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Wiz Imp

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3. I was one of the people who strongly doubted the veracity of the reddit post
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 04:31 PM
Oct 16

I admitted I was wrong and it was not completely made up as I suspected. See here: https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19571738. That said, this news story does NOT fully confirm the Reddit post. In fact, I think it helps to discredit part of that post.

While the driver mentions some people were getting "unruly" there is no indication of anything like riot conditions. It's unclear when this happened but it's certainly implied it was after 10:00 pm which was well after people started complaining about being stranded. If that is the case then, no, this was not a major reason people were stranded.

I think this line offers the key explanation to why people were stranded:

Rally organizers with the Trump campaign used Coach USA, an LA based company, to contract out local drivers.


They were originally hired to operate busses between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.

And as I said before, people were already complaining about being stranded at 10:00. So ultimately, it's clear this whole situation was the complete fault of the Trump Campaign who never made arrangements to make sure there would be enough buses to transport attendees back to their cars. This is gross negligence and indifference by the Trump campaign. They made sure they got as many people to the venue as possible, but couldn't be bothered to care whether the people made it back safely or not.
the skepticism was very much warranted PedroXimenez Oct 16 #1
The problem is, the bus driver may be afraid of retaliation if he's named. Much like the Arlington employee. LauraInLA Oct 16 #4
Yep. The article states.... chowder66 Oct 16 #6
The skepticism is not warranted. A major L.A. TV station spoke to the driver. SunSeeker Oct 16 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 17 #31
Why did you find it so hard to believe Trumpers could be violent? Jan. 6, hello? SunSeeker Oct 17 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 17 #35
Because you blasted that thread arguing it didn't happen. SunSeeker Oct 17 #36
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It's one thing to say you're not sure, but another to say you think it didn't happen. SunSeeker Oct 17 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 17 #41
I'm not lying. And I do understand English. How about you stop with the insults? SunSeeker Oct 17 #42
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I did not mistate nor misinterpret what you said. Goodbye and good luck. nt SunSeeker Oct 17 #44
A real mensch. Disgusting what he had to deal with. Girard442 Oct 16 #2
I was one of the people who strongly doubted the veracity of the reddit post Wiz Imp Oct 16 #3
Re: the hours they were hired catchnrelease Oct 16 #7
I think I'm beginning to guess why the skepeticism was so aggresive Torchlight Oct 16 #5
nailed it Blues Heron Oct 17 #29
There were a lot of Sherlocks on here that also Klarkashton Oct 16 #8
Was there a riot as originally claimed? Kaleva Oct 16 #11
Bus drivers were assaulted. SunSeeker Oct 16 #17
Where is the riot and riot police? Kaleva Oct 17 #18
It was not one assault. More than one bus driver was assaulted. SunSeeker Oct 17 #20
The OP in GD clearly claimed there was a riot and riot police were on the scene Kaleva Oct 17 #21
Well he may have been referring to the Sheriff deputies, who did show up. SunSeeker Oct 17 #23
The bus driver described the people as unruly Kaleva Oct 17 #24
No, the bus driver described a crowd committing violence, much more than merely "unruly." SunSeeker Oct 17 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 17 #30
Wow, you are really committed to your initial (wrong) stance. SunSeeker Oct 17 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Oct 17 #39
I went back and looked at all the threads I could find on this from Sunday and Monday. Wiz Imp Oct 16 #12
Good for you. You left out the ones that didn't believe Klarkashton Oct 16 #13
You said "There were a lot of Sherlocks on here that also didn't believe that the bus thing happened at all. " Wiz Imp Oct 16 #15
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Oct 16 #9
The other thread talked about a riot and riot police Kaleva Oct 16 #10
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This OP in LBN pretty much proves the OP in GD is bunk Kaleva Oct 17 #19
KTLA reported that the bus driver told them more than one bus driver was assaulted. SunSeeker Oct 17 #22
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The rioting caused the collapse of the already poor bus situation. SunSeeker Oct 17 #34
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G.O.P. a-holes sucker punching American veterans - sucks BoRaGard Oct 17 #26
Exactly! It appears he was wearing his Vietnam Veteran cap, shown in the video at the OP link. SunSeeker Oct 17 #27
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