Tory Pearson is the kind of person we should all aspire to be. Despite being confronted by a violent – mostly male – riot mob, she refused to allow them to go unchallenged, defending the property of a total stranger and, in doing so, shaming those who sought to destroy a city. Tory Pearson may not want to be personally thanked, but we KissBankers can show our appreciation with as many Hero Kisses as possible.

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‘Total Stranger’ Defends Car From Riot Mob

Tory Pearson became an Internet sensation after footage of her defending a BMW from a riot mob was published on YouTube.

Ms Pearson was filmed repeatedly fighting off hoards of rioting hockey fans, who rampaged through the Canadian city of Vancouver following their teams elimination from the prestigious Stanley Cup.

As dozens of violent fans surrounded the car Ms Pearson was filmed battling the mob; even grabbing one rioter and bringing him to the ground as he attempted to damage the vehicle. Everyone assumed she was the car’s owner.

But, it now emerges she was not.

Nor did she even know the car’s owner.

She simply refused to allow the mob to carry on their violent rampage unchallenged.

The car’s owner, Jazmin Perez, says she was locked inside her apartment as the riot raged outside. But, in an email to an Internet forum she wrote:

There are some people in Vancouver who are good people and stand up for things they don’t believe is right. Tory Pearson was one of them. Although I do not know her personally, she defended my vehicle and believed what those hooligans were doing was wrong. She did her best to fight them off for as long as she could.

Ms. Pearson was eventually beaten off by the mob, who then destroyed the car.

She has declined to be thanked in person.