The context of the following conversation is Someone made fun of Riley because of how they were dressed. Riley told the person off.:
Riley says I just made an old woman cry..
The friend responds How did you manage to do that?.
Riley responds Well, she was saying things about how I dressed so I went off on her..
The friend responds You could have just ignored her..
Riley responds She was annoying..
The friend responds That doesn't mean that it was okay to make her cry..