Beggars and Setup Artists
'No, I'm Sorry, or Silence?' Man Gear #2 Side Note
© 2017 James LaFond
AUG/1/17
Thanks to Bob for this question.
Silence always works if you have the mental and physical presence to back it up.
However, in my declining years I choose not to antagonize those who do not require it. I will be courteous to down and out types rater than walking over them or looking through them. I now reserve silence for grifters, set-up men, muggers sizing me up for a hit or drug dealers. A lot depends on your personality.
A polite decline must be spoken while taking action, executing some coming and going act, and said with confidence, not as a note of apology.
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Thanks, much appreciated. I'm assuming that the potential assailant wants to size you up by hearing you. A nervous, tremulous voice might be enough to convince the aggressor that you're easy an easy target.