Kevin Santana is Spain’s Muay Thai champion and a kickboxing black belt. He could knock anyone out in seconds. That day, on the landing of a building, he merely kept his hands behind his back.
The elevator doors opened and an elderly woman struck him in the face without warning. Santana did not hit back. He looked at the man accompanying her and uttered the phrase that thousands of people would later repeat: “I’ll let one slide because you’re a woman, but if you touch me again… don’t touch me next time”.
After the incident, the athlete explained what was behind it: according to him, this is a family that has gone years without paying for the home they occupy and resorts to provocation and intimidation, hiding behind their vulnerable status. The video went viral and sparked a debate that goes far beyond the slap: what happens to those who try to recover their property and end up exposed to this type of aggression without any real protection?