Priscilla Dang Teaches Groping Teens a Lesson

By Tina | Monday, June 25, 2012 | 6 Comments

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If you were a stupid teenage boy, what would you do on an afternoon bike ride? Why, grope a jogging girl who’s family owns a martial arts school of course! That’s exactly what a pair of 16 and 18 year old boys did to Priscilla Dang, who’s family owns their own Summit Wushu Academy up in Clackamas, Oregon.

While she was jogging, she was harassed and groped by one of the boys that was on a bike, and when she pinned him down and forced him to apologize (which he did), his friend started to yell profanities and derogatory names at her. Dang paid him back with punches in his face while dodging all of his punches. He then pulled out a knife and tried to attack Dang with it. She used the bike to block the knife attack, and a witness called 911.

As awesome as payback for sexually harassing behavior is, I definitely don’t condone the use of violence in response and the escalation to the knife may have been avoided if a different approach was used, but I definitely understand Dang’s reaction. I had a similar experience during the first couple weeks of college when some upperclassmen boys were getting a bit too friendly with us first year girls. Typical. One guy thought it would be fun to jump up behind me and a friend and throw his arms around us to playfully startle us. Without even thinking, I slammed my elbow into his stomach, involuntarily reacting to what my body simply perceived as a physical attack, and this was before I even took any martial arts or self defense classes. The guy got the wind knocked out of him and tried to play it off that he was fine, but I could tell that getting elbowed in the stomach wasn’t exactly pleasant for him. Needless to say, upperclassmen guys stopped trying to get friendly with me after that. Now that I’ve actually taken years of martial arts and self defense, I definitely wouldn’t say I’m some undefeatable street fighter, far from it, but if you’re dumb enough to think startling me from behind would be a fun idea, I’m just saying, you just can’t hold me responsible for my natural instinct reactions.

Moral of the story? Easy. Don’t be a stupid teenage boy.

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WhiskeyJunkie

Asians and women in general have been targets for ANY criminal acts.
Quick, decisively wise actions stops most of these. Reputations for passiveness makes Asians a target.
This is a fundamental truth based on facts and empirical evidence:
Enemies (and people in general) are sent running from aggressive acts rather than passive ones.
This woman is a true warrior. Her family should be proud.
http://twitter.com/dragonrider0ne Drew

While violence should always be taken for a grain of salt, she did the right thing given the circumstances. Cheers.

I train in martial arts by the way.
http://www.facebook.com/tinabot Tina Tsai

what martial arts?
http://www.facebook.com/tinabot Tina Tsai

I get tired of pushing this API girls need to break stereotypes of submissiveness thing, but it’s still true today. The harassment and lack of respect and stereotyping is still very much alive despite all the efforts to break those conceptions. Asian women continue to be objectified. I’m sure those guys expected her to just giggle shyly and walk away. Please.
WhiskeyJunkie

ALL Asian Americans must break these sterotypes.
I understand this is a general info-tainment site, and not a crime blotter…
So, I am grateful for all the work and dedication of the contributors.
I’m just curious. Does the ‘staff’ have any idea just how many Asians in the U.S. have been targeted for crimes- sustained loses of property, injury, and death at the hands of non-Asians in the last decade, not to mention the last three years? Too many. Maybe enough to consider what Jet Li did.
Ms. Dang’s actions harken back to the times of the L.A. Riots, when *self reliant Korean store owners refused to become victims. One never truly knows a criminals’ intent. Why leave that choice to the criminals?
Do not allow political correctness to stifle and intimidate the editorials or sound actions. Why are so many Democrats anti-Second Amendment?
More must learn- be aware- prepare.
Happy Fourth!
http://twitter.com/dragonrider0ne Drew

Sorry to the late response, I don’t visit this account very often. I train in Aikido.

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