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HappyArtichoke7729 t1_iupv1ge wrote

Reply to comment by Friendly_Listen6216 in Scary experience with a homeless man asking for money in Newport mall. by Friendly_Listen6216

It absolutely made a difference that you gave him $2, that caused everything after that. Now he knows you're a pushover and he's got a better chance of getting money from you than any other person in the whole mall. No fucking way he's going to walk away from the sucker.

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Friendly_Listen6216 OP t1_iurr72i wrote

> that caused everything after that.

What about everything before that? He was already following me and being hostile because I didn't give him money the first time he asked. How could giving him the $2 have caused everything that happened afterwards if it was already happening before I gave him the $2?

> No fucking way he's going to walk away from the sucker.

He also chose not to walk away from me when I didn't give him money. This more likely has to do with the fact that I was alone than anything else.

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HappyArtichoke7729 t1_ius6kh8 wrote

He probably got the impression that you were scared, and maybe a pushover. And, he was right. He got money out of you. And he will be in that spot more often now, because that spot makes money.

Next time, don't break stride, confidently and firmly and immediately (but not necessarily loudly) say "I don't carry cash" and ignore every word that comes out of their mouth. If he follows you, make sure he thinks you're a crazy SOB that might cut him, and make sure he's aware that you're subtly watching him. Make it so he feels like it's a smaller risk to hassle someone else. Someone else who seems scared or weak.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

We're all in this together.

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