of the weak. In the video I see black and white kids egging the stupidity on and black and white kids appalled at what was going on. These kids represent the worst of America and the mob mentality that you see hear is replicated when we see the most vulnerable in society taken advantage and do nothing. Expelling the kids was the right thing to do!

Sure hope the Post got a release from ALL the parents/guardians for all those under the age of 18 on the bus. How absurd that this would be published. Is it NOT enough just to write about it? Now we have to watch some kid get pummeled. FYI, I won't pay to see this trash at the movies either. You should be ashamed.

If it true that every person is equal and the love is over bearing... why must people hate more then they love one another..ive been on both sides been beaten and also handed out alot of them and the only thing i learn was forgiveness. because hate breeds hate. Maybe that -child- needs someone to teach how to treat other people. Ill pray we all learn that stupid actions bring the love for each to a stand still. Someone should have stepped in and said this is not right. Everyone on that bus is as guilty as the two who thought it was cool to gang up on one kid.

As a teen I was on both ends of these sort of situations. That white kid did what he had to to avoid being jumped by more than one person. Had he fought back he would have been jumped real bad. As for the second punk that attacked him and yes I said "punk"! He's lucky he's not my kid cause that was some sissy bull he pulled tring to make himself look tough for the crowd. He needs a beating! As does that sorry excuse of a bus driver! Who I believe should be charged with a crime for having failed to stop at least stop the bus and call the police those to kids should be in jail where they can find out just how tough they aren't!

A criminal after resisting arrest was beaten by police,RODNEY KING.Al Sharpton was allover that,LosAngolas rioted over race.Hey where ya at now Al? this would have been racial if that had been a young black kid. say it aint so Al baby.That was animal behavior.One parent of a kid that was taunting and laughing at the victum even tried to justify his sons behavior.WOW? I wonder where those kids learned to act like that.

"Unpacking the invisible knapsack" by Peggy McIntosh. Why is it that all black people have to speak on behalf of all those in their racial group. If one or two black people do something that is deplorable why is that it is a reflection upon the "entire race"???

I am by no means condoning the behavior of the two young boys. What they did was cowardly and very insensitive to pick on a person who posed no threat to them whatsoever. But let's get real people, everyone keeps saying that if the boy being attacked was black that it would be a different story. So let's just say that he was black and so are the attackers. Would the video make it into national or even local syndicated media? I think not! It only becomes a social problem when the majority ( meaning whites are affected). Drugs have been a problem in America for years, killing and destroying numerous African American homes. But as soon as Meth hit the scene and it started to affect suburban and rural whites, everyone is moved to action. How can the attack be racial, racism is prejudice plus power. These black kids have no power. And since when did this country become yours(whites). Oh that's right I forgot you guys stole it from the Native Americans. This country is founded on violence, hence the war, Jesse James , John Wayne(shoot em up babg bang)all heroes! In the boxing and wrestling ring people jeer and cheer outside the ring all the time. So now the bystanders should be held accountable for not intervening. When it comes to the whole mob mentality, no one intervenes. How do you think thousands,if not millions of innocent black people were lynched and beaten,all these acts were unwarranted. White people believe that all black people are animals, but who do you think taught us to be that way! The boys should be punished, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. But if it was black on black crime, would there be this much public outcry or would it be the same old saying " that's just how they are" Let's keep it real people. If this is an real issue,it's an issue whether the victim is black or white whether the attackers are of the opposite race or the same race. And for the record many of the black kids were appauled and more than one kid tried to stop the violence.

Good comment Reason! I totally agree with you on this subject. People certainly have lost sight of the real matter here. Parents need to be parents and discipline their children and of course the bus driver needed to do more than just yell for all the students to sit down.

NOW WE KNOW WHY WHITE KIDS ARE BRING GUN TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!! BUS DRIVER SHOULD BE FIRED!!! AND THE THOSE KIDS SHOULD HAVE TO DO 200 HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND KICK OFF THE BUS SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR..........

wow these kids are worthless, thinking they are hard beating up a defenceless kid. Those kids need to go to jail they are going to be worthless to society anyways

The victim would be fully justified to receive damages and prosecute his schoolmates to the fullest extent of the law. There remains no excuse for these attacks - other than what amounts to a terrible lack of decency. The young men responsible for this crime are out of touch with reality - arrogant, violent, and brainwashed by a society that gives them "the right" to demand entitlement to whatever they want, whenever they want it. The outright audacity of these attacks, and any like them, speaks to the common man's understanding of "minority untouchability" in this country. White parents are expected by the rest of society to tell their kids that everybody's equal, while the rest of society has full double-standard privileges when it comes to racial intolerance. I'd like Mr. Obama to weigh in on this particular issue, and set the record straight. Just because you're black doesn't mean you're entitled to a free lunch. Oh, wait... maybe it does.

Wow! this video brought me to tears, and made me so sad for the one kid. I mean for all the people that are saying "Oh wow its just a fight, fight back!" it really depends on the person because some people dont want to hit back, and some will. (most people wouldnt want to get hit, or theyd be scared) I mean this is bullying, and bullying needs to be stopped. I dont exactly think this is racially charged it might be, you never know what the bully was thinking. I mean bullying happens almost everyhwere, kids think its funny, or they have problems with that one person and they just wanna beat on them. Well i suggest boxing for those people. We're all human we all come from different attitudes, races, shapes

I hope this young man is ok. Watch the video, the cheering crowd was engaged before the "seat seeker" even made it back to where he sat. What should he have done when the attacker refused to allow him to sit? No one deserves to take that kind of beating. The legal system should justifiably punish the attackers.The little "punk" that was the second attacker, and definitely showed the "blood" gang sign better watch his own little back. I doubt the bloods appreciated his chickenshit actions.All of this makes me understand why students come to school with guns and kill. I used to not understand. I am a mother and if that were my son, every redneck young adult I know would kick off in each and every one of their little asses.

Ok this is completley ridiculous. First of all the kids who were hitting the other kid should be punished. Another thing is the fact that the bus driver didnt do anything to stop the violence. He needs to be punished as well. The kid didnt do anything wrong. From what I saw he just sat down. I think what the two kids are getting is what they deserve.

ok what i dont get is why is the bus so crowded. When i was in school we had to go thru a bus safety course once a year. and they always said that a bus should not be crowed like this one. If this bus wasnt so crowded this kid would of had a seat, but this dumb nig wouldnt share his seat!! the school needs to lighten the bus loads!!! Kids should not be in the middle of the path way. the bus driver cant see out the back when the kids are in the path way. Its also commen sense you cant fit 3 older kids in one seat, in grade school you could but these kids are big.. also i do believe this is a racial event. these kids need strict punishment not a slap on the wrist!! and they also need better pareting!!

I know what it's like to ride on a school bus that's mostly black.. that was in Alabama back in the late 70's and 80's.. I have 3 brothers and we all stuck together. An incident like this one almost took place with me. We boarded the bus the first day of school and immediately were being taunted by Black kids - because we were white. One of the kids called me a Honky and shoved me. I let it go and he started to shove me again. I hit him so damn hard in his nose it split open.. my younger brother jumped on him and beat the hell out of him. One other black kid tried to come to his punk Azz friends rescue and i kicked him so hard in the testicals he almost couldnt breathe. That was that and no other black kids messed with the honky's on the bus the rest of the year. The bus driver on this video should be FIRED!! The punk jig should be expelled and put in Juvenile and the other punk jig that got some action later should be suspended.

Are you aware that in most schools if you fight back, then you too will be expelled and/or subject to battery charges?

Sorry, but I've seen worse. The kid was actually lucky. Sad, the kid was better off defending himself. Can't really tell if it was racial. Just a black kid beat up a defenseless white kid. Racial? Probably be the same discussion the other way around, too. This will die off in 3 weeks: sad but true.

those attackers deserve the longest punishment they can get. all i saw was the white kid telling the black kid that it was too bad that the bus was full, he had to sit there. what goes through the bus drivers mind when he looks back and sees to kids jumping on another? i wish i were there i would have tought those kids a lesson or two. and yeah im white and this video really pissed me off

Where's Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the other poverty pimps protesting this attack on a white boy? I forgot they only protest and get riled up when its a black person. Silly me for thinking we were all Americans.

Where is Al Sharpton? Where is the Justice Department to investigate this hate crime. If the colors were reversed it would be burning and looting time.

Poor kid; his parents ought to be punished if they never did anything to teach him to protect himself. He did nothing to protect himself; amazing! He just sat there. Racially motivated? Are you kidding me? The only racism I saw was the pathetic black kids who did nothing but cheer the attackers on. BTW, I'm white; but what does that matter, right?

Yes, it was absolutely racial.Yes, it was absolutely mob mentality.Yes, they look and act like animals in this vid.Yes, this is humanity at it's most base.I'm ashamed to be an American and yes,moving to another is an option I'm looking at. You bet your a%% it is.

This video scared me! I am very glad I no longer take the bus to school... and that I have self defense training. Was he okay?

excuse my comment i missed read that reverends statement.

Reverend you cannot say that. If you think that just because two black guys beat him up its right? but when a white man beats up a black its a hate crime, then you are the racist sir.

As reviewing the tape a student changed seats and several students stand before the attack where was the driver deaf, blind???

I am a school bus driver for 15 years now, if that was my bus it would of been pulled over immediately and the police called that is MY rules. It makes me so mad there is noway that busdriver could of of seen that. As soon as a child stand up you are to do something. I am responsible for their lives and my license is on the line. I tell them you stand up I pull over!!!!!!!!!!

Another case of Thug Mentality!I dont see any white kids laughing ! This was racially motivated, Why didnt the kid pick a black kid to sucker punch! No a white kid was picked cause they were outnumbered! How I wish it was me on that bus.

I don't think that this would be considered a race issue if it weren't for the Jesse Jacksons and Al sharptons of the world. Unfortunately they have done such a great job of making sure that their is a racial divide in this country, that this is a great opportunity for whites to play the same card. Let's face it, Jackson and Sharpton would be crying with the NAACP if it were the other way around

once again parents who love your children,,,, just one more example that we need to pull our kids out of the NEA controlled psycho bins called the public schools and put 'em in a private school or even homeschool

I grew up in Cahokia. This sort of thing was every day there. It has nothing to do with the bus driver, the other kids, or race. This is just how leaders have let it be for too long, and all the kids know. Want to point fingers? Point them at the ADULTS who are supposed to be in charge of the buses, schools, towns, etc. How can you fault one child for something hundreds have gotten away with too many times to count?

The only that that will stop this is when the victim pounds on the other kid, these type of kids only respect force. I was bullied for 2 years in high school and finally called an end to it when the kid went after a friend, 4 stitches later and him missing his Junior high school picture was his lesson, just because I put up with it he interpreted that I was weak...he learned otherwise.

Enough already! Half a busload of kids committed a violent crime against one of the other kids on the bus. The criminals who did the actual beating should be glad that wasn't my son they touched. I don't care what race criminals are. Criminals are criminals. Look at the tape? Where else was the kid going to sit? And the bus driver! Don't f***ing get me started on that worthless piece of crap. He should do as much if not more time for not calling 911 immediately. Listen to the audio. After the first severe beating, he says "Sit down guys." Holy hell. What I want is names. The victim, the assailant, the bus driver. I'm not a violent person by nature until it comes to standing up for common human decency. And if you're offended by the use of the word "animals," watch the tape again. Anyone, regardless of color, who acts like that should be locked up in a dark place with no food till their bodies start to rot.

This was my life every day. Why does this shock anyone? Whether it was black, white, or asian kids I took a beating like this at least once a week and no one did anything, not the bus driver, teachers, or other students.The racial aspect just makes it worse--but it is not the determining factor, more like sauce for the goose.

Hey Jesse Jackson do black people EVER do anything WRONG??? Those kids were beating the hell out of that kid they should be punished no matter their skin color. Color is ALWAYS your excuse for everything!!! Get a new one!!!

The point trying to be reached is that we live in a world of double-standards. When black students gang up on a white students, its bullying, but if it's white on black, you know there will be an outcry of 'hate-crime'. The few other white students on the bus are powerless to help. ALL MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, that's why it is a hate crime. For failing to clamp down on these actions, the school district and police dept have soiled their own image - they are bias.

We're all racist. Its just to what degree. Seek out psychology experiments and it will prove that to you. Anyone who says they are not a racist is either uneducated or a liar. Do you know why we are so angry seeing this video? Because its one white kid getting beat up by different black kids with other black kids cheering them on. What if it were a black kid beating on the white kid and then a white kid beat on the white kid. What if the white kid beat up one of the black kid's friends the other day and now he's just doing it to him. So quick to jump to conclusions and do you know why? We're all a bunch of racists. Race is human, alien, animal, etc. Race in our context is a social one. Its basically made up. But we are conditioned to learn it so why judge these kids when even adults see these "differences." Just look around at the comments posted. Everyone is a racist when they are on the internet. But in real life, they have to be politically correct. Freedom...that's what they call it...Freedom.

the sad part is of this video is that because a BLACK kid wanted a seat to himself a WHITE kid got beat up. then because the WHITE kid was embarressed and weak. Another BLACK kid felt why shouldnt i have some fun since no one is helping the victim in this case the WHITE kid. i agree its not racially motivated just a kid who wanted his own seat, but the driver should have stopped the bus right then and there and forgot about protocal. the bus driver is responsible for the kids on his or her bus, so i blame the driver. after the kid was ATTACKED by the BLACK kid the driver should have stopped the bus and seperated the kids and in my opinion should have called the police. if the situation was reversed the BLACK kids whould have called the police.if the driver had interviened earlier the second attack would have been avoided. im glad to see that the BLACK kids were charged. However i dont feel it will help as the parents probally wont care and will probally congratulate their kids for what they did of course for black advocates im sure this is another mark in the one for us field. oh wait im sorry, they will probally award the BLACK kids for their accomplishment. another question i have is , why is jesse jackson getting involved,he cant help, all he can do is make accusations and stand up for his community. if this had been WHITE kids there would be no comment by him.

Just goes to show you, as someone prior to me said, if this had been 2 whites on a black kid, it would be EVERYWHERE, blacks are more racist than whites its a proven fact too! look at all the videos that have blacks beatin up a white, then look at whites beatin up blacks, ones on the news, the others just get ignored!

Know this. The only reason that the * other white kids* are not doing anything is because of fear. They see it on the news every day. Young black males involved in violent crimes,*GANGING UP* on one individual, PUNKS! Where is REV. Jessee Jackson, and Al Sharpton who are SOOOOOOO against *RACISIM* when the white boy gets beat up by a bunch of Afro American youths? Oh thats different? I thought the whole motivation behind these two clowns were to rid the world of such hatred? LOL! Parents! Black! White! Mixed! All Races! Do not be brainwashed! Raise your children instead of the video games and music videos! Jessee Jackson and Al Sharpton are as hate filled and finacially motivated as the Klu Klux Klan who the free loving world would be better off without ever having known either of them. Concerned Parent

I am black and honestly this is assault and I think those kids should have been arrested. I see these kids nowadays black and white trying to impress their friends with their lack of home training. This was unjustifiable and those boys should be in jail right now instead of walking around thinking with a smug look on their faces..Couldn't be my child. I would have taken him to the police personally..well what was left of him.

now we all know why people hate eachother. racism isnt only against blacks. blacks are also very racists

The black kid didn't want the white kid sitting by him. Are you serious not racist.... HA

This is sick. What kind of a culture is there at that school, in that community? And how could the bus driver let that go on without intervening? Disgusting.

Well just keep them coming, bus-loads of criminals, pays for my retirement. Thanks to all the negligent parents for keeping all the prision guards and court folks employed so we can buy jet skis and send our kids to private school.Racist attack? Of course it was. Criminal? Of course it was. Representative of a cross section of the population? Of course it is. Regardless of how bad it was, how the blacks of america continue to spiral downward at thier own hand, generation by generation, the bottom line is guys like this heat our pools and there is plenty of room at the inn.

When you see something like this, a lot can be said about violent black racism in America today. This is not an isolated incident, but one of many that go unreported every day. It stems from the belief that whitey is afraid because if he pushes back, he'll be called a racist. Just as whitey is afraid to say no to socialized medicine because he'll be called a racist. This act is the result of indoctrination by black parents who blame everyone of their failures in life on whitey. A lot can also be said about the way our government is running the education system and a question can be asked about what qualifies this same government to run the health care system.

bravo to the comments from 'American'.

THIS WAS NOT RACIALLY MOTIVATED! There was a person on the forum that cited peer pressure

It wasn't racially motivated. This is how black people act all the time, even towards other blacks

So for those saying this isnt' about race and just a matter of bullying, if it were an african american kid being pummeled by white kids it would be bullying too huh? Give me a break! Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be blocking the highway again in protest if that happened.

Nothing will come of this.these people will beat the system as they always do.The bus driver needs to be fired without pay.The black boy need to spend a few months behind bars.As I said,nothing will happen.It's almost illegal to be white in america.

Why aren't there school marshals on the bus? This happens all the time. Parents would pay for a tax hike for this service!What Can I do as a parent to make the buss safe? Why is this problem being ignored? How can I stop it? Safe passage to school on our school busses should be guanteed!

But we all know if it was two whites beating a black it would without a doubt be a hate crime..

Its not racist, you can see a couple of white laughing on the bus as well, this would be a perfect example of bullying. i wouldnt be surprised if the victim brought in a gun to school the next day.

Why does everyone jump to the conclusion that this was racially motivated?When I was a kid, bullying was bullying. In fact, my children witnessed a white kid being beat up by another white kid on their bus. . . does that mean that one of the white kids hated white people?The police said that the incident wasn't racially motivated, so what evidence do you folks have that it was?

I think this is about being a bully. We have those in every school and on every school bus.

This is outragous and very much about race.

I graduated from high school last year and I cannot even imagine this happening to one of my friends or my friends doing this to somebody. This video brought me to tears.

I have never been so angry in my life as I have been watching that video. My heart breaks for the parents of this kid. I could not stand the thought of that being MY kid. What is wrong with these people???? I just don't understand it. Behavious like this is marching us all closer and closer to a vigilante state.

These 2 attackers will be the next great rappers.

I'm black and went to a predominantly white high school. I was picked on and assaulted numerous times by all white students. I was called every racial slur in the book and this was in a nice neighborhood. Nobody did a damn thing about it. I was jumped by white kids and I had to fight back! So all of you feeling sorry for the poor little white kid need to deal with it. If it were white kid attacking white kid there wouldn't be any hatred spewed on these posts. They wouldn't be animals, they would be bullies. You call us animals and want to take the country back? I've been to Belleville and surrounding area. There is plenty of white trash running around doing harm to the community.

WHAT A BUNCH OF DISGUSTING LITTLE BOYS!!!!They obviously have no idea what it takes to be a young man, what are the parents not teaching their children these days...how sad

Hmmm, who is teaching these kid's that this is funny. Everyone need's to get over the self thrown pitty party and realize that there is NO respect for life left in this country. Sadly the kid being beat on will probablly someday take his own action and because of the abuse he has taken he will then be labeled the bad guy. Most people denie the fact that being racist goes BOTH way's.

And we call ourselves human...I hope the parents see this and are ashamed of their kids behaviour..this makes me sick. Racism is racism is racism....stop making excuses...you had better believe if this was a black child being beaten by a white "gang" there would be more publicity as to the stupidity.....How can we as a world make any steps forward when incidents like this still happen?? Did you see the smiles on the beaters??

I continue to read these comments and find it amazing that so many people say that you can't bring race into it because there was a couple white kids cheering. So? What does that have to do with the two black kids that were beating the white kid? It just means their either as ignorant as the black kids doing the beating, or afraid to side with the white kid for fear of it ending up being them getting beat. Either way, that doesn't mean that two black kids attacking a white kid isn't racially charged. The second kid didn't even have anything to do with the initial situation. He just saw that the white kid didn't fight back and he was an easy target. "Whoop dat cracka's ass!" right? Forget that. I'm willing to bet that, and I'm assuming at least one parent is in the home at some point, the parents of the black kids are almost constantly spouting off them white folks this and them white folks that. Not all black people are that way. I'm not saying that, but you don't see the black people that don't go around blaming white people for everything senselessly attacking people either. I have many black friends and I love them as a friend loves a friend, regardless of their skin. Several of them served in the Marine Corps with me, several I grew up with as children and some became police officers or college graduates and successful, productive members of society. NONE of them behaved in this way. I respect those individuals. It bothers me deeply to see that other people of their color disgrace them in such a way, just as there are whites that disgrace us whites, and so on and so forth. Society as a whole has been ruined and I feel that there is still room for hope that it can change for the better. Sadly, I don't believe it'll happen in our lifetime, but if it happens, great. Back to the race issue, yes it was a race issue because as I said, the kids are raised that way. Again, I stress that I don't believe ALL blacks are raised that way, but it's evident that the ones that behave this way clearly are raised in a racist environment, taught to hate whites, and feel that it's justified. It'd be a shame if lynchings and burning crosses started happening again to validate their "justification" wouldn't it?

This is ridiculous. My girlfriend told me about this today and I was blown away. Had it been white kids beating up a black kid, the race card would've been out in a heartbeat. It's a white kid getting beat up by black kids and people say it's not a matter of race. That's horrible. It IS a matter of race and it's disgusting. I spent over 6 years in the Marine Corps defending a country like this? I hate to think that my service was a waste because there are SOME people out there that are genuinely good, but knowing that I served in the military for a country where these "animals" don't face fitting consequences for their actions is appauling. It makes me sick to watch this, and to know that these kids are a product of what we've allowed society to become. Living in an urban area, I see this everyday unfortunately. These hoodlums waddling around with their pants around their knees, t-shirts that could double as dresses, hats turned to the side, no respect for anyone or anything yet demanding respect themselves, elated at the thought of cheating and stealing and breaking the rules. These things aren't racial issues any longer. They've now crossed over into a social epidemic and we must isolate and remove this infestation before it contaminates our country any further. I'm not a racist, I'm a realist. Those kids on that bus are acting in a way they've been taught is acceptable. We now need to teach them that it's not.

This is sick! Even if the kid asked for it - this is way to much! This is a terrible way to set the racial standard back years! Shame on those parents for not teaching their children better

I read this whole conversation and i can almost see both sides now if it was two white kids beating up a black individual then it would have been a race issue right off the bat. There is no reason why the two black individuals should receive any type of leiniency in there punishment. This jsut proves how degrading socity and divided this country is becoming.

Fedor would wup those kids. I would of beat the hell out of them myself. Start pounding heads. Real tough come see me boys. While I am on top of you I will say. Damn, Damn, Damn. Then the Gator Chomp will come out.

Bus driver should have stopped the bus immediately and called the superimtendent of schooltheir schools, or thepolice. That was a direct assault on that student. I don't care what ethnicity he is; he is a human being!

Grow up and use some big kid words. Are you a child living in the 1900's?

This is disgusting! It makes me so sad that people have to resort to beating another individual in order to feel "big". It should not matter at any age what someone says to you that you will respond with anger and contempt for another and cause bodily harm. This is not the way to behave. I don't believe fighting has to be the way to show your stature. I HATE fighting use your brain.

i grew up in cahokia, near that town. this has been going on for several years, it's not new. this has nothing to do with obama. this has everything to do with race. if you were a white kid, you sat in the front seats. if not you faced potential harassment. walking anywhere in that town as a white kid you face harassment. it's just overlooked because of our stupid society, i guess. anyway, i feel sad for the kid, but all that will happen is the kids will get suspended or something. bet.

This has nothing to do with race at all. It's just a couple of bullies trying to prove they're tough by blindsiding a quiet kid who doesn't have any friends to help him. The bus driver is at fault for this too. He/She didn't do jack for the kid.

i live in this country?

I am in my 40's and always tried to be non-racist. I recently moved to St. Louis from California and work in an industry that is "downtown" and has a 50/50 workforce of whites and blacks. I an a white female that has openly befriended many black females of various ages. I'm convinced that blacks are the most racist of all cultures, and amazingly amongst themselves. One recent black female associate reflected on a date she had with another black man - "I liked him well enough, but you know, he was too BLACK for me". I almost fell to the floor. Whites go to work and the discussion of blacks is not even in their minds! Yet blacks consistently talk to me about other blacks being too much "like monkeys" or "ape looking". Seriously... I'm convinced that blacks are an infeior race, as every other race on this planet has come to this country and flourished. Sad, in a way.

Just noticed this...in the Second part of the video, the victim EASILY forced his attacker back up off him, exercising restraint and self-control. Judging by the strength shown by the victim, he could have easily put a sever beating on his attacker, but chose not to. This is NOT a racial issue, there is one pathetic white kid in the back of the buswho cheers on the beating, and one admirable black youth who holds off the attacker at the end of the second beating. This is just a case of bullying, and the attacker needs to be seriously punished.

just like the white kid recently shot by a black kid for having a rebel flag. It takes a real big man to sucker punch someone

People, everyone is blind to Belleville West High School and its policies. They have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to fighting. Even if your child were attacked and decided to fight back, your child will face criminal charges as well as the attacker. Right now most of these comments have nothing to do with the issue at hand. Most of you are only thinking of your personal feelings toward people of another race other than your own and it’s really, really, sad.

At 1:27 the kid who beat the white one up the second time flashes a gang sign. Good Job :D

This is the way it is America. If a black person does it its ok and if a white person does it its wrong. Blacks need to quit putting thugs and bad celebrities on a pedestal and honor the blacks who deserve it. That is how white people do it. Blacks call us racist but they are the ones that are racist. Go to a Nascar race, hockey game, golf match, swimming meet or any other sport that is made up of mostly white people and you see very few blacks. Go to a basketball game and the whites are there by the ten thousands.Go to a country or rock concert and few blacks. Michael Jackson, Prince and the other black superstars have all been loved by millions of whites. Its time to act like them and quit supporting them!

This is the same crap i put up with 25 yrs ago. It a sad story of low to middle class white children living in the same neighborhood and being the one of 5 white kids at an all black public school. I fought from 6th grade to 10th grade. when i finally got tired of being bullied and quit school. It took me until i was 25 to go back and get a GED and then on to community college and finally on to a 4 yr. college. But it took every bit of hatred that i built up to get me out of there. I feel sorry for this kid.... More than likely he will go home, find his single mothers handgun, load it, walk onto the bus 2morrow morning and unload. Sad part about it.....They will look for every reason to make all the kids he shoots victims. Now who do you think the victim will be?

My heart goes out to the boy who got beaten. But to the other kids, who did nothing to stop the crime while its happening, of I were them I would feel sorry for not doing anyting about it. If those boys on the bus are the bullies then they need to all stand up to them and not just have every individual getting beaten up. If I were on that bus everyone who did the crime and didn't do anything to help the boy would get their ass kicked. I'm tired of hearing this happening. Maybe if they payed more attention at school they would realize that they will probably never graduate because of doing something so stupid like this.

This makes me completly sick. I just dont understand. If a white kid did this to a black kid, he would get in so much trouble. But i bet that black kid wont even get in half as much trouble. This world is a mess. And you people are ignorant if you dont think this is racist, black people can be racist too. People need to get over the past.

after seeing this version of the tape i see the problem the white kid elbowed the black kid. If you touch someone then you should expect to get beat up. This is just a bunch of kids being stupid. an alot of over blown garbage. There are more black kids not invilved than those involved. And if the white kids thought it was so bad why are they laughing in the front of the bus.

As a parent of two teenagers - one of which is very shy and gets picked on - my heart sank to the ground when I saw this video on the news. My God, how far we as a people have fallen, to not raise our children - black or white - with the respect necessary to know that this thuggish behavior is completely unacceptable. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW THE POOR BOY WHO TOOK THE BEATING IS DOING?

apparently it's not racism for blacks, but reverse the situation and they yell "RACISM" GET AL AND JESSE IN HERE IMMEDIATELY

Wow, a real tough guy can punch a defenseless kid in the head repeatedly... Wake up white America, its time for us to put a stop to this type of behavior. I mean, the slaves were made free almost 135 years ago...if these monkeys can't get their sh*t together by now they never will. They've been given every advantage and yet blame the white man for "keeping him down". You want to see "being kept down", we'll show you...

Cool video

This is unbelievable, see what the area round fairview, O'Fallom, and Belleville are coming too? They're taking over everything. Acting like they're hard shit. I'm tired of the race card being pulled. White people do something to blacks, the race card id pulled. Black people do something to a white guy, like this for example, what happens? Nothing. They don't consider it "racist". The people who carried out the beating, they should be sent to prison, let's see how they like. Let's see them get the shit kicked out of them.

The kid did not fight back because if he did, the rest of the Black kids that were egging on the attacked, would have jumped in and it would truly have been a massacre. So kudos to that young man for not backing down. As for the attackers, they are the type that give African Americans a bad view on the us. Look at me...I'm Black, graduated at the top of my class in HS, 3 Time State Champ wrestling, go to Cornell University and you don't see me doing this.

I think the maturity level of both parties - the beater and the beaten, is clearly shown. One doesn't know how to handle his anger, the other walked away and didn't fight back. I think what lies in both boy's futures is clear...one will be in jail, one will be free. Learn how to control yourself.

Where are Jesse and Al??? This looks like a racial crime to me...

Why didn't the bus driver do something to stop this continuing on the bus? The driver should be FIRED and charges should be brought against him/her as well as the persons assaulting the student. I wonder if the president will comment on this since it is definetly a racial incident. But then again, it's black person attacking a white.

i'm starting to get tired of this.....we whites need to take back the country day after day i see these black people at my school mistreatign everyoen except their race....i've had enough war will be comign soon and we will take back what is rightfully ours

Ignorance is bliss... There was no place on the bus for that kid to sit...Punk thug bullies with an attempt at man slaughter... no regards for humanity...You saw it... I saw it... lock them up... throw away the key, or they will do it to you, your child or grandchild.

Looks like all blacks beating one white kid, with all blacks kids cheering them on. What does it take to qualify this as a hate crime? Reverse the races?

I thought, Rosa Parks settled all of this. Or was that just about black rights to beat white folks?

Prime reason my kids will not attend Belleville High Schools or ride their busses. Belleville, unfortunately is becoming another East St. Louis. They overpopulated and trashed that city and now are moving into all the other surrounding communities.

Now imagine if these were white kids beating a black kid... Hmm... What would the liberals be screaming?

Looks like a zoo tramped in a tunnel?!?

What does this have to do with Obama being in the white house or progressive health care reform? Absolutely nothing? The media is desperate to find anything associated with race and tie it to the Obama admin. I'm a multi-racial kid whose been bullied in school by both black and white kids. The notion that white children aren't capable of this type of violence is completely false. The black students involved in the assault should be charged as adults and the bus driver fired. Those that did nothing to stop the fight or were cheering should be suspended. Lets not however blow every incident of negativity into a 'were losing our country' lamenting cry. If were being true to ourselves we will realize it doesn't fit.

Big deal. Kids have been fighting forever. You people have to stretch things and blame this on a black President. Sad.

parents...press charges...we can run and hide or stand andfight to demand ourcommunities act with civility at all timesNo action is the sameas consent

How can you say this is not racist. Im sure if it was a bus for a white kids beating up a black kid you would say it is!! Jesse Jackson where are you now you racist punk!

Racism is everywhere. i was reading the comments some of the white kids put. it sounds a little racist, calling us black animals and crap. it is people like u who things like this happen to because of the things you put out. i have much sympathy for the kid and his family. but its people like you who enforce these things to happen. im sorry but instead of acting racist back towards the blacks you need to be fixing yourself first.

This video disgust me, how dare those kids do this to not only a WHITE child, but any child! And shame on the BLACK kids for sitting there and laughing, I hope something is done to the FULL extent of the law and this child is given a HUGE settlement for what he had to go through.

In order to determine if this was a hate crime, you have to ask yourself what the motive was. If these two kids were on bad terms for some reason (e.g. petty theft, spreading rumors, etc.) then perhaps that was the motivation behind this fight. But the one kid sure seemed to be minding his own damn business before getting whaled on. So if there was no prior history, then what was the motive? What was it that provoked the attack? HATE! In some way, that pacifist white kid became a hated idea or symbol in the mind of that black kid. Hate crimes happen more frequently than you think as the DOJ keeps broadening the definition. So stop trying to confuse the issue. You know, "black on black" hate crimes? "white on white", etc. All crimes of hate. Think about it.

The fact that this happened at all is beyond me, You cant tell me that the bus driver DIDNT Know there was a fight going on. This sickens me to think that people just watched as this happened to a kid that was just looking for a place to sit. Im sure the kid that did the assaulting is an upstanding member of society, ya right. Especially flashing those signs and all. I think the bus driver should be fired, and I would hold the school district accountable. Maybe then, someone will get the point and do something to put a stop to this before it happens elsewhere. Make an example out of Belleville. And after seeing this, I would NEVER allow my child to go to Belleville school, Can you say HOME SCHOOL!!!

Racial card - of course. If the shoe were on the other foot, it would be racial. There's no hiding it. The Man, slavery being blamed on The Man. How many hundreds of years will it take to stop the blame and take responsibility for one's life and mistakes. Washington has many military bases. Send the bullies to boot camp. Let's see if they can be the tough guy there.

I hate to say this but most of us know its true, had this happened to a black child, NAACP would be here NOW, because it was a white kid, suspensions will be handed out, and that is sad!!! And why didnt the bus driver stop this bus, like they couldnt see what was going on? PLEASE!!!! I think anyone who participated, egged on, or laughed about this should be held accountable. This is no laughing matter.

Real shame. Racism will never end. If the white kid would have fought back he'd be in jail. Whites today are punished for what happened years before their time. And this behavior only keeps racism alive...

I am blown away by this heartless act. This is just a true case of OVER crowed buses and and very stupied and uneducated thugs because any persons with a heart or kidness would had never did such a thing, oh and even worse joined in to boot. These very acts is why the Black foke SHOUT! from the roof tops help me I have been mistreated. Now the question is what does the White child SREAM from the roof tops? Well Ill tell you.( My Option Quote) YOU WILL SOON GET WHAT IS COMING TO YOU. when your family is sitting broke, alone because your wasting away in jail, and last but not least I am above you and I will handle this matter in a norm way of handling things because guess what I'M WHITE AND I WILL PROVALE AS SUCH (My Option End Quote)...The Laugh will soon be on you but in a professinal way. Your 5 mins of fame will soon cost you and your family that supports what you did.

I totally agree with you Joe. They segregated here where I live

I hope that the city and school does everything in their power to repremand these kids. That is so uncalled for. If that was my kid beating the other kid up I would want them to get put away for some anger management classes...that be a good parent and if my kid were getting beat up I would do everything in my power to see that those boys were put away. The other kids think its funny and entertaining and they have no idea the can of worms that has just been open. It has nothing to do with blacks vs. whites it has everything to do with integrity and self control...

Whether it was racially motivated or not, there is a double standard. If it was reversed, then a racial issue would have been made. PERIOD. There can be no denying that. If we just made a negative of this footage and the colors in the bus were all reversed, then Sharpton et al. would have blown up. Right some white folks are saying that its racial and ignorantly referencing "animal" behavior etc., but no organization will pursue it. Unfortunately, whites will just have to act more like blacks and take offense to everything and commit violent acts in retaliation. Unfortunately for whites, if they band together, then they are "white supremacists", if blacks band together, then they are "helping out a brother"...

It was wrong

Are you kidding me and yourself? The comment about you cant compare the suffering of the Jews to slavery. They were slaves centuries before blacks were. What an idiotic comment.

racism is only when whites show prejudice against blacks??? Those who ignore this racist attack,"Lets check all the fact out" only deepen the divide.

This is absolutely terrible. This is definitely a hate crime. I think the child was seriously hurt, as he seemed to be almost unconscious. I hope his parent sue the bus driver, the boys, the school and anyone else they can bring into the suit. This "hate whitey" attitude has changed to the worse since Obama came into office. I guess they think he will take care of them. The Kanya West thing, the Serena outburst, - everywhere. I hope the young man is o.k., but it doesn't appear that he is. If the family needs money to sue, I will be glad to donate something. If I had a child riding that bus, I would take him off and carpool him to school. That bus looks like an African jungle.

Looks to me like a bunch of black kids ganging (hence the gang signs the boy flashes after second beating) up on a white boy. Interesting how nobody will call "racism" when the tables are turned.

Had the kid being beaten been black, it would be called racially motivated, hate-crime. Since he was white, people here are calling it "just an old-fashioned school fight."Come on people, these issues won't go away if you keep lying to yourselves. This is a perfect example of reverse-discrimination, pure and simple. Black people need to stop hating our generation once and for all. Blacks need to drop the chips on their shoulders, lose the gangster attitude and start treating others like they want to be treated. Until this happens, this will only get worse.Hatred begets hatred.

I understand fighting in high school, but this is no good. it was a pack attack for stupid reasons, and I wish i had the chance to ride that bus with that kid next time, atleast maybe one person in the picture on his side, i mean my god, the only other white kid is cheering... this is shameful. I do not consider myself racist but definitly have an understanding of what could push one to be.

Its sad, the only reason that kid didn't hit back was probably because everyone else had the other guys back, for the obvious reason...

It is really sad that the boy that was aggressive and assaultive seem to think that the was playing some type of video game. There are so many reasons why children resort to violence as a form of sporting. Obviously, they knew it would be on the Internet, making it a form of evil youth entertainment. I blame the parents of the child that intiated the fight. Often times, parents are not aware of how violent and disrespectful their children are during the school day. I hope that this child was reprimanded in a way that will make him think about the choices he makes the next time. The child that did not fight back is the one with character and he should be rewarded as such. He was the stronger one. The fight could have easily escaled into something largher had he fought back. Kudos to the boy that was able to hold his peace!! This behavior is not about race. Additionally, the bus driver should be fired because he/she is not capable of protecting any child on the bus and also did not appear to follow protocol for the assaultive behavior during the course of a bus ride.

My heart goes out to the victom and his family this was a very sad incident. I hope justice will come forth so others wll know this is unexceptable

White people need to stand up against this, but people of color need to as well. I am white, and I am so tired of the race card, it is getting old. If you don't like being stereo-typed...stop living up to it...and speak out against it so EVERYONE, especially the people who act like this...can see that you don't support it. Stop being the problem!

@ D. Schmidt excuse me assult on whites?

Im so sick of all the racial comments. How in the hell is this Obama's fault? When your kid act up in school was it Bush fault? Or Rush Limbaugh's?

Thank You Boston Murray for telling the truth!!! God Bless You. This all Ive been saying. My daughter goes to the other school in Belleville, and she said they all (black and white) told the teachers this happens all the time, why on the news now? If it was black on black or white on white no one would care. And that's sad. We seem to care about the race not humanity. We need to repent, all this hate is horrible and I'm talking about the hurtful comments.

They'll be in jail in five years max. Then when Big Ray gets his hand on those scrawny punks it will all come full circle. Karma

No the kids in Belleville area did not hear Obama's educational speech, you want to know why? Because white parents called the schools and complained they did not want their kids to hear a black president!! Like everything eles, RACISM starts at HOME.

After reading the comments from all of you for the past 2 hours. I figured out the problem...ALL OF YOU ARE PREJUDICE. So many people calling african americans" animals. You were right about one thing, it starts at home...look at the poison you are spreading to your family. White or black, it was wrong. I live here in Belleville and to all you idiots who think you know us, you know nothing. Belleville is a majority white community, the schools are predomanitly white. All the teachers and administrators are 96% white. More blacks on the bus than white kids? Whites have cars or mothers who do not work and drive them to school. Also The fatherless jokes were very mean as well. I agree with the person who said these comments are much worst than the actual fight. Did you people fight in high school? Please, you are lying. Did you put yourself in harms way to break up fights? Quit lying! The bus driver was on the highway and could not pull over safely. The police was called, the 2 boys have been arrested. And for all of you who said if it was the other way around, it was be natonal media exposure? Did I not watch this video on CNN Anderson Cooper360*? Or hear the horrible comments from racist Rush Limbaugh? Couldnt the kid have sat down without throwing the black kid backpack on the dirty floor? Words were exchnged before any hits were thrown, get the facts before you call someone's child or all African Americans animals. Most of us here in Belleville get along just fine in our mixed race community. You adults are pouring the fuel on this fire. School bus fights and fights in high school has been around forever. The difference...someone called the media an gave them the tape. Who would do that? Racism hurts all of us. STOP HATING.

I'm speechless right now, these are kids-yes-but soon they will be adults, and this is what the future holds...wow...I'm totally shocked right now. we need to nip this in the bud, I graduated West five years ago, and in five years I would have never guess this is what something as simple as a bus ride would turn into. Can you even imagine what can happen on the streets or in places even less secured? And one final note, that bus driver should be fired, not suspended, fired. It is his duty to protect the kids-on the road, as well as in the bus. There are 100 things that the bus driver could have done...Pulled over for one... and um let me see...he could have also pulled over, or I don't know, maybe PULLED OVER!

Where is Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson Now! And who's going to stand up for us European Colored People, huh? Is there a real preacher in the house?

These students acted like animals. I think they need to be punished to the fullest possible extent. If this were a black kid getting beat up by a bus full of white kids it would be all over every news channel as being racist and Jesse and Al would be protesting and suing the school. I hope the parents of that kid sue the school, the parents, the bus driver and file all charges possible against those black kids. The double standard in America is out of control. Everything done by whites is racist and blacks can get away with anything they want to do.

These idiots are the same people I see at my correctional job. Poor impulse control, low self esteem, no respect for humans = future criminals. Sad!

This is so sad! I feel really bad for that kid. If it were white kids beating up a black kid and laughing, the FBI would be involved and treating it as a hate crime! Why the double standard?

There is a petition to have the bus driver fired at: www.illinoissafechildren.com

there was only one girl who had genuine sincerity for the boy...... she was in shock at what was happening

Seriously, you bunch of people are going to be racist about a matter that involved a few immature high school students? That's pretty messed up, that this happened but it's also messed up that you're being racist, because I'm pretty sure if you were weren't too busy thinking White's were all better than everyone else, than I'm pretty sure you would see how things were from other races point of view, I see White kids getting in fights more than any other race at our school because of dumb matters, but that doesn't mean that you have to be a joke to yourself because many other people don't see racism as funny, even most White's so, seriously, don't bash on other people when the story could have happened totally oppositely and could have involved White kids beating on another race and it's happened before, so don't be so quick to judge when most racists are hypocritical themselves. I'm an intelligent mixed Junior in high school and this was a ridiculous matter, but that doesn't mean that you have the right to say things that are hateful, because I for one, definitely would NOT beat someone senseless, EVER, I've never been in a fight, but I want to tell you, is that being racist, is seriously stupid.

And this is why im racist!!! If I was that bus driver that kid would have been knocked out.

Well what we have here is a Caucasian American trying to sit in this young man's seat. The poor black boy was just taking up for himself.

It looked like a pack of wolves going for the kill. It was not all of the bus. It was a few and you can tell who those boys are. The reason is obvious whether people want to acknowledge it or not. You can see it in their expressions, actions, and gestures. COME ON... GET REAL! It may have started as a little pushing but eventually became a crime of hate from the boy doing the hitting and form the other boys urging him on. This needs to made an example of. I pay my taxes for this kid to be educated? I want my money back!

That poor kid. he has to go through school with those assholes. i hope god helps him out. dont worry, there be in jail in 5 years. History repeats itself my friends!

The dispute was not over a seat. It started when the student threw the black student's backpack onto the floor and would not pick it up. You people only see what the media wants you to see. Belleville is a great town with great schools. The rest of you racist just stick with Rush Limbaugh because none of you know what the f you are talking about! A million fighhts on the school buses in this country a year, why this one makes national news???Ask yourself what our students are asking us in the classroom. Yes I live In Belleville, IL.

that waste of life in the grey had nothing better to do than join in? send them to jail, plain and simple. people like that wont change.

this is not a racial comment, race isnt the issue. but these kids are acting like wild animals and not humans. watch this video again and they me theyre not acting like primates. absolutely disdispicable dispicable

This might not be about race. But what makes me mad is that if it was 2 white kids beating up a black kid they would label this as racist.

This is why im taking Taekwondo before i get 2 highschool. S if anyone starts beating me like that then im going 2 use self defense and stop him

Some of these comments are disgusting and make me sad for humanity as a whole. Using the n word and indicating that all black people are the same makes you a bigot, not cool. If this is enough to turn a white person racist the white person obviously does not possess any sort of reasoning. Saying you would laugh as these children are raped is disgusting. Rape is wrong. Assaulting someone is wrong. Making this a race issue is wrong. Unless you are a gang expert I doubt you should make the assumption that this boy was throwing up gang sings. Youths today throw up signs meaning a range of things, I know it's hard to keep up, but most of the time their hand movements have nothing to do with being in a gang. There were black kids on this bus who were mortified at what was going on, there where white kids on the bus encouraging it. Kids are kids their color has nothing to do with how they act and for you assume it does makes you racist. Racism is so early 20th century. Evolve.

I'm so sick of race being brought to every issue. If this attack occured over a seat.. then no one can say that this boy was attacked with certainty because he is white. Therefore that shouldn't be the conclusion drawn. Furthermore there is a white boy that is laughing and cheering as well in the background. That being said, yes if this boy were black Al Sharpton would be have a press conference right now. Which is just as silly because white, black, brown, purple or green, every fight/attack that takes place between people of different races is not ALWAYS racially motivated.

and we need integration because?

That's a real shame. Everyone's impressed really, you sure are tough. I've been in the Marines for 4 years, you like fighting so much follow me, i'll show you. Once you have seen the things we see, you are liable to become a pacifist tough guy.

you niggers are all the same. fuck off and die.

everything that happens negative between the races is not RACIST. THINK. LOOK FOR THE BIG PICTURE. DOT ALL I'S AND CROSS ALL T'S. GET EDUCATED BEFORE YOU MAKE A DUMB CONCLUSION.

wow. im baffled. this is one reason why my girlfriend and i are against having children. its people like you..not the kids on the bus. this country is doomed and i'll be watching it go up in flames while you rip each other apart over skin color. shameful no wander most of the children are fat violent idiots. look at the parents of ALL COLORS

before you call in Al, before you call a race card. let's see and hear all of the facts. what you just saw was and edited or watered down version of what happened. where there any past problems between these students? one comment from a rider said that a book bag had been knocked on the floor. who knows what esle happened or was said. as for race, the white students did not raise a cry for help from the bus driver, some laughed. don't let the media mislead you. the scene on the bus is normal for buses that do not have a monitor, that is an adult rider in addition to the driver. i would not only like to see the entire video, but that from a week ago, also. students as well as teachers, administrators, guards, lunchroom staff and janitors need to be interviewed. jews as a people suffered greatly, but never ever compare it to slavery. for the two races have both suffered. never say one hurt is worse than another. they were hurt in different ways and on different levels.

I love seeing those pathetic wannabe thugs laugh while their friends carry out the beating. I love it because soon these animals will obviously end up in jail for some crime, and when they are crying getting raped in their cell at night, we will be laughing back at them.

THE BUS DRIVER IS TO BLAME. IF HE WAS SCARED OF THE CHILDREN ATTACKING HIM HE SHOULD HAVED REMOVED THOSE KIDS FROM THE BUS LONG AGO. sINCE HE NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST HE SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. SEND THOSE BULLIES FOR 6 MONTHS OF BOOTCAMP BEFORE THEY GET ONE YEAR OLDER AND MUCH WORSE.

And then these kind of people wonder why people don't want them around. If that was my son.. well my son would have kicked his ass and put him in his place. That is what needs to happen in this country. We need to stand up and show these people we wont put up with this anymore. Time for us to get together and take care of this the old fashion way.

I am so sick of this shit. If it was the other way around it would be blasted all over the national news - but nothing. I never viewed myself as a racist but after seeing this - I HAVE HAD IT!!!!

he's definitely throwing up gang signs at the end.

MY HEART GOES OUT TO THAT CHILD. I HOPE THAT OUR LAWS WILL PUNISH KIDS THAT PUT THEIR HANDS ON OTHERS BY SENDING THEM TO BOOTCAMP WHERE THEY LEARN THE MEANING OF RESPECT!

This is a disgrace! Those boys should be made an example along with thier parents. NO ONE child deserves this kind of beating. We are in 2009 not 1909, get over the past! And the bus driver should be FIRED for not stopping the bus.

This is criminal behavior, these kids need proper jail time, please give it to them, they are currently not fit to live in our society.

racist? i don't know. that shouldn't even be an issue. hate crime? yes. a crime against humanity. arguing about it being racist or not belittles the grim circumstances of what we KNOW it is. saying it's racist, is calling attention to race, which in itself is racism. it's a crime against a HUMAN life, and we should address it as such.

The bus driver should have stopped the bus and done something to stop this! Please don't think all bus drivers are like this. I am a bus driver and take pride in protecting EVERY student on my bus! My students are treated like my own kids and one bus driver behaving wrong seemss to make people think all bus drivers are bad. I would have stopped the bus, called for help, and had someone help me stop the beating! We are not allowed to physically touvh any student on the bus, but I would have broken policy to protect this young man. Also, please do not turn this into a racial issue. This could have very easily been two white students or two black students. Violence knows no color; just stupidity!

this is the kind of thing that results in kids coming to school with shotguns. everyone involved should be prosecuted.

This is exactly why racism will never be gone forever! Seeing the double standard between blacks and whites is enough to make any white person turn racist, and make those already racist even more hateful. Until we see that hate crimes can go either way,and punish people for such crimes, racism is here to stay. Sad!!

What the heck...Kids fight, its part of growing up, the attackers got cought on tape, will be punished and hopefully learn from it, the victim will hopefully learn from it too....All kids are basicly animals, growing up is socialization....I'm 55 now but i remember in school a bloody nose, black eye or fat lip came with the territory...I guess there wasn't the media bloodlust for conflict to attract viewers and sell advertising then that we have now...

Would this be a news story if the students were the same race?Is it racist to assume the attack was racially motivated? Apparently the kid knocked the other kid bookbag to the floor. The students involved were properly expelled. Somebody said all the Black students were laughing. Not true. The truth is some Black and Some White students were laughing. Last month a white man was charged for repeatedly raping his black adopted child. The child was four years old. Not sure how long this went on. Was the assault racially motivated? Why so little media coverage?

What the hell is wrong with these kids do they have parents? If you take swing at someone like they were you are intending great harm to the other and should be charged criminally. The good news is these idiots did this on camera so there is no doubt what their intentions were. Hopefully, the community stands up against this (sure its not the first time) and packs I bigger punch and these idiots!!

Wow...because it just so happened to be a black person this was a hate-crime? The fact of the matter is an innocent person was assaulted not once but twice. That's the only crime. Race doesn't matter. A lot of people on that bus should be convicted of crimes just for watchin and doing nothing. And for all that said no one helped. watch the video again. A young man stood up against the bullies in the end and stopped the situation.

Thats why I'm home schooling my kids,if I want my kids around a bunch of animals I'll take them to the zoo.

god bless it wat does it matter wat color we r? huh? thats all im reading about!!!

I think it sick and I think those kids that sit and laughed about something so bad needs to be punished as well. They acted like a bunch of sick animals. If it had been the other way around it would have been racial for sure, sad country we live in.

This is just pathetic, they need to get a life- the guy was just trying to find a seat. I'm not racist at all considering I'm a person of color. But some African Americans, or anyone of color for that matter, bring shame to themselves when they act out in the stereotypical way people expect them to. Its pathetic, its a cry for attention, its an action of lack of etiquette and education. They need to be delt with and expulsion isn't on of the ways.

To all you racist people: shut up! Yes, it was wrong for that kid to get beaten up the way that he did. Just as the other reader stated, it probably was not even racially motivated. But if so, a little food for thought... 30 years ago, this would not have happened with a white kid as the victim because it would have been a black boy beaten, or his sister raped, or his father hung from a tree. You obviously are too ignorant and blind to see that generations of violence, bigotry, and oppression begets generations of hatred and violence in return. In short, the land of liberty and justice is reaping what it has sowed. Don't bother to join the klan because in case you've been living under a rock for the last decade, white America is no longer the majority. The Hispanics are taking back their original real estate, which I might add, is another seed ready to be harvested. By the way, the Jews were enslaved over 4000 years ago in Egypt. African Americans have only been out of chains for less than 150 years. I'd say African Americans have come a very long way in 150 years. Just look in the White House...

Wikipedia: Hate CrimeHate crimes (also known as bias-motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, or political affiliation."Hate crime" generally refers to criminal acts which are seen to have been motivated by hatred of one or more of the listed conditions. Incidents may involve physical assault, damage to property, bullying, harassment, verbal abuse or insults, or offensive graffiti or letters.Defined in the 1999 National Crime Victim Survey, "A hate crime is a criminal offense. In the United States federal prosecution is possible for hate crimes committed on the basis of a person's race, color, religion, or nation origin when engaging in a federally protected activity. Measures to add perceived gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability to the list have been proposed, and are in discussion now.With this information, let's think about what we saw in the video again and remove skin color: Boy

I am tried of this kids show no respect and this behavior needs to be addressed bullies are and should not be accept back in school period. Bullies need to be put in there place.

"Bush hates black people." and "Beyonce should have won."

If those kids had been white and the kid who is being beaten had been black the NAACP would have been would have jumped all over it calling it racism. But we live in a world wher you have to be black to be discriminated against! What a disscusting display these children are. I hope prison finds them all.

this just shows how inteligent our 21rst century community is, one that I am unfortunately part of. We grow up with the knowledge that academics are for nerds and sports are how you succeed branded into our very core. We are regressing in our appreciation of books and art and instead turn to desenseitizing violence in games and television. When our community members would rather beat and choke eachother over the frivolity of a seat instead of calmly waiting the 20 minute ride out, there is trouble. I fear that situations like this will only become more volatile and frequent if the media we recieve continues to become more vulgar.

That was racism. I'm from the DH and 5th Ward area in Houston, TX. It is a joke to beat on white people. The cops need to do something about that crap! I am Hispanic. And I am tired of the why white people get abused. They need to stand up and fight back! But they need to stand with people of color to do this.

Until Whites start to stand up this will continue. Don't say you care for the "children" and turn a blind eye to these thing that happen EVERYDAY! You worry about black and latino self-esteem, what about White self-esteem? You know the same Whites that built this and every other civilized nation.

man if the roles were reversed Al Sharpton would be marching the streets...thats a race crime!

Well Mia... the bus driver's eyes should be on the road.

Do I see white kids laughing in the background? Hmmmmm....well, probably wasn't racial motivation; just strong vs. weak. I used to be a victim like that, until I decided to fight back. That's when I started choking people and swinging glass. I stopped being messed with then.

This is a fantastic commercial for the public school system. Is this what we should expect in our waiting rooms when the government takes over HealthCare?

I think it goes without saying that these students as well as the bus driver should be charged. The student that had his hand around the other student’s throat should be charged with attempted murder as an adult. Everyone who cheered should be charged as well for inciting a riot. The hope this family brings a civil suit against the students, the bus driver and the school district. If this was my kid they all would pay one way or another.

Blacks are becoming more out of control now that they have Obama in the White House. Kanye West These kids Obamas buddy that was arrested ACORN the list is long and distiguished. America needs to wake up and see that there is a change coming is this it?

I wouldn't have just let that happen to me. I would have stood up for him, no matter what his skin color was. Shame on the bus driver.

Right before the 2nd attack, it looks like the victim said something to the 2nd attacker which caused the 2nd kid to get defensive and attack...

Probably all hopped up from listening to Kanye West before coming to school. There's a role model for you.

This is horrifying, black or white...kids can be so mean. The bus driver should be fired.

Disgusting- why does racism only go one way? These a-holes have no place in society and too bad they would blend in if sent to prison- a total waste of space- and worth nothing

screw that. im 17 years old and if i was on that bus when he was getting punched, i would have stood up for that poor kid. just not right.

just another example of blacks doing what they want without any reprisal, they'll play the race card on this one !

why?

You know the saying "History always repeats itself" This type of behavior will take us back to the fifties. Be careful what you wish for. Now that people like Eric Holder have jumped into the Race Arena theres no stopping it now. Go ahead Mr. Carter bring it up again. It's on;y a matter of time before this whole race thing explodes.

there's no excuse to act like an animal and beat someone over a seat? r u kidding me?? i blame the parents and the school system for not being strict with their rules regarding bullying and fighting...or not even having none at all.

And to think, these children are our future. God help us!

Why did the adult bus driver not intervene in this fracas? Stop the bus and stop the fight!! Lawsuits coming aplenty on this one folks.

Aren't they cute? Public school students learning socialization skills. Don't those jackasses know that the victim's parents are paying for that bus just like everyone else's? What are they taught at home? Everyone involved AND their parents should be punished with fines and community service, and the victim's parents should sue the heck out of everyone they can. Unfortunately, black or white, most school buses have this crap going on, with non-attentive bus drivers like the one in the video.

haha im white and im still laughing my ass off

sean i live in california well im well off so keep your six bucks lol

Animals.. Period.

IF THAT WAS A BUNCH OF WHITE KIDS WATCHING AND EGGING ON ANOTHER WHITE KID BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF A BLACK KID, ALL HELL WOULD BREAK LOOSE BECAUSE BLACKS FEEL AS IF THEY ARE SO MISTREATED ALL THE TIME AND THEY CAN'T GET OVER WHAT HAPPENED MANY MANY YEARS AGO WITH THEIR DISTANT RELATIVES THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT LIVING RIGHT NOW ANYHOW. GET OVER IT. I SAY AN EYE FOR AN EYE...THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE EQUAL....THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO ARE WORTHY OF PROPER TREATMENT AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT. THAT COMMENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE...ITS ABOUT BEHAVIOR AND ACTIONS...IF YOU ACT LIKE A P.O.S. THEN THAT IS EXACTLY HOW YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED....THIS KID ON THE BUS WASNT EVEN FIGHTING BACK....YET THIS TRASHY KID THINKS HE'S TOUGH SHIT FOR WHAT HE DID....YOU ARE NOTHING....YOU ARE WEAK...I HOPE YOU GET WHATS COMING TO YOU VERY SOON.

Hey,The Man, you're so full of it! One of the kids who rides the bus said the victim never talks. He is a quiet guy. He was hardly talking trash! Get your facts straight. As for the Jena 6, that was bs, too! Face it, these kids are animals and it's hard to defend animalistic behavior.

Bottom line....these are someone's children. Bullying is a real issue in schools today and especially on the buses where the victim cannot escape it.

This is a disgrace to the African American community. The students who attacked him should be expelled and the bystanders who encouraged it should be suspended to. I went to McCluer high and if you watched a fight, you got the same suspension as those who participated. There should an absolute "No tolerance" for violence. Regardless of race or gender, this was wrong. As a young African American female, I am disgusted and wished that people of all races would stop throwing the race card everytime OUR people does something wrong. Forget about the NAACP or Al Sharpton. These students were 100% wrong. It doesn't matter what the student did, he was attacked not once but twice. Pure IGNORANCE!

black, white - who cares...what if that was my son? my heart was in my throat to see that boy get beat. He didn't fight back and no one helped him get out of harm's way. I hope God shows that hurt boy either the path of forgiveness (and tolerance) or learn how to fight.

He was totally flashing gang signs, after the 2nd beating.

whats up this kendrick and im black... this fight was wak an un cause for,the young man who was swinging on the other dude is soft and he needs to know that wasn't cool..

They should have suspended 25 of them

Its time for the community to protest this. Examples need to be made. Look at everyone else. This video shows what is wrong with society. Not one person came to the aid of the victim. If more people when they saw a criminal act, would get involved to stop it and turn on the attackers less of this would happen. You need the strenght of the village to be guardians not just rely on the police. Why did the driver not pull over immediately and get police help? Why did this last 12 minutes of emotional

too much hate they are not brought up with values listen to there music , such hate . it is a hate crime.Where is al sharpton ohh wrong color.

This school bus hate-crime should not go unpunished or shoved underneath the bus. The student's parents should file assault (threat of violence)

If this was reversed we would have heard alot more from the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and the rest of the band wagon on how this was purely racism. But we dont see that because we beat up on a white kid. The outcries of our community are so one sided.

Sorry but i have to agree with most here.Whites are just suposed to take it alland put it down to poor blacks.Forget that i have seen way too much of this.call it what it was Hate Crime!!!!!!They are and always will be animals.

I cant wait till we are so over-populated that school will be a choice. That way these people can stay home and practice cleaning our toilets and cooking our french fries.

misled_insight said:Are you a complete idot, do you really need audio? First of all there is aduio. You can hear the bus driver yelling to sit down. It does not take detective of the year to figure out that the nerdy kid just sat down in tyhe only seat available but but the little you know what did not want him there. Sostarted punching him in the face the kid didn't even put his hands up and he still kept punching him, what a tuff guy; and The second kid that started punching him afterwards, wow must have been so brave.

Big Al - you're obviously a racist like most blacks. You're wrong - if this was a black kid getting beat up by a bus full of white kids it would be all over every news channel and Jesse and Al would be protesting and suing the school. I hope the parents of that kid sue the school, the parents, the bus driver and file asualt charges against those black kids. The double standard in America is out of control and will come to an end.

Do you think all the violence on the media, television, video games, newspapers...has anything to do with the programming of these children. Charge the kids with hate crimes, even those who laughed.. Charge the bus driver with criminal indifference. Lock them all up.

This is sad, and to all the blacks screaming he deserved this, you're wrong you don't know the circumstances. To all the whites screaming RACISM, you're wrong, you don't know the circumstances. The fact is that a human being reguardless of color was attacked and was being extremely passive. And to the person who says that blacks are taught to hate whites. That is a lie. When you have been raised in a black family that teaches nothing but acceptance and tolerance, it's not hard to find you statement extremly ignorant!

Comments like the one from Big Al is the reason most white people think that black people act like animals. Decent people do not hit one another under any circumstances. This is unacceptable.

Incorrect! Not all Black Families teach their children to hate Whites. Go South my dear and you will find some white families taught their children when small how to hate black people at the dinner table! The attacker should be sent to a scared straight program of some sort and the abuser should press charges as well with the school district presiding as well. Of note, this is a disgrace against humanity and by the way, this does happen to black people as well.

First of all, the bus driver was not in control. He should be fired. Secondly, the group in the back was a mob. Fights of that nature should not be tolerated.

you know what? exactly from where steven is on the bus all the way back ...i know every single one of those boys my WHITE son who is back there on this bus in this video is friends with every single one of them including the two boys that did this...all of those boys are as you say black kids.. they are good kids ...wether he and the other boy that were involved were black and he was white is not at all the point, and had nothing at all to do with it even if he was a "black" kid that they didnt know who sat there the outcome would have prob; been the same. these kids have known me since kindergarten they are now sophmores and freshmen they had an agenda apparently and it was a bad one anyone else ever make a terrible life decision ? Dont say you havent because i pick up hundreds of you a year from making terrible life decisions. it wasnt racial that was dreamed up by the news media. do i think they were wrong oh yes terribly wrong but making this turn out this way is only sending the absolute wrong message to these boys, they have lived among and went to school with white people since kindergarten and this is the first time ive ever seen these boys do something like this ...tell them they were wrong punish them accordingly but dont start this racial fight crap and give them a reason to become what your making them out to be , they need the fear of god in them and to be punished not looked at as racists.

Big Al, our Prsident is black, get a life loser!

If this was white kids beating a black kid. Rev Al and his cronies would be all over it, but since its the other way around it won't get any air play in the MSM.

First of all it has nothing to do with COLOR! It has to do with children, rules, and laws, and teaching our children right from wrong and enforcing it as adults! I used to live in a minority neighborhood, whites being the minority. I also have been a school bus driver where there were fewer blacks than whites. Ive seen both sides but this bus driver as an adult was WRONG! Stop the bus and take control of that situation right when it happened! Call 911 from your phone if your scared of a bunch of children! This would have never went any further after the first punch on my bus! This bus driver needs to find a new job!!!!!! The boy throwing puches needs to figure out why hes so angry inside, and find the LOVE!

You know it should not matter what color that child is wrong is wrong. I f I was his parents I would go after everybody.

A CLEAR case of a racist attack. A black mob cheering on a hate crime against a white student whose "crime" was he wanted to sit down. WAKE UP AMERICA! It's open season on you so you'd better be ready to defend yourself against these black animals.

Spew your racial hatred somewhere else. It's sickening that barbarian behavior is so prevalent and a kid still can't be safe on a bus. Haters, bullying thugs are from all races. The bigger issue is the HUMAN RACE. Are you adding to the problem with your violence of words and hate or are you more intelligent than that?

If this was white guys jumping on a black guy, then it would be called a race hate crime., But because it is black jumping a white this is just considered another school fight. As a woman of color, it makes me sick to see our generation act like a bunch of apes!

Ha but yet it took two of these so called "goons" to beat up one innocent kid. They can't fight fair, you wouldnt see them beating no Hispanic kid like this.. Promise

This is no doubt a hate crime. These black kids need to learn a lesson. I cant believe the bus driver did not stop this. I wonder if he was black also? Either way he should lose his job.

i amk sooo tired of blacks intimdating the white people if it were not for these stupid white liberals society would not just accept this, where is the back bone of decent law abiding citizens its sad when your own race is afraid to help defend fellow white people from these black animals,if something isnt done about this it will only escalate...it makes me sick and embarassed for my own race.....

Black, white...what difference does it make? The actual POINT should be why children feel it's necessary and acceptable to pound on another person. I'm appalled that there are so many ignorant people out there attributing this to race, and not to how children are being raised.

Honestly it doesn't matter the race at all. And I certainly don't think because the boy is white he should have gotten the treatment as I see one person has stated. Regardless of the race it is absolutely inhumane for children to be acting in such a manner. It's an embarrassment also! They should be rightly punished for this cruel act. If kids want to fight like adults then they should be punished like adults. I am just appalled that kids would act like this honestly. Lord help this world when some of these children in the world take over, because it's gonna be a disaster.

Excellent commercial for the public school system! I'm so glad my parents sent me to private schools. I never had to deal with any of this.

If i was on that bus, i would have beat them kids ass. Picking on someone to show off in front of there friends. That's pathetic.

This is BEYOND white and black issues. These are animals. There are good people and bad people. These are bad people. Period. Animals. No table turning here. Violence is a horrible thing. Period.

I don't get the bigoted comments on this site. It's okay to beat a white kid because blacks were treated horribly by someone else at some other time? Are you that morally devoid of character or are you without any reasoning ability?

Big Al, the point is that white people don't routinely act like savages, whereas this kind of primitive, racist violence among blacks is commonplace. Here's a link to a video with similar behavior:http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3c9_1174132964

Big Al's comment is evil. He's happy a child was beaten because he's white.

Oh, come on, people. Does it really matter who's black and who's white? The point is, what happened here is wrong and appropriate actions need to be taken. Things need to change, and nothing will change if all the whites are pointing their fingers at the blacks and all the blacks are pointing their fingers at the whites. A lot of white people here are saying it's a sign of reverse racism and then go off and call black's animals and that we need to ship 'em back to Africa, or that it was better before Lincoln. What do you call that? NOT racism? And there are a couple blacks here commenting that the white kid deserved to be beat because the blacks have been 'oppressed' for so long. What's that? NOT racism? Look, we accept Asians, Hispanics, and Europeans here in America, why can't we accept whites and blacks?

Big Al you want to clean me gutters for 6 bucks or you can cut my grass for 8

Whether this event was racially motivated or not is exactly the problem in this country. If a white kid assaults a black kid, it is automatically considered racial no matter the motive; just like when a white Congressman calls a mulatto President a liar, it is interpreted as racist. However, if a black kid assaults a white kid, the masses scream that whites want the motivation to be racial to make blacks look bad even when the motive is clear. I say that any human being can be racist; not just whites like society teaches and encourages. I’ve witnessed more racism in my city, Cincinnati, coming from blacks than any other race combined, including Latinos, Asians, mulattos, and whites.

If it was not about race then why did the (black) kid that broke it up not get punched for trying to break it up? Cause he to was black? What do you think would have happened if one of those oter 6 white kids stepped up to break it up? come guys be honest it woul dhave been a riot if a white kid tried to break it up. The wind up here is that we all suffer for garbage like this. GThe school will be sued, the bus company will be sued, the attackers paerents will be sued ans all our school taxes will go up to pay the law suits. Wake up folks.....if these kids have that much hate in them it can only come form years of systimatic brain washing by thier parents and family members.

this is horrible! there should be criminal charges against that guy

If that had been a black kid getting beat viciously by a white kid, Al Sharpton would have been on the first flight to St. Louis waving his ACLU flag. Nobody wants to call it racist because the white kid is the victim.

No BIG AL, I dont think most white people would find that funny, Just the ignorant pieces of scum. No one forces people to fulfill there stereotypes, people make there own decisions, and these kids are scum. they will end up in the prison system, wasting our tax money... but i guess thats pretty typical.....

The two youths who beat the other should be expelled from school not just suspended. They have no business in school and should spend some serious time in a juvenile detention facility.

nobody should focus on the race of the kids, they should worry about the violence coming from them and the fact that nobody stopped it. Those kids who assaulted him should be put in jail whether they are black or white. Nobody deserves that kind of treatment.It is horrendous

The fact remains that black people are allowed to act like this because "America" feels "guilty" about the past. They want to give them the chance to be "equal" but all I see is reverse racism at its greatest, whether its a white judge/police not doing their jobs to put CRIMINALS behind bars, just so they arn't percieved as racists. NOBODY in todays generation has has been a victem of racism more than any other. We all have our battles against racism. The deck has now been stacked in the other direction now. It is now acceptable for colored people to inflict pain on "the white devil" because they deserve it... Not only should this kid, and everyone the tape showed jeering the beating be arrested, but the bus driver should be as well. It seems to me that if you are at the scene of a crime and fail to try to stop it that you are part of it... atleast people do get sent to prison every day for lifetimes for it... Whether white or black, what is the difference here?

after the second beating, watch the black punk back up and while he is doing that, is he making gang signs with his hands? What a piece of crap! All those kids on the bus should be suspended.

Why were they on a bus in the first place? Another wonderful benefit of the bussing program.

The fact is, without the audio, we can have no idea what that fight was about. To claim the kid got beat up because he was white is disingenuous. I think it is always wrong to resort to violence to solve your disputes, but we do not know whether the black child was provoked. Not knowing the full story, any conclusions you reach will be premature and likely inaccurate.

If that was a black kid getting beat up half of you white people would be laughing,,,but because he was white you guys are upset..tables have turned whoop his white ass good

also where was the bus driver in all of this???/

it is so tru that blacks are the most racist people. and i for one am tired of these actions, they go unpunished. theose students should be expelled and there parents should be thrown in jail for the actions of their children. maybe then they will raise them instead of letting the rest of society do it.

Now that people are talking about this we have people out there saying this is typical of the white people to bring out and hold this against the black people. Typical. When White people have something to say about it is (white people) blowing it up to something bigger than what it truely needs to be. But let this have happen to a black student by white students it would definatly be racial. This happens daily in schools and the work place. It may not be viloent but there is still "racial tention".

I'm a white male who came from the west coast to DC in high school. The level of racism that I saw on the west coast was incomparable to the absolute hate that ive seen here in DC. I mostly hung out with black kids in high school and I will tell you and most honest black people will tell you that they are racist as they come. In every black home, the conversation is ALWAYS about white people. They teach their children to hate us and are happy when things like this happen. Until there stops being double standards about how black people are treated because white america feels "guilty" about how our ancestors treated slaves in this country, things will continue in a downward spiral. NOBODY should sit there and watch something like that happen. Whether black or white. However, the fact remains that this behavior is not only tolerated in the black community but is encouraged... If anyone can deny that, id love to see some proof... No wonder 75% of the jailed population is non white...

This is a hate crime. The student parents need to sue the school district, bus driver, and every other student involved. In addition, assault charges need to be filed on everyone involved

The BUS DRIVER should also be charged for not doing anything. THis is ridiculous.

To the people crying "racist", saying that this happened to him only because he was white. Look around, there are two other white kids nearby the fight, and one other one that looks Hispanic (but could be white). If this were about race, those other kids wouldn't be sitting there for one, and two, they would be getting attacked as well. Face it, it had nothing to do with race at all. Either the kid that got attacked said something bad, or he was a victim of bullying. NOTHING to do with race.

It pisses me off that white kids have to be scared to ride the school bus. If one black kid got beat up it would be a hate crime. Its called reverse racism. The country was so much better before Lincoln. I dont like slavery but it was a way to keep em in check

Calm down people. Forget the color of the people and punish the action. No matter what the color of the attacker or victim, when a human being does this to another human being, they should be labeled as non-human. The attackers need to get the water-board treatment then have their legs broken as good measure with the warning that if they are ever again accused of such behavior, they will be put to death. If we did this, you would see an extreme decrease in treating your fellow human with such disdain.

When i used to ride the bus in high school, or even IN my high school, fights like this would happen pretty frequently. A good few a semester. I have been really close to the fights on the bus, and i have seen VERY similar things happen. There is a fight, one kid fights the other, but the other doesnt fight back or even defend himself, and NOBODY steps in the way to break up the fight (sometimes someone does, other times it just keeps going).Honestly i dont think it had very much to do with race at all. White kid just sat near a bunch of black kids, he might have said something bad, or the kids around him felt like starting **** with someone, just because they are different. Everyone was made fun of in school for being different in one way or another, it might have been race this time, but that doesnt make someone racist.Happens ALL the time guys. The only really bad part about the video is that it happened 5 minutes later. Never saw this happen, but thats because the bus driver actually stepped in after a good while and broke the fight up, separating the students. Because the bus driver didnt do that, you can blame it on him.

Jesus looks down and sheds another tear. So sad.

You know why there weren't many white kids on the bus? Because their parents drive them to school knowing full well their white kid might be attacked. This white victim did not fight back- he knew the whole bus would stomp him if he did. He could only endure it until in a safe place. As for "mouthing off", not true. When he sat down, he knocked over the bookbag of the blk. student - who then felt disrespected and beat him. All this over a bookbag and the fact the blk kid didn't want to sit next to him. Petty reason for a beating - but in my experience, that's typical in their culture. Oh, and then blaming the victim for bringing such violence out in them.Sickens me.

This is garbage. I go to hazelwood central and i have to be around people like that everyday. Because of them they made a county school have gates, door alarms, and more characteristics of a jail. Its sick.

The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter if this was racially motivated. If it was two white kids beating a black kid with a group of white kids around celebrating there would be an uproar by the majority of the black community with JJ and Al Sharpton looking for the closest camera to jump in the spotlight. We all know it. But since this was the exact opposite then it automatically must not be racially motivated or the white boy must have said something to provoke it. I will be happy when we can all just be equal.

For those blinded by the race card let me point your attention to the white kids in the back of the bus who seem to be excited by the situation. Now change your attention to the front and see the concerns. Deviants in the back, achievers in the front on any bus, in any city, with any race. Kids fight in high school and kids get jumped in high school, point blank. It would be a lie to yourself to say that you never seen this growing up. Do these kids need to be punished, yes. You would have to be racially prejudiced to believe this makes all blacks animals. Is it not ironic I see nothing here about the Jena 6. I wonder what short minded comments, if any, would even be said. Back to the point, the white kid did say something and no this does not warrant a beat down, but if you’re talking trash, which both kids were, then least put your hands up.

Even though you have a white boy laughing and two black girls disturbed doesn't mean the beating wasn't racial. Not everyone IS racist. But this kid wouldn't have felt so empowered to beat the white boy if he was another black kid, or if everyone was white. There was a "you are different than me" feeling going on along with whatever else he was feeling...there was racial tension that fueled it.

There is a petition circulating to have the Superintendent removed. He is a person who should not be leading this school district. He did nothing in the wake of this CRIME. This was a CRIME. All those who participated and taunted, should be prosecuted. In Texas, this would have been treated as a HATE CRIME. It is a HATE CRIME, AND THOSE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED. PERIOD.

I feel VERY sadened by this video.That anyone black/white would behave in this manner. These boys,the bus driver and everyone who did not come to the young man's rescue should be punished!!! Punished to the full extent of the law. Our children should not behave in this manner!!!!They should be suspended from school and kicked off the bus for the rest of the year.I would not want my child riding the bus with bullies like this!! This is 2009,color is a thing of the past and we should come together as a whole. The world is hard enough, we should be there for our neighbor!!!

Reverse racism? My behind! Pure racism, that is. The "reverse" adjective must not be used, there is absolutely no difference. When judgment, or action (violent or not), in favor or against someone is decided based on race, IT IS RACISM. Racism is considered a hate crime here, but don't expect the same punishment for whites than for the rest. Just because of the "reverse" nonsense. For the record, I'm not white.

In the first half, there would seem to be a white kid jeering along with all the others. In the second half, it appears that there is a black student pacing himself between the victim and the attacker, protecting the victim from further attack. So much for a racially motivated assault.

Even if it was stupidity and not racism look at the ones acting stupid. This white kid is clearly taking the high road and not fighting, he defends himself but does not swing at the moron that is swinging at him so violently. The rest of the black kids start cheering and do not bother breaking up a clearly one sided fight? People get real, this is racism and repressed hate at it's most obvious and yet people still say it was all over a seat... Incredible.

Savages. Nothing but savages.

that bus driver needs fired asap!!! no kid should live in fear especially on a school bus!! cowards!!

How painful that in this day of age, things like this happen. This would never fly if it was a black kid. Never.

if this would have been a black kid on a white bus, it would be a hate crime. The double standard is rediculous. Maybe our President should make another speak to the schools kids about violence and how hate crimes go both ways!

Jesus said "turn the other cheek" Jesus said "live by the sword" die by the sword. Biblical teaching and Christian ethics no longer apply in secular school and world going away from Jesus to " eye for an eye"

White People cant be the Victim of a Hate Crime silly..Didn't ya know?

Black students attacking White students are a fairly frequent occurance in schools with a large number of black inmates...I mean students.

This is sad and repugnant

I am white, middle aged male. I went to grade school in a predominantly black school. I can attest to the fact that most blacks "are" uniquely different from other races. That behave and talk like vicious animals! On many occasions I was surrounded by a group of blacks and forced to defend myself. My favorite was the common "You talkin' bout my momma?" "I hear'd you was talking bout my momma!"Since I didn't know the idiots in the first place - it was clear another round was comming!I was a little guy so I made a safe target(so they assumed). Ha ha ha, I had the pleasure of convincing them they made a mistake on more than 1 occasion.Pack em up and send them back to their ancestrial homeland.Let them regress to cannibalism and bush beating.

they probably were freashmen that would be typical behavior for freashmen to do. Wow look at me im in HS now time to act tough and bad. Just plain stupidity if you ask me. And if those kids get away with that then that is just even more stupid because that for sure was a hate crime

That's the natural result of school desegregation forced at Fed bayonet point. Literally millions of White kids have been brutally attacked like that by mobs of hooting, howling negro savages ever since. If Whites would stand together for mutual defense when the black scum pile on, you'd see the thuggish beasts beaten down instead, like they should be - but of course, Whites don't stand together and fight back, because they're afraid of being called "racists" by the press and being charged with a hate crime by the fuzz (unlike the uppity, hyper-aggressive negroes). It all boils down to the incessant Guilty Whitey brainwashing spewed by powerful White-hating jews via their media/school/political stranglehold.Learn more and join the discussion here:www.govnn.com

the bus driver should be suspended, plus the students provoking the attack should be arrested and tried as adults. If there were respectable parents (ie mothers and real fathers)in the homes of ALL children events like this would be rare.

oh they are just misunderstood and the white boy almost busted the african americans hand on his face.

I don't know if it was racially movitated, but it all starts at home. These uneducated f-ing parents who can't raise their damn kids, whether black or white...just so happens in this case is black.

Wow, many of you people are REALLY, REALLY racist. It doesn't take a lot to show your true colors, huh? This incident was terrible, but you're not helping by being racist yourselves.

The truly frightening thing about this video is the comments here. Disgusting.

How shameful. A student is repeatedly beaten by thugs on a moving school bus. What is the school district's plan to prevent this from happening again? District 201 Board of Education is as culpable as the thugs who beat the student. What is your plan, District 201 Board of Education?

I am saddened by the rush to label this a hate crime and the attitudes reflected here. Yes, a white kid was beaten by a black kid but without any other evidence, we cannot assume it is because of their respective races. Ignorance abounds in the comments below...frequent references to the assailants as "animals" and even one referring to black pundits as "caged monkeys". Really? Did anyone watch the video? The only faces I saw expressing concern and horror were black. The white faces were mostly void of emotion and many were either smirking or outright cheering the beating on. It is a sad commentary on our youth but let's not cry hate crime until we have some evidence to support it. And for those of you who whine that this would be national news if the situation were reversed, it is already national news. I live in California and have already heard about this from several different sources.

Oh but it was cool when whote people hung blacks from trees.This is the Frankenstein white people created now you cry ?What those idiot kids did was wrong.BDut what whites do daily, legally is twice as wrong.

to be REALLY honest, I think that the kid that caught the beating should have manned up, and broken the other kids skull. thats the only way to solve issues like that. cops wont do shit, teachers wont do shit. if you get bullied, you get bullied until you learn to stick up for yourself. its a fact of life, especially nowadays.

Typical. They're criminals and should not be allowed back to school. School has no effect on these thugs. All these thugs do is bring the rest of the school down with them. They need to be put in jail so they can get on with their criminal careers. Maybe they'll be turn out to be accomplished street corner pharmacists.

unfortunately the pathetic kid doing the beating will probably go on to be a star in the nfl or nba. sad state of our country

no matter what their race, kids do the strangest and stupidest things:http://newsone.com/nation/black-teen-set-on-fire-by-white-classmates-is-charged-with-assault/comment-page-4/

It was boys being jerks and beating up a nerd.

This is not race this is about kids being bored and there parents letting them do anything they want to! Parents need to teach there kids right from wrong! Most parents do give a shit what there kids do me when I was little people call it sheltered but I call it my mom was doing her job! I never actually never went to my friends true party until i was 20! I think all parents should shelter there kids more! If that happened there would not be some much hate and trouble in this world!

I don't think either of the juveniles throwing punches should face discipline. They are obviously pussies if they can't knock out a guy with that many punches that isn't even trying. They have a long future ahead of them as someone's bitch in the jail they end up in. Providing the white kid doesn't come back and blow their brains out first. If he does, he may end up in jail but he did society a favor.

wow, I can't believe all of these comments have been approved they are so disgusting. It feels like a pretty safe bet that most of the people commenting on here don't even know a black person or have tried to reach out to anyone else outside of their (most likely) white communities. WHAT MAKES YOU SO WELL EQUIPPED TO JUDGE A WHOLE RACE OF PEOPLE? TRY THIS: Stop furthering stereotypes and GET EDUCATED. It's a big world out there and YOU DO NOT KNOW IT ALL.

To Davion Ferguson and Rockney: You claim to have been on the bus and that you didn't care - because you were eating. Rockney - you state that you think he deserved to be beat up. Why? I don't see the reason why...is there a something that the young man did or are you just not caring or was it because he's white? I'd really like to know -- if you really were on that bus and saw it happen. BTW, I have 3 sons myself and not ONE of them, would have ever allowed that fight to happen. But, I happen to have big sons, all over 6'5" - youngest one is 16 and the eldest is 24. I reared my sons to become MEN and not punks. They will step in if a child or woman is being abused and if the fight was unprovoked. If MY son had been on that bus - the fight would have been stopped immediately - because I taught my sons to defend the weak and stand up for what's right. God blessed them with the heart and bodies to back up their determination. It's a sad day for the mothers in your city....they raised punks and low-lifes.

Did some white-power just bum rush this forum? This is a single instance in a world that no one can pin down as being this or that. Most of these comments are talking about a massive diverse group of people in reflection of a video of a single group of kids. I'm sorry, but you don't get to know shit beyond what you see. It is awful, but it's provided by the police so you can assume this isn't going unpunished. It's not more messed up if it is racist. I hope most of the racist comments about racism are from older generations of people with limited amount of time left to keep on like this. There is no changing the way people think, but through new generations seeing through some updated eyes. That goes for bigotry of any color.I feel like throwing some made up figures out there. The real silent majority is the 0 of non insane/non inbred/non purebred feeling white people who don't need guns and don't get together and yell things that embarrass the rest of humanity. You can't disregard the attackers as animals without taking all of humanity down with them. We could all use some better education.

this does not appear to be a hate crime. HOWEVER, if it had been white kids beating on a black kid you know damn well that al sharpton would be all over this and it would very likely be viewed as a hate crime by default.

First, let me say that I was able to watch the ENTIRE footage earlier today - not the EDITED version shown here and it made me SICK. The bus driver should be fired and charges pressed against him for accessory to an assault. He was the ONLY adult on the bus at that time and could have stopped this EASILY. Second, the TWO black juveniles, ages 14

I can't believe the comments here. The report says the dispute was about a seat, not color. Furthermore this is a single incident. ONE. Ask yourselves how many buses carrying white, black and other races went to school today with no incidents of violence. I in no way mean to belittle the pain of the boy being hit, but to react as if this is a race riot of any importance is, to but it bluntly, racists looking for an excuse to voice their obvious racism.

When I came to this country it amazed me how blacks are still upset for being slaved and brought here 400 years ago. They can't get over it. How funny because in my country we had slaves too, only they were white. They got their freedom only 140 years ago - much much later than American Blacks, and you know what, no one in my country blames the slavery for their failures. IF BLACKS ARE STILL UPSET WITH WHITES IMHO THEY ARE FREE NOW AND CAN GO BACK TO AFRICA WHERE THEY BELONG! No wait, they stay here because their free brothers in Africa live much much worse struggling with malaria and AIDS. THIS BEATING IS DEFINITELY RACIST CUZ THEY ARE "PAYING" BACK. No way in hell this would be in shadows if whites would beat up a black kid like this!!!!! DOUBLE STANDARD!!! boo

i really dont appreciate the fact the people are saying all black people think the same way. I am no where near a racist. This incident could have happen to anyone yet it didn't. Now since it was a black and white incident it's because of racism.In fact this wasn't an act of racism this was actually an act of ignorance, just pure ignorance. I love everyone, but every race, every culture, every society has bad apples but does that make the whole tree bad?

This is extremely embarrassing to our so-called "civilized" society. We're just a few steps from descending into anarchy and savagery. Why aren't there bus monitors to protect the students, not simply the idiot coward driver? If the school system doesn't slam the hell out of the students who did this (including the idiots holding back the crowd), then the family should sue the hell out of the school system). And I will gladly use my tax dollars toward the $10 million settlement.

And African Americans wonder why they're discriminated against. Both kids should be expelled, it's not like school will help them anyways. They'll wind up like all of the other ones.Tough kid though.

mimmie. I can see you have never been attacked by a gang of thugs. When you do fight back you get a brick in the back of the skull. aka the thug standing behind egging the other kid on.

Some of the (white) racism here is just so appalling that it far, far outmeasures anything these stupid kids did to the white kid.Shame on you people.

I would like to hear Sharpton and Jessie Jackson's opinion on this. I hope those that were attacking this poor kid gets sent to jail. They also need to be sent somewhere to learn how to live in a civil society. Their parents certainly didn't teach them anything. And as for you Sam. you are a real sicko. Go see a shrink! It seems to me since we have elected a black president some of the thug blacks think they have a license to do whatever they want. Do you think Obama would have done something like this when he was going to school? No. So what's your excuse little punks.

This is horrible, and the students who attacked that kid should be punished accordingly. But white kids beat up white kids, and black kids beat up black kids, and white kids beat up latino kids - you get the idea - every single day. There is absolutely ZERO evidence that he was picked on because he was white. So stop hyperventilating, white people. Or, the next time when a white kid beats up a black kid, that goes for you too, black people.

I don't care what they try to tell us, this is a Racial incident and that kid was beat up for being White, But what do you expect when you have a President that's as Racist as the KKK.

This wasn't a race crime, This was GANG RELATED, that's probably why the other kids are too afraid to do anything. Check out the end of the tape, after the second boy beats on him he starts throwing gang signs, "GD" to be exact, Gangsters Disciples. Watch the video again, you'll see it

I am so glad I live in a state with 98% whites.We don't have to put up with all the blacks thinking they are intitled to everything.I knew this was going to happen as soon as a black man was elected president.America will be sorry, and I think they are finding out now with all the ACORN coruption and CZARS that the muslim socialist put in place.I think the the white boy on the bus should sue the attackers,bus driver and school system. The black boys parents should be held accountable and pay restitution to the white kid.

I don't care what color they are, what it boils down to is one boy beating the hell out of another and no one stopping him. It's disgusting. Oh, and Big Al? You sound like a bigoted idiot. Being racist isn't exclusive to white people. Any ethnicity can be racist.

i dont even know what to say. this absolutely disgusts me.

isn,t this a race hate crime, wheres the fbi

Face it, blacks are the most racist group of people. Every thought they think has to do with race. Their comedy is only about race, there TV shows are only about race. At my church is So Cal. there is a mix of all types of races, except blacks, why? because they choose to segregate themselves and only go to their own churches. They constantly blame all their troubles on the white man, well you know what screw you. It's getting close to the point where we, the rest of America, are no longer going to tolerate it, and you are all going to get your asses whooped.

well spoken!!!!!!!

Kanye, Jesse Jackson, Sharpton, black students. All the same. All stuck on the notion that whites are the only racists and blacks are all owed some special treatment and qualify for exceptions to the rules. Lock em up. Make this public... as public as if a bus full or white students watched as the only black student was pummeled.

makes me sick everyone knows what would happen if it were a black kid. When will black parents learn to TEACH THEIR KIDS RESPECT AND MANNERS. they are animals and they prove my point time and time again

This is not about race, this is not about hate. This is about pure, unfiltered stupidity. It is evidence for the eradication of stupidity from our planet. Stupidity doesn't adhere to race. Honestly, anyone who watches this video and cheers deserves to be put in front of a firing squad. Anyone who watches this and tries to jusitify it deserves the same.

is this the America Michelle Obama is now so proud of? Sad really. Obviously, the President's message didn't reach these kids!

this is to "Big Al" this is why the world does not move forward...because of people like you and your "my people" attitude and how it's "payback"...get over it...it's 2009...HELLO...wow has anyone told you...We Have a Black President

If this was a black kid being beaten by a white group of people, it would be viewed as a hate crime. It should be treated as such and those bullies should be prosecuted and taught a lesson.

it makes me ashamed to qo to school with them

Why just suspend them? At a minimum, ban them from the bus. At best, arrest them. They're criminals.

This is just sickening! Having a boy that age and picturing him being beaten like that...(sigh). As much as I hate to see the race card used against whites, I'm not going to jump on this as a racist act. White boys were laughing too. And if you look close enough I see at least two black girls who are clearly, clearly disturbed at what is happening. At one point, one of the girls shakes her head in disgust.

Looks like a bunch of animals. Hope those momma's are proud. Looks like a hate crime to me!!!!! Should be prosecuted as any other hate crime.

God sees all. God knows all. The end.

You people are insane! FUDGING ridiculous! Are you really saying kids should be beat from what ancestors did wow. GROW UP! That poor kid didnt deserve any of that... no matter what race. Take your hate and point it elsewhere.

If the attackers where white everyone without at doubt would scream racism... Of course it's racially motivated,anyone notice how no, white kids where involved in the attack, or holding back of the attacker, only the black buddies of his... In the front of the bus you see, the civilized crowd watching in despair(Black and white)... I work in a high school as a substitute teacher, and have had the pleasure of breaking up a racial fight, no life thug vs a nice quiet white kid... On arrival the Black kid was over top of the white kid on the ground laying sucker punches to his face, and with full force i body slammed the thug into a locker... Let's just put it this way, he had no idea what hit him... And all of his buddies where about to come after me, until i started charging them yelling to get the hell out of here... Flashing my ID... The white kid suffered a concussion in the mix up... While the thug suffered heavy bruising to his left lower rib, Thats from me hell yea... Honestly i could of taken all his buddies... I am a stereo typical Asian who knows Martial Art's...

This is ridiculous, black or white...that has nothing to do with anything. I hope that the boy assaulting the other gets punished greatly for this act of stupidity. I couldnt even watch all of this.

Sure hope Sharpton or Jackson, or even President Obama comes the the white kids aid

this is why I keep my kids out of the US! Most of the "students" on that bus are low life losers with no futures, from screwed up families, disgusting. I will keep my children and myself as far from them as possible while they wallow in their own shit

I am very disgusted by this video. I think the boys who threw the inital punches should spend time in prison and be treated less than human since they feel the need to act like savage animals. I am a teacher in the St. Louis area and I am very upset by this video. I have seen this type of behavior in my school and it makes me sick to my stomach. I am not sure what triggered this inappropriate behavior, but obviously the actions of the black students should be of grave concern to the parents and society. What kind of parent allows their child to act this uncivilized. As a parent, if my child were assaulted in this fashion I would sue the black student's parents for everything they have and give them only a pot to pee in. When are people going to wake up and start being parents. It is not the school's responsibility to teach children how to behave. Our job is to educate. These parents should be ashamed of themselves, as well as thier beastly children. Where is Al Sharpton? Would he stand back like he is had it been a black student????? I think not.

typical behavior by a class of people I never want my children to be near. You know what I mean

Where the hell is the bus driver?!

That was not right what tha black kid did.And iam black

You're an idiot BigAl...

This is a perfect example of reverse racism. This goes on more than most people think.

Disgusting. Is this still the United States? Belleville West looked more like Apeville West. Could you imagine the races being reversed and it NOT be considered a racial incident?! The black students didn't seem to have a problem sitting where they wanted or moving around freely. No, only the out of place white kid. And the hooting and cheering - I've witnessed this same kind of black gang on white attack. Desegregation has not exactly been a panacea for poor white kids who can't afford private schools or whose parents can't escape.

whites have hung any killed many black teenages Im happy he got his white ass beat lol

They are like the pitbulls of the human race. While we, the docile, intelligent ones have to fear their aggresive nature. We should do with them like we do with an aggressive dog.

So embarrassed to see that I live around such animals. Not human, speaks volumes about the family.

If this was a black boy being hit by a white box, this would be the top news item for weeks. Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would be on their soap box for weeks, saying "how black people are always abused"

How can the school not have a better plan to protect students. All of the students who took part in this violent act should be permanently expelled from a public school system which is funded by tax payers. I am sickened by this and pray for the young man and his family. In addition, I would encourage the family to press charges against the students who hit him as well as the bus driver who did nothing. I would also think the school would be responsible.

And this is why Racism still exists. Heartfelt wishes my ass, who is to blame here? The obvious outnumbering of a certain race to another... and yet 'lets not blame them'... f-that. I say they should get their asses kicked... period.

How kids act, are what their taught at home...So this video speaks for itself!!!!!!

And people wonder why kids go to schools after being bullied or beaten up and they shoot the place up. It makes me sick to my stomach to see this.

looks to me like it was racially heated judging how everyone else on the bus was black except the victim who didnt do anything to provoke the attack... and noone actually stepped in to stop the fight after the kid started pummeling his face in the first time

here we go, another chance for whites to blame Obama. Stop the hating get over it. he is smarter than the last president we had for 8yrs. and were was the outrage when his administration was ripping off the country for 8yrs. all of a sudden you guys are so vocal. Ha!

First of all it was only one kid punching him. You people disgust me judging parents because their children misbehave. you can raise your child with all the correct morals there are and they still chose to act out as they please. only god can judge. why didnt the boy defend himself? It was a case of bullying if he fights back, the less he would be bullied. this is an instance of high school students being highschool students. and some are ignorant, not all. and not all are brave enough to intervene. if it would have happened in my day in the 1970s we would have helped or stopped it before it escalated.

Where the hell was the bus driver in all this?

I just want to cry. What has our society come to.

I do hope those black animals rot in jail...I wonder if Obama will go comment on this one... and deffend the white kid... He sure did deffend Skip Gates (his black friend)... Welcome to the comunist America! Whites all all racist, aren't they? this is proof right here...Sad...

I don't normally read these type of comment sections attached to news stories but I have to say, the amount of stupidity being displayed by some of you is really sad. No one that was not there can say this was or was not a "hate crime" but I do find it interesting that no one seems to feel that a hate crime may or may not be about race. Looks kind of like the beaters hated the beaten no matter the color of his skin. By the way, I'm a black man who, if this crime is proven to be race driven, is ashamed that some of "my people" are just as racist as the idiots that are spewing hatred here today.

Why? Stop being so nice to these kids if there parents were not feeding them hatred for the whitey from the kitchen tables this would not have happened. Even while i was in high school this type of crap happened, it happened to me once but i was big enough to deal with it myself. I hope the judge throws the book at the kid that hit him the second time around. I don't get it where's the love?

I grew up around scum like this attacker and this was the actions of pure human garbage. The assailant, the bus driver and assailant's parents should all be taken before a judge for severe consequences and punishment.

And people wonder why racism still exists.

what was the bus driver doing while all this is going on? why didn't he stop the bus and call 911? Isn't that part of his job - to keep the kids safe?

I find it awfully hilarious that these kids will get little more than a slap on the wrist for blatantly assaulting the other kid. If this situation were reversed, say a white children surrounding a black child and beating him, they would be blasted on the front page of a newspaper/cnn, labeled as racists and would probably incur some rather serious punishments

thats horrible! did you see all the people just sitting there in the front!!! and no body didi anything! is that what we have come to? beating up kids for no reason what so ever

I think this is a racial attack. Why are all the white caucasions racists and not black people. Racism is in the genes of all human beings.

I am appalled at what happened on this bus!! Number 1 the bus driver needs his butt kicked and he needs to be fired!! Number 2 shame on the parents of the ---er beating this young boy. If it was a group of white boys beating a black kid, the blacks would be crying racist. Those boys need to be tried as adults and thrown in jail. I'm not racist but I am fed up with this garbage! We need a sovreign move of God or you will see more of this stinch. We need to pray for our kids and learn to be a Godly examples and not a detriment to our kids.

I want the white kid and is parents to sue those kids and their parents and take everything they have. I don't care if they have nothing: this is a disgrace.

Yes, because 2 blacks attacking someone is representative of the entire race. A few of the kids in the front are clearly shocked and afraid. I love how people use crap like this to justify their racism. I feel bad for the kid, and I hope the attackers get punished. But come on, saying stuff such as "typical black pplz dur hur!" is just disgusting and puts you on the same level of scumbaggery as the attackers.

Plan and simple, nasty filty animals did this to the child, disgusting animals. May they be charged to the fullest extent of the law. Did the bus driver NOT see/hear what was happening?? Let's not just stand by to allow this to happen again to ANY child. Put those jerks in a LOADED county jail full of adult men and let them yell out BOOM, BOOM, BOOM... then!!!

Where's The Reverend Al Sharpton? Where's Jesse Jackson? Wheres President Obama? Wheres the outrage to this racial abuse?"  What if we took the video and made a negative of it. Black becomes white and white becomes black. How long would it take for the charlatans to speak their minds.

thank you been there before. At least you are fair. How I wish more of us white and black were like you. I am white but fair is fair. God Bless You

These PUNKS need to go to prison and get the crap beat out of them. For those who say this wasn't a racist act.... WAKE UP!!! What else can you say it is. All Black Boys Beating on a sole white boy. Give me a break. The kid needed a place to sit and he sat in the only seat. I hope that ALL THAT WERE TAPED LAUGHING, including the FEMALES get there time behind a fist.... It would be great for the victim to be able to watch and throw a few punches himself to ALL of them. Then he can stand back and LAUGH!! Wouldn't that be funny. Also, for those who want to try to say this wasn't a racist act... If the table was turned and it was white kids beating on black kids, that would be the first thing out of any black's mouth. Give me a break. The disrespect that I saw on the bus alone with how these PUNKS dressed themselves is a disgrace and needs to be changed immediately. FOR GOD'S SAKE PULL YOUR PANTS UP AND WEAR A BELT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR UNDERWEAR!!!

so whats new. it has to stop!This just makes me sick! This world is getting more hateful. How dare they do this and the bus driver doing nothing. I'm glad it wasn't my kid. What a bunch of bullies!

I was a minority white person in a predominately black school district. I grew up watching groups of black people attack weaker, smaller, usually white, people...in packs like animals. Don't tell me this isn't racist! The difference here is that this boy is white...if this had been a black boy this would be on national news being sensationalized by Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton. Growing up with many good, and civilized, black people taught me that to hate the majority for the stuid acts of a few is pointless. It's sad that these boys were not taught that message.

This disgusts me, and people wonder why they're so many racists. The thing is though, this is probably saw as extremely bad behaviour, but if it was one black kid being attacked by 2 dominant white lads, it would be seen as a racially motivated attack.

I saw the whole thing happen. That kid that did the original hitting, he made me ashamed to call myself black today.

The bus driver could not just slam into something? How about using their little walkie-talkie thing to call someone or anything but keep driving! I work at a high school and our bus drivers have turned around because they "smell" a fight brewing. A bus driver doesn't have a cell phone? Where is Belleville West High anyway - the boonies? And all the while a kid is getting the s*** beat out of him, people are just shaking their heads and that is okay? How about stopping it??? No, because THEY ARE RACIST AND THE BOY WAS WHITE. The black kids were chanting and clapping and acting like the animals that they are. I know plenty of black people that are not animals, but these kids are. The whole thing is sick and whoever doesn't think this is a racist act, is an idiot and racist themselves and I bet they are black too.

what are they doing!!??? why are they not in the back of the bus?

Those of you who have the nerve to say this wasn't a racist attack need to OPEN your eyes. Are you kidding me? I don't care that other white kids weren't "hurt," this kid was singled out before he sat down. What was he supposed to do, sit on the roof. The bus driver needs to be FIRED for not stopping the bus and putting a stop to it immediately. If that would have happened when I went to school, the bus would have come to a screeching halt and seats would have been rearranged to have those involved sit in the front until the route was over and the attackers and ALL those whooping and clapping, cheering it on, would have been disciplined as well. Maybe not everyone was laughing, but most were. And, even some of those few who were shaking their heads at first ended up giggling. I'm disgusted and appalled at some of these comments left here. Had it been the other way around, mainstream media, Sharpton, Jackson, the kid's family along with lots of others would be raising such a fuss. But because the attackers are black and the one getting BEATEN is white, then it gets swept under the rug... DOUBLE STANDARD!!!!1

T N B !

First of all lets cut out the Animal cracks unless you are talking about the act and not the race. The focus should actually be on the Victim. this poor child will be scared for live not maybe physically, but emotionally for sure.Not all black people are of the mindset of there children on the bus. Maybe it was racist maybe a hate crime, maybe not. Thats for the law to decide when all the facts are in. Justice probably will not be served because of race but who knows. Just keep the victim in your hearts and prayers. And no I am not black.

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YES, that was BEATTING!!! Poor guy, my heart goes out to him and his family. I could not imagine how they feel. I do hope that these bastards will get prosecuted as adults and get a sentance.

this is ridiculous, the guy wasn't even doing anything; and for you people to say that it was the white boy's fault?!? what is wrong with you?! i'm a child myself and i know that i would have gotten up and beat the guy that was picking on him. he could have been killed. great job u.s.a, you've totally changed this country to a zoo. you people are animals.even if the boy did say something stupid, he didn't deserve that. shame on the black guy. exactly why you dont go to a school full of blacks. they say we are racists but they are giving themselves a name of trouble.i'm not racist, but there are a sure lot more black criminals then there are white.i rest my case.

This country was built upon oppression. The U.S. government has never apologized to the Native people nor have they kept their treaty promises. Lies, cheating, murder, and racism is what built this country and that's what you still see today. There will come a time when all the people of this country cannot live in harmony and it will be the American Indian that will teach you how to overcome this violent treatment of people. This type of treatment has been going on since 1492...you can thank the countries of Spain, England, and France.

Looks like a hate crime to me. Chances are you won't see this clip blanketing national news if it was flipped around.

Look at the kid in the left side of your screen long sleeve light blue shirt. He did the right thing. Pulled others off the kid. But was smart enough to not actually get involved. It's just a shame kids act this way. Why was the kid not moved up to the front of the bus?

To Barry K; If it was a gang of white people attacking a black person then I can guarantee that everyone would be saying it's about race. I hate the double standards in our society today. This kind of thing shouldn't be happening regardless of who did what to who but to disregard the facts is just another example of political correctness disguising the fact that racism against white people is a very real and very overlooked fact of life today.

Ironic. As I watched the video, I had Ella Fitzgerald singing with Duke Ellington playing on my stereo. Makes me wonder what they would think of the actions of these trashy losers on the bus.

how horrible is this... the bus is way over crowded and those kids were just poppin around in the seats... no wonder fights break out. Where's the bus monitor? I am pretty sure this bus wasn't always peaceful and then boom! Chaos!

When are the two racist fools Al and Jesse going to show up on the scene to demand money from someone? Shake down artists only show up when it's some trumped up white on black (Tawana Brawly) crap.