They also stole her bike that she totally didn't fall off of.
I'm not sure what I like better about this post - the sawdust on her shoulder or the idea of two dudes attacking a chick and then being fought off with brass knuckles by the same chick.
Anyway, telling people to try to defend themselves is terrible advice.
And as far as all the 8-year-olds stories go. Communism (which was, as you can imagine, very perceivable, even to kids) fell when I was eight. I remember my parents being happy, but the changes came in over a period of time so I could not, in my child mind, connect them to that single event which was the election night. When I was 12, a commie was elected for president and I remember being slightly uncomfortable. More than anything, I was simply disappointed my dude didn't win. My parents were worried. That's about it.
If your 8 year old is crying all day about a dude winning the elections, you're a shitty parent. You shouldn't even have imaginary kids.