“Watch how this will become a national thing now with blacks coming up to us and stating give me 10 bucks.”
When that happens, shots will be fired and flesh will be cut.
FWIW, I give $500 a month to Mom’s unemployed hairdresser since the COVID lockdowns began and she is locked out of all the nursing homes where she made her living. They won’t even release paid-in-advance fees to help her.
I’m glad to help out because it’s a Christian thing & I have pension income. But some dude accosts me demanding `reparations’ and won’t take no for an answer, first the pepper spray comes out and then I draw. Too old to run. So far, a hard stare and “Don’t even think about it!” has worked for me.
Vietnam vet here. Welcome home, bro.
Criminal predators instinctively know when you’re willing to kill in self defense (which, as you know, most people are not prepared to do by training, inclination, or experience), armed or not. But armed is much more reliable, and after a certain age, almost (deluded optimist that I am) a necessity.
Keep the Faith.