AC Transit bus fight

The event also raised concerns following a number of previous incidents involving violence on the public transport system in Oakland.

[4] The incident inspired the 2012 action film Bad Ass, which starred Danny Trejo as a fictional character similar to Bruso.

Exactly how the argument started is unclear, but the conversation quickly became heated, with Lovette angrily asking Bruso, "Why's a brother got to spit shine your shoes?"

Bruso then tells Lovette how he was referring to a person that "was gonna shine his shoes" and that a brother "could be anyone, he could be a Chinaman!"

After additional charged exchange, Bruso says, "you ain't scaring this white boy," and walks away from Lovette to the front of the bus.

Much of their conversation is inaudible, and some riders discourage Lovette from approaching Bruso, while others such as Washington encourage him to attack, saying "Say it again, Pinky!"

When the verbal exchange starts to die down again, Lovette begins walking back to his seat, at which point Bruso yells "I see tough guys like you and I slap the shit out of them!"

Responding to allegations that Lovette was her "companion", Washington makes clear, "I've never seen these two gentlemen ever before in my life", and claims she did not intend to steal Bruso's bag (though her companion says "go through that shit" while the camera is on Bruso's bag, which she picked up from the front of the bus and brought back to her seat).

[12] In a subsequent interview, when asked if he got his "stuff back", Bruso said Sheriff's deputies ultimately did return his belongings, except an identification card and some money, "about three hours later.

[16][17] Nathan Hartley Maas, a graphic designer from Portland, Oregon, produced a documentary short titled I Am a Motherfucker, in which Bruso is interviewed about his personal background, day-to-day activity, and thoughts on his contemporary celebrity status.