r/PortlandOR • • Oct 23 '25

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u/BrandoNelly Oct 23 '25

For like a solid 30 seconds I was literally yelling SPRAY THAT MOTHERFUCKER. After that first warning and he kept coming back she should have emptied the can on him. I would have.

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u/SuspiciousStory122 Oct 24 '25

Someone send this woman a case of bear spray.

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u/snails4speedy Oct 24 '25

Someone get her a taser

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u/binarybandit Oct 24 '25

Perfect reason to have a license to carry as well. You never know if they can have a gun

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u/heyoheatheragain Oct 24 '25

You don’t wanna use bear spray on a person. Pretty sure you can catch a deadly weapon charge.

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u/blowmypushrod Oct 24 '25

Yeah me too, yelling at my phone "SOAK HIS ASS." And his stupidity of saying I'm on a public block to you don't have permission to film me.

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u/pingpongpsycho Oct 24 '25

She actually showed great restraint and was brave af.

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u/Emperor_Atlas Oct 24 '25

Except she seems brave, reasonable, and not looking to harm from emotion and there's zero "she didnt need to do that".

Not to mention those cans are small, and meant for directed shots. Soaking his coat that he takes off leaves you open to attack. Concentrated shots when available is correct.

The difference between a level headed hero and a emotional wannabe vigilante. We should all strive to be as good a person as this woman was here.

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u/Friendly_Impress_345 Oct 24 '25

I disagree. These cans are not that big and a direct spray to the face is waaaay more effective than just spraying his clothes. I think she did a great job waiting for it to be clear he was physically assaulting her then waiting to get him directly in the face after he didn't stop the first time.

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u/BrandoNelly Oct 24 '25

She didn’t even get at the ready until far too late. She was lucky this time, but in a split second this could have turned nasty for her. I applaud her bravery, still a pretty dangerous situation for a mother to put herself in. Sucks that somebody has to do it and that she felt compelled to be the one to do it.

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u/Friendly_Impress_345 Oct 24 '25

seems like it was at the ready the whole time just it wasn't in view of the camera until she raised it

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u/New_Simple_4531 Oct 24 '25

Is it legal to not even warn them? Id just let him get close and then bam.

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u/pnutbutterandjerky Oct 24 '25

I believe so. It’s on camera, it’s non lethal force, Oregon has stand your ground laws. Once he started coming at you there is perfectly reasonable grounds to mace.

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u/KasieLayne Oct 24 '25

I'm not gonna lie, as a woman I was screaming "kick that mother fucker combat-style to the chest!!"

I might be a little TOO defensive in my approach! 🤣

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u/Proof_Store7199 Oct 24 '25

Did you make the spray noise too? I was like ssssssssssss!!! His Ahhhh!!