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.
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No woman should ever have to go thru this…supposed to love and protect women,not attack and hurt them….💯💯
Let this be a lesson learned to you feminist woman
Girl….. YES!!! well done
He wanted some cake!
Give me an N! Give me an I!
Black Lives Matter! 🤦♂️🤣🤦♂️
❤
Good for her, sorry she didn’t have a dumbbell in her hand instead of her phone to hit him with. so happy she’s ok. Because that could have gone left real quick.
Strong women
If she lives a a democratic leftist city he’s already out and back working out at the same gym.
Where was everybody at?
Where is joe rogan ?
Wtf was he actually trying to do? Rob her? Kidnap? His behaviour just makes no sense? 🧐
Fake
At first I was shocked by the fact that he plead not guilty, but then I remembered what he tried to do to that woman and realized he’s clearly not a rational, functioning member of society. I hope he gets to think about his poor choices behind bars for a long, long time.
Good job using the phone to smash his face in too that stunned him after the take down and gave her time to pause and make the call. Someone handle the animal. Smh.
Whatever your gender.. If you’re on your own in a 24hr gym that requires a key or a code..Dont let anyone in that doesn’t have their own key or code..No matter their story..If they’re genuine they can sort it out with management the next day..
His probably done many times before to others. Deserves the death penalty
She did not fight him off she ran away.
Never let no one in
Well done… 👏🥊
Let’s be real now, had she not initiated the first push things probably wouldn’t have escalated to where it went. That’s the problem with women these days in the gym. They assume all men approaching them are creeps or something.
EXERCISE YOUR 2ND Admendment people…….
Moral of the story? Never open a door to a black person. *watch now the media come up with the same story but with a white dude. 😂
Wonder if he will get some cop JUSTICE
All That Equipment In There. Should Have Made It Work And Used The Equipment To Put Him TO Sleep For Good. So He Would Not Be A Problem IN The Future For Another Woman.
Another black eye for Detroit. He has a Red Wing jersey.
fukin wacko
i am glad for what she did but a woke judge will let him go free and the internet will say he is innocent and blame white supremacy for him doing that. woke judges did it before who said they wont do it again.
Also as a woman dont train alone at 10pm at night
Good thing she’s a strong independent women…guess she don’t need no man
Good on her. She put everything into defending herself. What a legend.
Another example of why we need the second amendment
This women was scrapping I’m so happy she made it out this situations
Next….USA women drafted for combat. This is the underlying spin campaign…using this particular courageous woman whose silent heart prayers were answered when she instinctively pushed back, kicked, resisted this would be UNARMED and resultantly DISARMED ‘welterweight’ male attacker. Angelic forces do not pose for media cameras. They just do the job that our Creator has dispatched them to complete 💯.
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Proud of her❤
I WISH THERE MEN in that gym that night QUEEN 👸🏾. They would have turn him into a life size punching BAG
You go girl 🫶🏾💯
This guy needs to be terminated off the planet!!! Thank god she’s alright!!!
Bruh how she run everywhere but the door
Proud of her
Phenomenal! Thank you. You know in Seattle around early 80’s a woman who taught self defense to women, Py Bateman. I think that’s how she spelled her name, was jumped by a man had gotten in behind her as she entered her apartment. She fought him for hours and finally won. This was pre-Youtube, but there may still be a news story. If I find it, I’ll link it here.
Nah . brother just wanted little juice p…..
Wow I’m proud of her. She was smart, she defended herself, and sought safety until she was able to contact police. Cheers!
It’s always the same TYPE of perpetrator in videos like this.
For a second I thought this was going to end up like the infamous scene in the movie Irreversible.
Glad she fought him off. He’s an animal, like most of them.
I’m glad this is on international news. People need to know.
she of been ran out im just saying after she got pass him
Dude just wanted a free personal training session that’s all
what a fighter
Where’s Joey swole !?
Whoa. NBC showed a black person attacking someone.
She deserves her own gym.
That’s why i arm my lady
Lesson learned, never attack any woman inside a gym.
They might be bulkier than you! lol!
This gave me chills I’m so glad she got away ! I hope they start putting security guards in that area.
“i know ya’ll got cameras but i still plead not guilty”
Of course he was this race
Quick thinking on opening the door too… wtf.. if she didn’t open the door, she wouldn’t be fighting for her life.. just because she thought she was stronger, she would feel comfortable. What if that dude had a gun.. ur fist ain’t nearly as strong.. think 5x before opening the door for a stranger
Awesome!!! Woohoo!!! 😡💪👏👏👏👏👏 I think castration should be one of the punishment. 😁
Yesssssssss!!!! FIGHT BACK!!!!❤️❤️❤️
You knew, you fawked up, when you was pin down and trying to dial 911… if you were stronger, you wouldn’t be the one running out..
Why let someone in. They should be using their pin code card. This is why you do not let randoms in
Remember you can always ask “hey siri call 911” or on iPhone press & hold the right button and swipe for 911.
After the 911 call ends, your iPhone alerts your emergency contacts with a text, only if you have it set up that way. iPhone will also send your current location.
Woman
Jesus. Good for her. She probably didn’t take a dumbbell to his face knowing he may be strong enough to take it from her.
💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👑👑👑👑👑 Go Girl!!!
Dindu nuffin.
You go girl I like this girl
Its terrifying that she was trained and he wasn’t even hitting her back and still it was so hard to get him off. I dont know why these places dont have guards? I dont live in these western countries but the ease with which this could’ve ended badly for her is terrifying.
Very impressive situational awareness and courage under duress. Awesome l
He was wearing slippers and no gym bag leave his azz outside. Please be aware of your surroundings men and woman. Stay alert because they coming for you.
What is going thru this guys mind for him to have the nerve to pull some sh!t like this. Props to that woman she’s a badass she never backed down and never gave up
It’s so sad women can’t do simple things like workout. And men are finding new ways of taking our “safe spaces”
That man is an animal and this is probably not his first time. Put him down he is malfunctioned.
Just by his look I would have never buzzed him in its a reason why he couldn’t get in
She’s stupid, why did she open the door???
She didn’t know he was going to attack her duh
I’m so glad she was able to fight that creep and get away!
Hi how are you doing?
So happy she defeated the attacker
Awe poor women disgusting some1 did that 2 her
Tf was he even tryna do though tf?
What if opposite scenario? What if girl like this dude try to attack and give hormones to men like this girl ?
Where is the gym staff at? They usually appear when you drop 10kg making too much noise these day. Girl handle it well!
When she says no she means yes
Should never open door
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
No one should go through this…BUT stop f’ing wear clothing like that. “Please look at my booty” smh
Well done to her for being able to defend herself
The power of testosterone. She seems not stunned by it. In fact she’s like “ oh well I am stronger”
She did really good fought up and saved herself
When it happens like that just look on your attacker’s eyes closely and stay calm, then think u gonna poke his eyes hardly
Wow she’s a brave woman! 👏
Good job young lady I hope they send this pervert away for at least 75 years
PROOF THAT BEING PHYSICALLY FIT, STRONG AND MENTALLY SHARP AND AWARE WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE NO MATTER YOUR GENDER. SO HAPPY FOR HER
What if it was a big guy and she couldn’t fight back. Why is she by her self in the gym wearing those leggings? Isn’t every women supposed to make sure they are safe when they are out side? If you don’t have girl’s friends or guys that you trust then don’t be in the gym by your self work out at home or go to the gym that have a lot of ppl in side. First you have to protect your self and make sure you are safe. Btw I’m a girl
I will remember this guy
Good for you. Glad you are safe.
What if she broke his neck and he died?
Can she be blamed for saving herself and his other future targets?
Maybe he paid her money for some action: she took the money and didn’t serve him.
no woman should be outside at 10pm
he lucky she didn’t use that bar to smash his skull, pos