The area around where I work can be charitably described as “interesting.”
When I’m heading to and from the office or going out for lunch, it’s not really out of the ordinary to hear someone loudly ranting as I step outside.
Sometimes the screaming is religious in nature. Sometimes it consists of someone venting their frustrations about life, and sometimes it’s hard to make out anything they’re saying. But it always draws some confused looks from those in the area.
But as much as we may find ourselves in need of an explanation for what’s going on, it rarely comes. So we’re often left shrugging our shoulders and moving on.
One case in Wisconsin, however, seemed to escalate beyond the usual confusion after one woman was confronted by a police officer in the full video.
While the video’s uploader was going about their business at a gas station, one encounter seemed to catch their attention.
At first, the officer’s discussion with the woman doesn’t seem particularly noteworthy.
As the uploader zooms in, however, it starts to become clear what gave them pause.
The woman involved is shown holding her arm up in an unusual manner, which commenters have compared to a Jedi trying to use The Force.
Before we have time to process this, however, she suddenly screams “Do not touch me” at the officer.
It’s worth noting that by this point in the video, there had been no physical contact between the two.
Soon after, she starts screaming gibberish and advancing on him with her arm outstretched.
This behavior has led some commenters to characterize her behavior as an attempted exorcism.
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As the officer backs away, she speeds up and repeats the nonsense word she uttered before screaming some more.
As she screams, she continues running towards him before it becomes clear that he has drawn his taser.
As locals watch and anticipate the officer’s use of his taser, he fires.
This cuts the woman’s rampage short and she soon doubles over in pain.
Although it’s unclear where in Wisconsin this took place, this woman is apparently somewhat infamous in her community.
Two commenters have claimed to be her former neighbor, although they didn’t offer any details about their own encounters with her.
Another commenter said they live about two minutes away from this gas station and claimed to hear the screaming from inside their home.
While details remain sparse about this strange encounter, you can see it unfold here in the full video.
