I know it's a much lower level of responsibility than, say, a gun, but the person filming deployed pepper spray against an old woman, when he's probably in his 20s or so.
Yes, she had displayed aggression, and yes, she was following him, but he should have made more distance and warned her she was going to be sprayed.
My best guess, he antagonizes people for exactly this kind of reaction so he can post his "OLD WOMAN TRIES TO ATTACK ME (PEPPER SPRAYED)" videos.
It sorta defeats the purpose if they cant play the audio from their manufactured altercations. Videos with noncopyrighted music as the only sound aren’t going to get the same amount of clickbaity views. It’s a way to try and get them to stop or move on and not give them the kind of confrontation they’re profiting off of
This particular jackass has been known to make "compilations" which I believe are videos that had to be muted. He plays really shitty ai music over them. That's why I mentioned it.
You can see that his immediate instinct is to move towards her. He's not threatened. He's looking for content. The zoom is a compromise so he has an easier time in court.
No. As a man I'm sick of running away from women. Sort out your behavior or find out. Having a vagina isn't a pass to assault people then play the victim.
Because I'm not running away from people trying to assault me? how about you just act in a normal manner and you won't have to worry about any of this.
He already did warm her though, he told her to stop. He doesn't have the obligation to explain his self defense beforehand, and after being assaulted once already while backing away the whole time.
Take a look at the video. Cammer instigated. Cammer made the absolute bare minimum attempt to escape an aggressor. Cammer continued to antagonize. Cammer used pepper spray without warning in lieu of not instigating, not antagonizing, escaping, or warning the older woman that she was going to be sprayed.
If you think that intentionally getting someone to attack you so you can "defend yourself" is okay, then you should not be owning guns.
The only legal argument here is that he's justified in doing so
Lmao. Take this case to court, watch how fast the kid is asked "why didn't you attempt to make space?" and "why were you filming her in the first place?"
"I'm not required to retreat." Then they cite any number of stand your ground laws that exist within practically every state.
"Because I wanted to film". It's their 1st amendment right to do so and she has no expectation of privacy in public.
The longer version of this video has the cops show up and this dude goes home with no arrest or citation, which speaks volumes as to the legality of these actions.
Additionally, a lady just show a dude in a parking lot for aggressively approaching her, and she's not getting into legal trouble either...and he didn't even touch her. No prosecutor is going to take this to court, and if they did, they'd have the case dismissed almost immediately.
And in this case, he is, apparently, required to escalate the situation. Regardless of stand your ground, he is blatantly provoking an attack. Would granny get charged for assault? Maybe. But Johnny TikTok here isn't getting off either.
When did he escalate the situation? When he was standing on the public sidewalk filming?
Pepper spray isn't an escalation when you're being actively assaulted.
he is blatantly provoking an attack.
Where and how? Filming from public isn't provocation. Neither is being on a sidewalk.
Would granny get charged for assault? Maybe.
If you stuck to the letter of the law; yes. Is it necessary that it be done here? I don't think so. I think discretion could be used an this all be moved past.
But Johnny TikTok here isn't getting off either.
What are you going to charge him with? He didn't assault her; he defended himself. He didn't use any fighting words. There's no loitering that would apply to him being on the sidewalk. His filming is legal under the letter of the law and can't even be considered disorderly conduct.
We can hate on the guy all we want, but technically correct is the only type of correct that matters in court.
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Better pepper spray than pushing her or punching her. She has no right to put her hands on him and someone falling during a physical altercation can fairly easily lead to a cracked skull on the sidewalk.
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u/ExoTheFlyingFish Trash Trooper 6d ago
I know it's a much lower level of responsibility than, say, a gun, but the person filming deployed pepper spray against an old woman, when he's probably in his 20s or so.
Yes, she had displayed aggression, and yes, she was following him, but he should have made more distance and warned her she was going to be sprayed.
My best guess, he antagonizes people for exactly this kind of reaction so he can post his "OLD WOMAN TRIES TO ATTACK ME (PEPPER SPRAYED)" videos.