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Justice

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192. He assaulted her, she moved away, he assaulted her again
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 04:00 AM
12 hrs ago

She defended herself.

His actions were assaults, not approaches.

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Good on her! 3catwoman3 Yesterday #1
Think? BidenRocks Yesterday #52
Sadly true. niyad Yesterday #96
Well, yes, there is that. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #97
It's all bdamomma 19 hrs ago #165
life can be challenging when you think with your dick. and so many of them do nt orleans 18 hrs ago #167
I had a biology professor in college that said something like that. WinstonSmith4740 14 hrs ago #190
She beat the crap out of him !!!!!!! Yahooooo Trueblue1968 12 hrs ago #191
Good LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #2
Sorry, but from a legal standpoint, that's got to be excessive use of force. PeaceWave Yesterday #3
Nah...and he won't report it anyhow. MineralMan Yesterday #7
He was immobilized after the kick to his crotch. The knee to his head was overkill. PeaceWave Yesterday #9
How was she to know that? I would have been scared to death that he would attack again in that closed space. AnotherMother4Peace Yesterday #15
He never raised his head again after the kick to the crotch. He clearly was no longer a threat. PeaceWave Yesterday #32
What leads you to assert a momentarily lowered head removes all threat? Torchlight Yesterday #34
Are you really going to ask a sexual assault victim BidenRocks Yesterday #60
I included an excerpt from the post I responded to Torchlight Yesterday #61
Perhaps quotation marks might have avoided confusion. I knew niyad Yesterday #92
Bet you that those who are trying to give the assaulter protection are not female. efhmc Yesterday #102
Definitely. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #115
You underestimate the danger she was in ninjanurse 22 hrs ago #133
Now is that clearly no longer a threat in your eyes or hers? usedtobedemgurl 3 hrs ago #214
Same as emptying a magazine RoseTrellis 4 hrs ago #205
Shooting someone is a bit more damaging than a groin kick Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #207
Don't think he'll be pressing charges, but if he does, my money is on her. Joinfortmill Yesterday #17
Maybe a little overkill is what he needed. GaYellowDawg Yesterday #18
IMO if she stopped short of debilitating him until the doors opened, this story would have a different ending. Hope22 2 hrs ago #220
I am guessing that it must be difficult to be a woman within your circle of niyad Yesterday #27
Absolutely! SheltieLover Yesterday #49
What would Krusty Gnome have done?? BattleRow Yesterday #66
Pulled out her gun? niyad Yesterday #98
What man would touch Kristie Gnome? maxrandb 23 hrs ago #124
Well, there is at least one. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #131
We can't count her plastic surgeon. :-) nt spooky3 17 hrs ago #175
By all reports: Corey Lewandowski ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #179
I hear she has had him pegged from the very beginning. MineralMan 23 min ago #223
Nominated for best reply of the century. Maybe Ilsa Yesterday #71
I am deeply honoured, thank you. My first reaction was unprintable. niyad Yesterday #87
+1 leftstreet Yesterday #108
+2 Permanut Yesterday #118
Great response niyad Brenda 22 hrs ago #138
Thank you. It took a bit to write calmly! niyad 22 hrs ago #140
It's been sad to see apologists here for decades. Brenda 22 hrs ago #142
I am absolutely not surprised, coming from that one Skittles 15 hrs ago #181
So disappointingly true. niyad 15 hrs ago #185
Bravo! BlueSpot 15 hrs ago #182
Thank you. niyad 15 hrs ago #186
The Asshole was groping a woman in an elevator. MineralMan Yesterday #69
I agree liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #95
Some people respond as if it's not the real world people live in. MineralMan Yesterday #101
Thank you for mentioning training in self defense oberle 18 hrs ago #169
She made it quite clear after the 1st kacekwl Yesterday #80
Nobody is immobilized by one woman's kick to the groin synni Yesterday #88
No it wasn't and her defense was exactly as women are trained to do when being assaulted ms liberty Yesterday #120
Not from my viewpoint Sanity Claws Yesterday #10
The legal standard for self-defense allows individuals to use "reasonable, proportional force." PeaceWave Yesterday #14
You wholly ignore 'Reasonable Fear' Torchlight Yesterday #20
The fact that she was trapped & couldn't escape changed the situation, IMO. CrispyQ Yesterday #29
....... bluestarone Yesterday #38
And she reasoned that he needed a little more reason not to re-attack. MineralMan Yesterday #74
Your concern for the sexual predator is noted. chia Yesterday #119
if a guy touches me uninvited Skittles 15 hrs ago #183
Sorry, he had ample opportunity to act in an adult and civil manner Torchlight Yesterday #11
He put hands on her mcar Yesterday #22
He wasn't going to stop The Blue Flower Yesterday #26
That's right mcar 19 hrs ago #160
He put his hands on her TWICE Seinan Sensei Yesterday #45
She had every reason to believe he wouldn't stop mcar 19 hrs ago #161
Is there a legal limit on beating a potential rapist to the floor? I saw no blood, body parts were still attached irisblue Yesterday #23
Even if in a place with a "duty to flee" IbogaProject Yesterday #25
Not excessive at all Soul_of_Wit Yesterday #30
If that was done to my Daughter or my Wife Seinan Sensei Yesterday #50
Nope. She's got it on video. He was warned. thought crime Yesterday #33
LOL don't you ever watch scary movies? leftstreet Yesterday #40
Yeah. You're right. Too bad she wasn't wearing a stiletto, right? PeaceWave Yesterday #43
Sorry. Your post is just so tone deaf leftstreet Yesterday #48
Self-defense, not aggression. niyad Yesterday #51
This is the problem. Self defense isn't a free pass for unlimited aggression. PeaceWave Yesterday #57
What then is the precise point at which defense ends and aggression begins? Torchlight Yesterday #59
see post 27 niyad Yesterday #82
It's not a free pass for anything. Aristus Yesterday #93
Unlimited aggression? MontanaMama Yesterday #99
The problem is MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #117
Unlimited aggression would have been empting a full magazine on his self entitled ass. Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #212
Ah, correct! leftstreet Yesterday #58
And I am so FUCKING PISSED at the misogynistic, patriarchal BS niyad Yesterday #109
Misogyny is Patriarchy's oxygen leftstreet Yesterday #110
Absolutely! SheltieLover Yesterday #67
Stiletto to the eyes face would be an effective response. irisblue Yesterday #84
There was a reason I used to wear 4-inch heels when I was in public. niyad 23 hrs ago #125
Stick him with a Hat Pin! BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #152
Very true. I don't wear hats, since my sunglasses are usually there if I niyad 20 hrs ago #156
Somehow I think that kick to the balls Hope22 4 hrs ago #208
There isn't a jury on this planet that would convict her. cloudbase Yesterday #42
He was lucky she didn't pull out a pistol. Nt spooky3 Yesterday #70
Sadly, you are overly optimistic about juries. I have seen too many niyad 22 hrs ago #126
Indeed. Some of the posts beggar belief. cloudbase 22 hrs ago #127
Sadly true! niyad 22 hrs ago #129
It absolutely is not obamanut2012 Yesterday #53
If she were a man... Dear_Prudence Yesterday #54
Killing him would have been excessive use of force Random Boomer Yesterday #56
And I hope she reported him to the police. Nt spooky3 Yesterday #72
He assaulted her, she moved away, he assaulted her again Justice 12 hrs ago #192
He put his hands on her. She had no idea what was next. Irish_Dem Yesterday #62
What legal standpoint? fujiyamasan Yesterday #65
Thank you for pointing that out. niyad 22 hrs ago #128
Not a problem fujiyamasan 22 hrs ago #145
I heard that some Japanese rail lines BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #157
While that is helpful to a degree, it does not address the problem niyad 7 hrs ago #197
This would be a good training video ! thought crime 18 hrs ago #171
She was trapped in a box with a man who assaulted her. LuckyCharms Yesterday #68
"If she had killed him for it, she would have been justified." - Sorry, but no, she would not have been justified. PeaceWave Yesterday #75
You're very wrong. LuckyCharms Yesterday #77
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 Yesterday #86
I think you're confusing rejections of your assertions with "being upset" Torchlight Yesterday #90
Snicker Brenda 22 hrs ago #139
Oh, I'm not upset at all. LuckyCharms Yesterday #100
She turned and pushed a button BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #158
See post 27. Keep digging that hole, dear heart. It is such a good look for you. niyad 22 hrs ago #130
Damn straight niyad. MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #213
I am angry, and disgusted. niyad 3 hrs ago #215
As we should be. MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #216
EXACTLY!!! niyad 1 hr ago #221
If you are in that situation, you have every reason to believe someone is going to try and rape you. FascismIsDeath 14 hrs ago #189
She was always at risk of him strangling her. Taller/ heavier Hope22 2 hrs ago #218
"Excessive" would have been another two or three kicks to his nuts. GoCubsGo Yesterday #76
Nope. MontanaMama Yesterday #91
+1 for the blame comment. - nt CrispyQ 19 hrs ago #159
She should've shouted "but the DOW is over fifty thousand" Shambala Yesterday #114
Snicker niyad 22 hrs ago #132
Public Service Notice ninjanurse 22 hrs ago #134
Not sure about this because she would surely have been in fear of her life. He assaulted her by PatrickforB 20 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 16 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 15 hrs ago #184
A women who was assaulted in a confined space she cannot readily retreat from can/should use all the force she can Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #206
Golly, maybe if he had smiled more she wouldn't have felt the need to fiercely defend herself until she could escape Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #210
Hope she left some lasting damage dalton99a Yesterday #4
And That's How You Do It! MineralMan Yesterday #5
She really dealt with that assaulter but hope she also called security and police to protect other less capable women. MLAA Yesterday #6
The fact that we are seeing the video... Soul_of_Wit Yesterday #36
I'm pretty sure a lot of elevators have security cameras in them. MineralMan Yesterday #78
I assumed it was security video Soul_of_Wit 4 hrs ago #209
Yes. They only look at them if there is an incident. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #211
That was the perfect place to put my last heart. 1WorldHope Yesterday #8
K&R! Torchlight Yesterday #12
Good for her! SheltieLover Yesterday #13
Whoa, don't know if this is real, but I'm gonna use her moves! Joinfortmill Yesterday #16
He (and Trump) need a dictionary that explain what "No!" means. Ping Tung Yesterday #19
From 2016, apparently woman is a Beijing TV host and actress. betsuni Yesterday #21
Thank you for this. I thought it looked a bit familiar. Still relevant. niyad 22 hrs ago #135
My first thought was AI slop. Thanks for the post. Monsieur_Grumpe 7 hrs ago #196
I wish more women/girls had more situational awareness. irisblue Yesterday #24
A friend asked me once why I do not use headphones when I am niyad Yesterday #39
Holy shit that was pretty badass! fujiyamasan Yesterday #28
Bravo! You go, girl! Vinca Yesterday #31
BRAVA!!! niyad Yesterday #37
I do not know whether this was staged (as I remember a similar video niyad Yesterday #35
Excessive force, Maj. Dude Yesterday #41
Well done! UpInArms Yesterday #44
This seems staged. However, IF this video teaches or inspires a woman to: flvegan Yesterday #46
What more do we know about this? I think it looks like... QueerDuck Yesterday #47
There is a (possibly apocryphal) story from many years ago in the London tube dickthegrouch Yesterday #55
She was in danger with no ability to flee until the door opened Ritabert Yesterday #63
And THAT, my dears, is how it is DONE!!!!! hamsterjill Yesterday #64
I celebrate her quick reactions--and good aim! hlthe2b Yesterday #73
Good for her. He has no business putting hands on her. She did excellent. Don't minimize. Srkdqltr Yesterday #79
Possibly fake video Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #81
Nope. That is a camera mounted in the ceiling of the elevator car. MineralMan Yesterday #104
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 18 hrs ago #168
Looks fake to me. There's a lot of this stuff getting posted in the "reels" Liberal In Texas Yesterday #107
So.... MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #113
LOL! ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #180
Well done. It falls into the same category then as that bear in the forest question... PeaceWave Yesterday #116
Wut? Brenda 22 hrs ago #147
And the only rec for this post calling it AI slop is Brenda 22 hrs ago #143
Please ... Tasmanian Devil 20 hrs ago #153
This looks so fake Chicagogrl1 Yesterday #83
It's fake. They're both amateur actors. Made to be click-bait and passed all over social media. Liberal In Texas 22 hrs ago #149
Fake or not, if only something like that had happened to a convicted 34-count... the nelm 18 hrs ago #170
I can't believe that the guy thought that would work. mjvpi Yesterday #85
He got what's coming to him. bluescribbler Yesterday #89
She did a fine job. Swede Yesterday #94
should have kicked him once more when he was down moonshinegnomie Yesterday #103
It looks rehearsed. Omnipresent Yesterday #105
"She allowed him...." MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #111
I never suggested she put herself in a corner. Omnipresent 11 hrs ago #194
And if he came at her again when her back was against the wall, she could have been trapped. ShazzieB 20 hrs ago #151
My point is that most people want to see who is lurking around behind them. Omnipresent 11 hrs ago #193
Convince me this isn't staged misanthrope Yesterday #106
Staged or scripted Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #112
I don't care if it's staged or not. Dem_in_Nebr. 23 hrs ago #121
Yeah, even if it was staged or faked, I think it was informative. ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #187
And THAT is how it's done. Javaman 23 hrs ago #122
If i am alone on an elevator and a MineralMan 23 hrs ago #123
Used to be a tip of the Fedora. BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #173
Well, don't expect a tip of the MAGA cap. MineralMan 6 hrs ago #200
I've watched the video a couple of times and IMO no jury would convict her LogDog75 22 hrs ago #136
FAFO Timewas 22 hrs ago #137
I also agree that no jury would convict her. HeartsCanHope 22 hrs ago #141
She was in an enclosed space with someone making unwanted advances, with no way to know how far he was going DFW 22 hrs ago #146
Right on. Tactical Peek 22 hrs ago #144
Not been Rebl2 22 hrs ago #148
Same here. And I did not get on an elevator if there was a lone man there. niyad 21 hrs ago #150
Think back to 2016 canetoad 20 hrs ago #155
That's about how old this staged video is. Hassin Bin Sober 19 hrs ago #162
Really? canetoad 19 hrs ago #163
I'll have to remember that move! ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #188
Can you just imagine the hysteria had she done so? niyad 3 hrs ago #217
Women bdamomma 19 hrs ago #164
And boy will it be tough in our new burkas! Nt Hope22 2 hrs ago #219
If real, she did exactly the right thing. chowmama 19 hrs ago #166
'Bought 9-10 years ago, my husband broke up a dude from hitting the dude's girlfriend. chouchou 18 hrs ago #172
She should have nailed him even more. Make him a eunuch. BigmanPigman 17 hrs ago #174
Good for her! ABC123Easy 17 hrs ago #176
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius 16 hrs ago #177
excellent job. pansypoo53219 10 hrs ago #195
Busting his nuts! Smart move. ProudMNDemocrat 7 hrs ago #198
Violence is good as long as we agree with the outcome AZLD4Candidate 6 hrs ago #199
Good for Her!! She walloped an Epstein Jr. !! It appears she is trained blue-wave 6 hrs ago #201
ouch... myohmy2 5 hrs ago #202
Just make sure you hurt them bad enough they can't follow you. Linda ladeewolf 5 hrs ago #203
That looked super choreographed LoveSucky 5 hrs ago #204
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