She's a good 20-30 feet away from the "riot" line, as were a number of other people. Minding her own business. With friends. Holding bags. On the phone. On the way to her car. Yeah, a Goldberg spear was definitely not excessive in this situation.
And if it's that fucking serious, why did he go Lawrence Taylor on the female not even paying attention to the situation, when there were at least 3 other perfectly viable targets?