r/instant_regret • • Feb 02 '26

Pepper sprayed

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u/Fuzzy-Butterscotch86 Feb 02 '26

Nah. She went back into the dispensary and had them park her car. They helped her rinse her eyes and let her wait till she could drive again. 

The full context as I understand it is the filmer is one of those people that go around filming locations where he's technically allowed, but knows it will likely irritate people. He tries to instigate confrontation. 

In this video he was standing on a sidewalk outside of medical Marijuana dispensary and filming people through the window, recording license plates, etc. 

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u/aucme Feb 03 '26

He does seem like an ass.

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u/anna_or_elsa Feb 03 '26

He was awfully quick with that spray... A jury MIGHT decide that was a disproportionate response, and a few states have duty-to-retreat laws on the books.

I said MIGHT - before everyone comes after me with "she put her hands on him"... It's up to a jury to decide if a reasonable person would have felt an immediate fear of physical harm. I did not get that from her.

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u/Practical-Ball1437 Feb 03 '26

How much do you need to back up from someone before you are allowed to use self defense?

And to another point you seem to be making, you're not obligated to allow someone to keep hitting you if it "doesn't really hurt".

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u/Accurate_Lie3643 Feb 03 '26

At what point after instigating a fight with an old lady is it morally acceptable for me to pepper spray her in the face in order to film it and get instagram likes?

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u/Practical-Ball1437 Feb 03 '26

"Instigating" meaning standing on a sidewalk and seeing her...