I doubt the woman did much damage to a 7 foot tall man, and I'd feel little pity for him if she did. Of course she was wrong to hammer away with the bat, but...
I've had sex offenders in my neighborhood. Directly across the street in fact. There was also another guy that while not a registered offender (or even offender to anyone's knowledge) I had uneasy feelings about. What worked was keeping an eye on my kids and explaining to them why I had concerns about these people and what it could mean for their safety. While I don't know that I would go ape with a ball bat, this approach or the fact that these guys weren't a threat never gave cause to have to decide if violence was the action I would take.
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