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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 1:32 pm Post subject: Teenagers pick wrong girl to grope. Dang!!! |
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Two teenagers looking for a cheap thrill got a beatdown when a jogger who they assaulted turned out to be an expert in martial arts.
According to Kval.com, Priscilla Dang was jogging in her Vancouver, Wash., neighbourhood last Friday when she was approached by two teens on their bikes.
One pulled in front of her as the other groped her from behind.
Little did they know that Dang had studied kung fu for 18 years at a martial arts school owned by her family.
"I grabbed him and said, 'You need to apologize, and he did,'" Dang is quoted as saying on Kval.com.
Then the second teen started swearing at her.
Dang said that something snapped inside her and she punched him twice in the face.
"He started coming in for a few, and I was lucky enough to dodge his shots. I came up for another one and I got him good, and I think that upset him," she told the news station.
Things escalated when one of the punks pulled out a knife, said Dang, and her instincts kicked in telling her to back off and play it safe.
Two people witnessed the confrontation and called 911. Police say an 18-year-old was arrested while the younger suspect was turned over to his parents.
"I think they knew they messed with the wrong girl," Dang said.
Video and pic at link:
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/23/woman-gives-gropers-a-kung-fu-beatdown |
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Dave Chance
Joined: 30 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Great story.
Unfortunately they agreed to show their faces and training center on TV. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
| Dave Chance wrote: |
Great story.
Unfortunately they agreed to show their faces and training center on TV. |
Why is it unfortunate that they showed their training on tv? |
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yodanole
Joined: 02 Mar 2003
Location: La Florida
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Legal or not, no jury would vote to convict her. Not many D.A.s would indict. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
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Probably not enough for criminal assault or battery. Prosecutors have bigger fish to fry, as well.
But civil liability? Possibly. But only if she injured him, and only as far as medical bills go. I doubt a jury would give Teen2 pain and suffering, though, considering his association with Teen1, and Teen1 grabbed her. I doubt a lawyer would mess with the case, unless Teen2 were horribly messed up. Doesn't sound like he was.
Just my opinion. |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
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Probably not enough for criminal assault or battery. Prosecutors have bigger fish to fry, as well.
But civil liability? Possibly. But only if she injured him, and only as far as medical bills go. I doubt a jury would give Teen2 pain and suffering, though, considering his association with Teen1, and Teen1 grabbed her. I doubt a lawyer would mess with the case, unless Teen2 were horribly messed up. Doesn't sound like he was.
Just my opinion. |
I dunno. In Canada you can be prosecuted for self defense. In particular defending your property. We are the direct opposite of Florida. |
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PatrickBateman
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha, that's close to where I live. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| catman wrote: |
| Kuros wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
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Probably not enough for criminal assault or battery. Prosecutors have bigger fish to fry, as well.
But civil liability? Possibly. But only if she injured him, and only as far as medical bills go. I doubt a jury would give Teen2 pain and suffering, though, considering his association with Teen1, and Teen1 grabbed her. I doubt a lawyer would mess with the case, unless Teen2 were horribly messed up. Doesn't sound like he was.
Just my opinion. |
I dunno. In Canada you can be prosecuted for self defense. In particular defending your property. We are the direct opposite of Florida. |
It's Vancouver, Washington. Even if you don't read the article, it should be obvious enough since the reporter sets the story in Clark County. Although we also have counties in Canada, reporters rarely use them as a geographical reference point. |
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recessiontime
Joined: 21 Jun 2010
Location: Got avatar privileges nyahahaha
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| catman wrote: |
| Kuros wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
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Probably not enough for criminal assault or battery. Prosecutors have bigger fish to fry, as well.
But civil liability? Possibly. But only if she injured him, and only as far as medical bills go. I doubt a jury would give Teen2 pain and suffering, though, considering his association with Teen1, and Teen1 grabbed her. I doubt a lawyer would mess with the case, unless Teen2 were horribly messed up. Doesn't sound like he was.
Just my opinion. |
I dunno. In Canada you can be prosecuted for self defense. In particular defending your property. We are the direct opposite of Florida. |
prosecuted for self-defense ? I doubt that hold up when we are talking about one's life, not posessions.
She admitted to harming her attackers but lucky for her there were 2 other witnesses that could collaberate her story. Otherwise I imagine she could of gotten in big trouble as it would of been her word against her attackers.
People have bad instincts. In her situation the best thing to do is to run away and get help. She was unlucky to be targetted but at the same time fortunate that she didn't get killed and that there were witnesses. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| catman wrote: |
| Kuros wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
I'm glad she stuck up for herself, but I worry about the legal ramifications according to the struck sense of the law.
Teen 1 grabs her. She demands an apology, and gets it.
Teen 2 swears at her, and she punches him.
Teen 2 pulls out a knife... but it's yet to be found.
I think she did the right thing, but I'm not sure if she did the legal thing.
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Probably not enough for criminal assault or battery. Prosecutors have bigger fish to fry, as well.
But civil liability? Possibly. But only if she injured him, and only as far as medical bills go. I doubt a jury would give Teen2 pain and suffering, though, considering his association with Teen1, and Teen1 grabbed her. I doubt a lawyer would mess with the case, unless Teen2 were horribly messed up. Doesn't sound like he was.
Just my opinion. |
I dunno. In Canada you can be prosecuted for self defense. In particular defending your property. We are the direct opposite of Florida. |
I don't think so.
Canadian Self-Defense Law is almost exactly the same as most United States jurisdictions. |
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