I’m a 6’1”, 250 guy with a chl. When I went to the grocery store tonight in my middle class neighborhood, I wasn’t looking around for white guys, hispanicguy, or oriental guys that could possibly give me trouble. Why not? A little something called life experience has taught me that chances are, it is going to be a black guy who would be most likely to approach me with ill intentions. It has happened multiple times before, and the way that I handled each situation may not have been at all PC, but I went home each time with my health, my belongings, and without regrets. I refuse to be a victim, and will let a perceived threat know in no uncertain terms that trouble lies with me.
6’0”, 350lbs here. Don’t get much gruff from people unless they’re crazy, stoned or drunk and even then, not much. When I bounced, people would usually leave if I asked them to.
Yep, it’s basic survival instinct. I frequently stop at the 24 hour stores after getting off work at night and the only time I felt uncomfortable was when a young black male gave me the gangsta “stare” as I was checking out and walked past. I mean, I have no idea why he copped attitude towards a middle-aged woman keeping to herself but I did have a worker escort me to my car that night.