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dakota.potts · June 18, 2013, 06:46 PM

My girlfriend just texted me. She went to Walmart to get some food for a trip we're taking this week. As she got out of the car a homeless person approached her with a bunch of things he had made out of palm leaves. He started by saying "Miss, I'm not going to hurt you, I'm just homeless and need to sell some of these to get by". She said "No, sorry" and sped up. He followed her and said "Miss, please come back, I'm not going to hurt you". At this point she turned backwards to face him while walking into the store and got inside quickly. He didn't follow her.

As Walmart is a "safe place" she requested to have somebody in the store walk out with her to her car.

What would you have done in similar circumstances? I know for the most part homeless and panhandlers can get a little weird but you also don't know if it's going to be that one time that they're not going to take the answer "no".

June 18, 2013, 06:46 PM	#1
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	Suspicious panhandler in the parking lot My girlfriend just texted me. She went to Walmart to get some food for a trip we're taking this week. As she got out of the car a homeless person approached her with a bunch of things he had made out of palm leaves. He started by saying "Miss, I'm not going to hurt you, I'm just homeless and need to sell some of these to get by". She said "No, sorry" and sped up. He followed her and said "Miss, please come back, I'm not going to hurt you". At this point she turned backwards to face him while walking into the store and got inside quickly. He didn't follow her. As Walmart is a "safe place" she requested to have somebody in the store walk out with her to her car. What would you have done in similar circumstances? I know for the most part homeless and panhandlers can get a little weird but you also don't know if it's going to be that one time that they're not going to take the answer "no".