Altercation on SEPTA bus involving former WHYY intern and pepper spray goes viral
Polarization,Activism,Violence In America,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,Public Transit
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A confrontation between a conservative influencer and a woman on a SEPTA bus has gone viral, generating online debate, partisan accusations and a comment from Elon Musk.
A video clip shared on social media shows an exchange between Frank Scales, who identifies himself as an independent journalist and posts under the name SurgePhilly, and a woman believed to be Paulina Reyes, a recent communications and film student and former intern with WHYY News. Reyes is a former intern with Billy Penn at WHYY.
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