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> Did he steal your phone, or just didn't like you? Does it matter?

• Lawtonfogle 11y ago
  Yes. You have to know what the victim did so you know what to tell them not to do next time. Stolen cell phone means that the victim shouldn't been out on their cellphone in the area. If it was because he didn't like the victim, it must have been some communication, I'm guessing non-verbal, that triggered the homeless person to attack. This is basic material that we go over in Victim Blaming 101. (/s, because last time I thought the sarcasm was heavy enough, people still thought I was being serious.)
  • joeguilmette 11y ago
    He had a TV or radio or something slung in his right arm. I was facing 45 degrees away from him. As he got within 2 arm lengths away from me he transferred the object to his left arm, punched me in the face with his right. He barely broke stride, and kept walking on, talking to himself. Some bystanders asked if I wanted to call the police.
• x3n0ph3n3 11y ago
  Intentions matter.
• ktRolster 11y ago
  Nothing matters nihilistically, but from a practical standpoint I'd like to know if this is something I have to worry about now when I'm in San Francisco - getting punched by random homeless people.
  • joeguilmette 11y ago
    It is. This incident was a few years ago. Last time I was in the city, a few months ago I was walking down a long set of stairs. A homeless guy was walking up. As he passed me he held eye contact and said something like "You fucking bitch." I was ready for him to attack me or whatever but we both kept walking. I'm just one guy, but I have never even lived in the city and I live out of country now. My friends who do live in the city all have lovely stories - people breaking into and sleeping in their cars, shitting in their cars, coming home and finding a homeless person standing in your bedroom (Santa Cruz).