Florida woman fights off gym attacker
NBC News - Feb. 16, 2023
Florida authorities released surveillance videos that showed a 24-year-old woman who fought off an attacker inside her apartment building's gym. NBC’s Priscilla Thompson has more on how the woman is sharing her story to encourage other women with similar experiences to speak out.
Yippee ki-yay
Chick's got grit.
I've got 2 words for her: Elsie Pea.
I watched that video the second time, looking for a small dumbbell she could have used as an impact weapon... didn't see one... I suppose that could have backfired as well..
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
She was one cool customer. I give her a ton of respect.
"I know he can get the job...but can he do the job?" - Mr. Waturi
Or clinch pick.Originally Posted by feudist
That said, one word, “intention,” appears to have been sufficient in this case.
Good for her.
Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.
-George W. Bush
Even better.
Seeing her stand up completely drenched in blood while he twitched on the floor would have resulted in an instant proposal of marriage from me.
FIFY.
Where's the GoFundMe to send her to Cecil?
"Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA
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"Expect to get shot at. Don't let it freak you out."-VCSO deputy
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