What would you do?

interesting dilema. I would certainly attract attention from the driver and explain to them what was happening but you have to be so careful with the young male ego

I would definitely intervene and hope that another passenger would back me up. I'd rather take a beating that sit idly by and watch some elderly lady get harassed.

I'd move and sit next to the elderly woman. If just having a six foot tall chick all in black leather and covered in tattoos and piercings wielding a big wooden stick didn't make them shut up, I'd open my mouth and tell them to f*ck off. Worst came to worst, I'd go and speak to the bus driver. There's absolutely no reason why anyone should be harassed on public transport. Or why anyone should allow it to stand.

I have superhero syndrome (and scars to prove it) so I would definitely try to help the old woman. Of course I would try to get the driver's attention and if that didn't work, try to get another passenger to back me up. But if that failed, I would still go sit by the old women and try to get them to lay off her. I may not be intimidating like MissK there, but I'd do my best. =p

I would walk up and sit next to her and start talking to her. I guarantee they would stop it. If not, I think I could handle the taunting better than an elderly lady could.

Since I am a female, I would be scared but I would probably get up and ask the elsderly woman if she would like to come back to the back of the bus and sit by me. I would ignore the mens taunts and calmly help her back with me. If the folowed I would get up and ask the bus driver to do something. If it were a train or subway, I would try to ignore them as long as they did no more than talk. If they abused us (physically) in anyway I would push the emergency button as soon as I could. Really thats about all you can do.

If it were me, I would assist the women. I certainly would want someone to get involved if I were the one being harassed.

I believe that I could not just turn a blind eye to something like this. I have to big of a heart and too much compassion for people in general to let something like this happen to someone else especially someone who is an elderly person. I don't care for disrespectful people and in a situation like this there is nothing but that being passed on to this elderly person by these young men. I think that elderly people should be respected for their contributions to society and what they have done for humanity in general. To have some young men pick on an elderly woman just because there's no one around on a bus late at night doesn't seem right. I know that if I was in the same situation I would want someone to step in and say something in my defense if there was a gang of young kids picking on me. I guess by putting myself in their shoes, I know that I would being doing some good by trying to stop these men from taunting this old lady. Possibly if I didn't do something to help her, this situation could have terrible results. I would actually think that the operator of the bus would also say something. If not that the least he could do would be pull this bus over and ask the men to come up to the front of the bus. I'd like him to tell the men that if they did not cease their taunting of the elderly lady they would be thrown off the bus and their passes would be revoked. I'm sure if what I said didn't stop them, that what the operator said would make them reconsider their behavior. I don't think I could honestly see myself just sitting there and letting this all happen, that's for sure! I have too big of a heart that cares about people to just not do anything. I would want to help this woman out however I could and I'm sure if I was actually faced with this sort of a situation I would act like I had said I would. My conscience would get the better of me if I had just sat there the entire time & let all of that just happen. In conclusion, I believe I'm the type of person that would go ahead and take action and do something to help this elderly woman who was in trouble. I would say something or try to get someone else to help stop these men from taunting this elderly woman and just leave her alone. Thanks for allowing me to share! xx

In this case I would probably hope somebody intervenes really soon! Cause I don't really want to get involved as for I am also a woman... but if nobody does, I don't think I can tolerate seeing her harassed by those men and woould probably go up to her and do something about it, I may be scared but then I would hope for the best! ahaha

I would definitely intervene. I am a woman, but I could not sit back and watch this happen. I'd start off with a few words to the young men and take the woman up to the front of the bus with me, sit right behind the driver. If it a subway or train, not sure where we would move to, but I most certainly would get that lady out of harms way. Also, I would hope that someone would do the same if it were my parents!

I would go up and sit next to the woman and start a conversation and if the boys persisted i would tell them to stop!

The train that I ride has an emergency intercom that you can use to contact the conductor of the train. Since I'm one to avoid major conflict (and I'd probably be just as scared as the old lady) I would probably stand up and go stand by the emergency intercom, hoping to get the guys' attention that way. If that didn't work, I would pre-dial 911 on my cell phone and hit send if things got violent in some way. I doubt I would say anything directly to the guys. I might take the seat next to woman. The problem is that I'm a woman as well, and while I'm younger, I would be just as afraid as her.

I'd get my cellphone in my hand and get it ready for an emergency call and head towards the elderly lady and sit next to or near her, maybe alert the driver is possible, I'd ask the people to leave her alone maybe say that it's my neighbor or something if I needed to I'd hit the call button to the emergency number. Hopefully I'd have the courage to do this and nothing would go wrong. I'd try to be discrete about my phone.

wow tats nice situaton to imagine,not been in such situaton but i wud surely ask them to push off or at the least i wud call officials.....

I really would hope someone brave to intervene, but if there are no one else in the car, I'll try to help the woman, and ask the driver to stop the car and also help the woman, or scream to people on the street to help.

I would first try and find the conductor and tell him what is going on and see if he can intervine. If not I would have to.

that is a good question..i would get the attention of the driver and let him know what was happening..but now a days u have to be careful because u never know the intentions of others.. u hear it all the time about a good samiterian who was either hurt or killed by intervening..

i will certainly intervane and try to attract attention of other passengers

Knowing my own personality, I wouldn't back down or sit idly by while someone picks on another weaker person. I would intervene and probably get my butt kicked, but I'd go down swinging. I'd also attract as much attention as possible so that others would be compelled to assist or at the very least take notice. But that's me. I won't leave for someone else what I won't do myself.

First of all we need to be careful since we don't know who or what the young mans are pretending so first i'd tell to the driver or another official if there was 1 in the vehicle, If there was no other options i may interview and if the young mans don't like what can i do, If they jump in me i would need to answer violently too so it would be bad, so first i'd try respectably ask to they stop.. If no first option would happen xD.