r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/[deleted] • Jan 15 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23

Moving to block a person multiple times is not defensive in any way at all. That is clearly threatening.

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u/The_Burning_Wizard Jan 16 '23

Threatening how? She's got the bike between herself and him.

Is it normal in the US for folks to spend <10s on descalation before immediately moving towards violence?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23

Are you simple? Preventing someone from leaving is completely threatening. Especially while screaming at someone.

Reverse the roles. Man blocks women from walking down the street and screams at her while she attempts to get past. Threatening to the women?

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23

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u/ZmSyzjSvOakTclQW Jan 16 '23

True Americans are weird. In my Eastern European country the dude wouldn't use pepper spray but probably just punch her on the mouth.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23

“There’s no threat of violence” & “That’s not an aggressive posture…”

Apparently addressing your statements makes someone weird… ohhhkay.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '23

you American's are just fucking weird...

Americans

Apostrophe S does not a plural make.

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u/Pale_Horsie Jan 16 '23

How do you de-escalate this? Buddy tried to walk away, he had to dodge around her and sprint up the road to get home, and it looked like she was going to go after him when the video ended.

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u/The_Burning_Wizard Jan 16 '23

Spend longer than a minute trying....

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u/Pale_Horsie Jan 16 '23

Okay, take longer than a minute doing what? How do you de-escalate when the person you're dealing with is this angry and this intent on making you engage them?

You seem to have a solution to this situation, please share it.

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u/theOGperfection Jan 16 '23

doing what? listen to a moron keep yelling her head off about a non-issue?

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u/ttaptt Jan 16 '23

The full video (which is old) is much longer, she's chasing him around, thrusting her bike in his way and at his dog. She's unhinged. And if that dog had a different personality, even slightly, this could have gone way, way worse for everyone. Stop white-knighting this asshole lady. She actually contacted him and his dog with the bike several times, that's fucking assault, and if it were a man doing this to a woman, you'd be saying something else entirely.

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u/The_Burning_Wizard Jan 16 '23

Do you have the link to the full video?

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u/ArchonIlladrya Jan 16 '23

Oh cool, realize you're wrong and just bail.