C-dub wrote:So many options.
1. Tell the woman you're sorry and pepper spray him anyway. He'll let go and even if she gets a bit too she'll live.
2. Forcibly remove his arms from around the woman's neck.
3. Call 911 and talk to him to try and keep him from hurting the woman.
Okay, well, apparently there are only three reasonable ones.
All of these starting at #1 and working downward.