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And that was enough to ruin your entire ride?

• ianhawes 5y ago
  Not parent, but I’ve been approached by homeless people plenty of times and most of the time they’re just ready to move onto the next mark if you decline to assist them, but occasionally they will accost you for your perceived lack of empathy. The situations can be tense and make you feel uncomfortable. So yes, bring approached by a homeless person would definitely ruin a commute.
  • whimsicalism 5y ago
    These are quite minor and (IMO) verging on acceptable. Try someone shouting in your face about how they're going to kill you and your family and that is closer to the experiences I've had with BART and homelessness.
• rp1 5y ago
  Yes because an entire car of people are sitting there, minding their own business, and someone approaches them and violates their personal space. If someone grabbed you with the intention of disturbing you, would that not ruin your ride? How is someone entering your personal space by being loud and obnoxious any different?
  • whimsicalism 5y ago
    How is someone talking to you to ask for money different from them grabbing you? C'mon.
    • rp1 5y ago
      Not sure I understand your point? They’re not talking to you. They’re yelling in a crowded subway car. Can you explain how yelling at you vs. touching you are fundamentally different? What if they smell really bad? Would you consider making you smell a foul smell a violation of your personal space? What if they could somehow make you taste something against your will, would that be a violation of your personal space? Not sure why you’re treating ears differently than the rest of the body.