Shaming photo backfires as netizens defend woman who ‘needs 4 seats’ on bus

Sometimes tables turn against people who appear to go out of their way to shame someone publicly by posting a photo of them over social media.

Case in point, when a woman was photographed along with her belongings taking up four seats on a bus, many commenters were quick to defend her, finding no fault with what she did assuming that the bus was empty.

The picture was posted on the Singapore Incidents Facebook page and went viral, although maybe not in the way the photographer had planned.

It showed a well-dressed young woman using her phone while seated on the priority seats of a bus with a work bag on her arm resting on the seat to her right, while three shopping bags were on the two seats to her left.

It was captioned, “She needs 4 seats.”

Netizens responded with the online equivalent of “so what?” with many adding that they may do the same. 

Many commenters took aim at the photographer, with some saying they had taken the woman’s picture just to get attention.

“People really need to start minding their own business,” some netizens scolded.

One called it an “unnecessary flaming.”

Others saluted her as a hardworking woman.

“Leave her alone,” netizens said.

The woman was called out by some netizens, however, for not wearing her mask properly.

/TISG

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