While I’m not sure this is really the sort of post we want on LW, one thing I suggest (that worked for me):
When asked by a suspicious young man for 17 cents, he plans to grab it and run. I would suggest carrying on walking quickly and confidently, but YMMV; I felt fairly confident that I could have fought the guy off had he decided on a more high-risk approach.
While I’m not sure this is really the sort of post we want on LW, one thing I suggest (that worked for me):
When asked by a suspicious young man for 17 cents, he plans to grab it and run. I would suggest carrying on walking quickly and confidently, but YMMV; I felt fairly confident that I could have fought the guy off had he decided on a more high-risk approach.
I’m not sure this is that likely a situation for anyone else to encounter.