Mike1234567
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You're openly carrying and ask someone for money?
What about it?
A person could misinterpret your motives. Maybe I over-think such things but it seems pretty obvious to me.
You're openly carrying and ask someone for money?
What about it?
CoRoMo said:So... "you got that strap" can mean only a couple different things and this will depend on whether it was spoken as a question or a statement. As a question, it simply means "Do you have that handgun?". I don't assume that this was the case though; I believe the remark was a statement. The young urbanite was making it known to the OP that he knew a fact.
What his statement almost certainly meant is, "I see that you have that handgun".
Nah I thought the exact same thing.A person could misinterpret your motives. Maybe I over-think such things but it seems pretty obvious to me.
Just calmly and politely reply "Sorry, I thought you were a friend I knew from long time ago, my mistake." That comment will usually diffuse any "stare down" situation, most of the time.
Sounds like a security officer. When he saw you driving around the lot and looking at cars, he thought you were a car burglar looking for a car to break intoI have NO idea what triggered this guy. I got out of the car, keeping cars between him and me as I walked into the mall.
The usual responses to someone staring had no chance with this guy. Fortunately, he stayed in the van, and drove off as I neared the mall.
Posted by rhodco: It is worth it for me to smile and just say nothing to avoid trouble. If it happens to escalate into a SD scenario, it won't be because of anything I did [or did not do], or said. I will probably prevail in the immediate fight, but the court battle could be much worse if witnesses say I contributed to escalation of mutual combat. The only way to protect yourself there is to remain the innocent party throughout the entire encounter. Say nothing.
How do you handle people who stare you down?