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Friendly_Listen6216 OP t1_iurtapv wrote

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

> Did you report it to mall management/security with a description of the bum, so it doesn’t happen to someone else?

The cashier didn't know where to find security, and I didn't want to stick around the mall any longer with the homeless man following me, so I decided to leave as fast as possible, and I'm not going back any time soon. I'll probably just email the mall, but I don't remember many specific features about the homeless man other than him being black, maybe around 30, and slightly shorter than me, so around 5'10". I feel like that description matches a lot of people.

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Friendly_Listen6216 OP t1_iurr72i wrote

Reply to comment by HappyArtichoke7729 in Scary experience with a homeless man asking for money in Newport mall. by Friendly_Listen6216

> 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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Friendly_Listen6216 OP t1_iupdqor wrote

Reply to comment by HappyArtichoke7729 in Scary experience with a homeless man asking for money in Newport mall. by Friendly_Listen6216

By the time I gave him $2, I had already said no and he was following me, so I don't think it made a difference that I gave him $2. I only gave it as a last resort to try to get him off my back, but it didn't work. I've never given money to homeless people before today because I'm aware of the reasons not to.

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Friendly_Listen6216 OP t1_iup46uy wrote

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

Hindsight is 20/20. 9 times out of 10 this would have worked considering most people giving money to homeless people don't have this happen to them. Plus, I already said no and at this point he was following me, so I don't think it made a difference whether or not I offered him $2. It feels like you didn't read my entire post. I only went with that option as a last resort because I was scared.

Also, I'm new to Reddit so I didn't post this because of the post you're referring to.

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