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In reply to the discussion: A man was harassing a woman in the elevator. See what she did.♥️ [View all]Brenda
(1,979 posts)147. Wut?
Simply stirring up animus between genders?
You mean a video showing public assault of a woman by a man is just a political ploy? You do know that millions of women are sexually assaulted in every country every fucking day, right?
What do the primaries nine months from now have to do with the video being posted now?
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A man was harassing a woman in the elevator. See what she did.♥️ [View all]
riversedge
18 hrs ago
OP
life can be challenging when you think with your dick. and so many of them do nt
orleans
9 hrs ago
#167
Sorry, but from a legal standpoint, that's got to be excessive use of force.
PeaceWave
18 hrs ago
#3
He was immobilized after the kick to his crotch. The knee to his head was overkill.
PeaceWave
18 hrs ago
#9
How was she to know that? I would have been scared to death that he would attack again in that closed space.
AnotherMother4Peace
18 hrs ago
#15
He never raised his head again after the kick to the crotch. He clearly was no longer a threat.
PeaceWave
17 hrs ago
#32
Bet you that those who are trying to give the assaulter protection are not female.
efhmc
15 hrs ago
#102
Don't think he'll be pressing charges, but if he does, my money is on her.
Joinfortmill
18 hrs ago
#17
No it wasn't and her defense was exactly as women are trained to do when being assaulted
ms liberty
14 hrs ago
#120
The legal standard for self-defense allows individuals to use "reasonable, proportional force."
PeaceWave
18 hrs ago
#14
Is there a legal limit on beating a potential rapist to the floor? I saw no blood, body parts were still attached
irisblue
17 hrs ago
#23
This is the problem. Self defense isn't a free pass for unlimited aggression.
PeaceWave
17 hrs ago
#57
What then is the precise point at which defense ends and aggression begins?
Torchlight
17 hrs ago
#59
"If she had killed him for it, she would have been justified." - Sorry, but no, she would not have been justified.
PeaceWave
16 hrs ago
#75
No. I'm right and no amount of being upset at me (for raising the point) or the legal system (for being what it is)...
PeaceWave
16 hrs ago
#86
See post 27. Keep digging that hole, dear heart. It is such a good look for you.
niyad
13 hrs ago
#130
If you are in that situation, you have every reason to believe someone is going to try and rape you.
FascismIsDeath
5 hrs ago
#189
Not sure about this because she would surely have been in fear of her life. He assaulted her by
PatrickforB
11 hrs ago
#154
Well, if that had gone to trial and she was in the dock on assault charges, and I were on the jury...
Jedi Guy
7 hrs ago
#178
I don't think so. A man is bigger and stronger than a woman, so she would be justified in fearing that if she didn't
tblue37
6 hrs ago
#184
She really dealt with that assaulter but hope she also called security and police to protect other less capable women.
MLAA
18 hrs ago
#6
There is a (possibly apocryphal) story from many years ago in the London tube
dickthegrouch
17 hrs ago
#55
Good for her. He has no business putting hands on her. She did excellent. Don't minimize.
Srkdqltr
16 hrs ago
#79
well, i guess i could smile at the camera next time i'm in an elevator -- but i don't think it'll show up very good
orleans
9 hrs ago
#168
Looks fake to me. There's a lot of this stuff getting posted in the "reels"
Liberal In Texas
15 hrs ago
#107
Well done. It falls into the same category then as that bear in the forest question...
PeaceWave
15 hrs ago
#116
It's fake. They're both amateur actors. Made to be click-bait and passed all over social media.
Liberal In Texas
12 hrs ago
#149
Fake or not, if only something like that had happened to a convicted 34-count...
the nelm
8 hrs ago
#170
And if he came at her again when her back was against the wall, she could have been trapped.
ShazzieB
11 hrs ago
#151
My point is that most people want to see who is lurking around behind them.
Omnipresent
2 hrs ago
#193
She was in an enclosed space with someone making unwanted advances, with no way to know how far he was going
DFW
12 hrs ago
#146
'Bought 9-10 years ago, my husband broke up a dude from hitting the dude's girlfriend.
chouchou
8 hrs ago
#172
