I have seperated the two stories, as it was two different situations, and I have opinions on both.
Here's the statement from WWE.com,
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After leaving a live event in Victoria, British Columbia on Saturday evening, Chris Jericho's car was attacked by a mob when he was stopped at a stop sign. Unable to proceed, Chris Jericho exited his car to ask the crowd to clear a path so he could continue through the intersection. A man and a woman physically and verbally assaulted Mr. Jericho. Arena and WWE security arrived to establish enough order to allow Mr. Jericho to re-enter his vehicle and depart. The local police arrived minutes later. Mr. Jericho was unharmed in the incident. The WWE is working with local authorities who are investigating the incident to identify the man and woman who fled the scene
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Sounds, and looks like security was not doing their job. From what I've read, the female atempted to physically confront Jericho more than once, and security did not dissolve the issue. Jericho tried to re-enter his car, was confronted again, and handled the situation... poor or unpoor judgement. The boyfriend got involved, which is where the security seemed to amp up to the situation.
Some reports are stating that Jericho used a racial slur in reference to the boyfriend.
I think this is a case of letting your character get the best of you, and not knowing the difference of in the ring and real life. I've heard many stories of Jericho being an awesome guy, but as evident of his appearance on Larry King, where he confronted Mickey Rourke, he's taking his character a little too far.