16-year-old lanky teenager takes up 5 seats on the bus, passenger tosses all his belongings away, leading to confrontation: 'Some people just need to learn that the world doesn't cater to him'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 21, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

No one likes a teenager who treats a public space like an extension of their bedroom.

Yes, when you're in your teen years, you often question the status quo while discovering aspects of your individuality. These are all part of natural growing pains, but sometimes, that energy needs to be called out when it becomes too much. That's not to stifle anyone's individuality, but teenagers need to be reined in when their actions begin to negatively affect the experiences of literally everyone around them.

 That's exactly what happened when this 16-year-old teenager decided to take up five seats on the public bus for absolutely no reason outside of his warped main character syndrome. A 22-year-old fellow passenger asked if he could sit in one of those seats, as every other seat on the bus was taken. The teenager sneered at the passenger, which really set the latter guy off.

He wound up forcefully moving all of the 16-year-old's belongings to make room not just for himself but also for some other older passengers who deserved a seat as well. Keep scrolling below to read the full account of this kid's learning lesson!

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  • A close-up of a smiling young man wearing a white T-shirt and flannel on a public bus.
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  • Again, entitled folks need to be called out, especially during such a formative time, so that they learn their lesson before going through life like they're the most important entity ever to exist. And if you're a young person like this 16-year-old kid, and you've behaved similarly before, don't worry. Part of being a teenager is overstepping and messing up. The question is if you're able to learn the right lessons from those experiences. 

  • "Kid doesn't give up train seat so I make him"

    So I (22M) had to take the metro to go somewhere today and it was pretty full but I noticed there was a teenager(16(?)M) taking up 5 spaces with his bag and him laying down and he was playing
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  • mysic loudly with his phone. I politely asked him to move his bag so I could sit and he rolled his eyes, smirked and said "nahhhhh I don't think so man".
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  • This annoyed me greatly, and if it weren't for his tone (and the music) I probably wouldn't have escalated harder but I just grabbed his bag (felt the weight to check for electronics) and then threw it somewhere further along the train.
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  • Of course he instantly got mad and asked me wtf I was doing and that I better go get his bag. Then I just told him he could either fight me or go get his bag himself. Unfortunately I'm 90kg and pretty strong and he was
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  • some lanky teenager. I don't think he expected that but after 5 seconds he went to get his bag. I took the space and invited other standing people to go sit down.
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  • He came back to no space and started yelling at us, I reminded him again that the only way I would move were if he would start a fight with me, again he seemed to consider but ended up storming away eventually.
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  • I get that I'm kind of a bully in this situation but man some people just need to learn that the world doesn't cater to them
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  • SubUrbanMess2... • 22h ago You got rid of an entitled. brat taking up 5 seats on the train? Some heroes don't wear capes.
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  • thegloracle ⚫ 22h ago Brilliant move! I'm much shorter but used to just sit on their bags. Oops...
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  • Substantialgood... • 22h ago Good for you. That was probably the first time anyone called him on his bs.
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  • SciFiFan24 • 22h ago . One can hope that he learned a lesson. FAFO. But sometimes people never learn
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  • Zadojla 21h ago . It's often less about who's bigger, but who's more willing to escalate.
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  • Weekly Tomorro... 21h ago Nah, you did the right thing. Common courtesy isnt naturally ingrained in us, it has to be taught, just like this.
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  • thetactlessknife 21h ago . Some people have lived far too long without learning that their words and actions have consequences. Better this lesson than something more lethal later in this brat's life.
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  • MoysterShooter • 21h ago Yeah, a bus is a wild spot to act up. Busses aren't full of people livin' on easy street... he should know by now that most people on the bus
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  • barely need an excuse to take some rage/frustration out on anyone. He should know by now, trusting that everyone you come across during your commute is sane, is not a good bet. He's
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  • lucky you treated him so well... some drivers will call security on dummies like this. They give a single warning, then they get to
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  • the next stop, but the doors never open to let people off, security or police get on and handle it from there.
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