‘Give me the bear’: New York city woman terrorized and chased by a man. Then the security guard told her the man was ‘harmless’

Maia (@maiashaki) from New York City was walking down a street, trying to avoid passing by a strange man. She recalled the harrowing experience of being chased by the stranger on TikTok.

“Give me the bear, give me the bear, give me the bear, I swear, give me the bear,” Maia told TikTok. She was discussing the ‘man vs. bear’ debate that’s been viral online. The question posed is whether a woman would prefer to be alone in the woods with a man or with a bear, and in Maia’s case, she chose the bear.

She explained that she was walking down Fort Greene, Brooklyn, when she noticed a man walking towards her. About six feet in front of her, Maia alleged the man stopped. She described him as having a tunnel-neck mask and a white hoodie. Maia said the man was Black, likely around 5’8″, and weighing around 154lbs…

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