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I ran across an aggressive panhandler in NYC...he actually hit my left shoulder with his arm/hand/begging cup...when I say hit I don't mean WHAM as in he knocked me forward, but enough to get my attention and get a reaction, needless to say it was an unwelcomed and agressive touch. It was in a crowded area (in front of Carnegie Deli), I remember trying to avoid him when I was walking past him but he swung around and hit me and "asked" for money...I immediately swung a right hook at his jaw but my dad grabbed my arm before I made contact and pulled me away while saying "he's not worth it"....which is true.

Had another aggressive panhandler in Memphis, with me being by myself and it being 2 am I'm sure this didn't help, but was walking back from Beale St. to the Peabody and this guy comes up and walks beside me, I tell him to get away, not interested, he keeps on persisting...he made NO physical contact, no threats BUT he wouldn't take NO for an answer...I had my pocket knife open and at the ready just in case...I repeatedly kept on trying to outdistance him without running (fast walk) and kept on telling him to GET AWAY FROM ME, if you touch me I will stop you...as soon as I stepped onto the hotel property the security guards grabbed him. I was in fear of being attacked, not in fear for my life but I was highly annoyed to say the least...what would you guys have done? Mind you he did NOT touch me or threaten me, he just wouldn't leave me alone on a public street.

What would I do with the local "Walgreen" bum had it been me? It's hard to say...but had I been bum-rushed/touched (no pun) there would at the very least be an elbow to the jaw and then assess from there wether to continue with stopping the threat or take evasive action. Had I witnessed the bum in action then a phone call to 911 would happen at the very least.