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UPDATE 08/09/23: Another video shows that part of the video where the Wuhan bus driver hit one of the Northeastern men at the beginning of the fight was edited out. More details below.

Last week, video footage from Wuhan bus line 519 showed two Northeastern men from Heilongjiang Province ruthlessly beating and kicking the female bus driver. Chinese across the country were outraged, many calling Northeastern Chinese violent animals. But, some Chinese wondered if the video showed the whole truth, noticing that parts of the video recording was cut out.

Soon, other posters claiming to have been on the bus when the beating happened told a different story about what really happened that day between the Wuhan bus driver, the two Northeastern girls, and the two Northeastern young men who eventually beat her:

From Mop, “Regarding the Wuhan 519 bus driver being beaten!“:

Everyone who has rode the public transportation in Wuhan knows clearly what kind of service attitude that Wuhan bus driver has. Cursing, grumbling, arguing, and driving faster than Schumacher, not stopping fully when people are boarding the bus is a common thing. It can only be said that this incident embodies the long-term bad service values of this department. From the edited video in the announcement we can see,  the female bus driver called the young man’s girlfriend a “prostitute,” leading to the young man violently attacking her. The young men beating people is admittedly wrong, but we should ask ourselves how many people can take such a vicious insult lightly? Also think about why the other passengers on the bus were completely indifferent. If it was really like how it was reported, that the female bus driver was completely justified and in the weaker position, that the young men attacked her, why did none of the many people on the bus come out and prevent/stop it? Not even anyone to say a word? The answer is obvious, that although the driver was weaker, she was unreasonable, and even her words and performance made the other passengers on the bus feel dissatisfied, such as being tough or viciously cursing people. Of course, it also possible the other passengers were just different and wanted to avoid causing trouble for themselves.

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