I'm seriously late to the party, I know. But pretty much all women have fended off unwanted advances from a man at some point, be it verbal or physical. We're taught to assume that anything out of the ordinary is dangerous. Clearly the woman was triggered by something in that situation and she took the steps she felt necessary to keep herself safe. I expect it must be upsetting for men when women automatically assume they're dangerous, but that's pretty much how our world works.