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hawkbit92 t1_iw7aze3 wrote

Yeah, one day back over the summer, my husband and I were out to lunch in fells point. We were sitting outside and there was a group of kids(5-6 of them) that just decided to come and use up two other tables. The hostess asked them to leave, but they just laughed at her and they continued to yell profanities. She looked so defeated. My husband ending up asking them politely to just respect the other diners while they were there, but instead of just saying sorry, they started yelling and screaming at us, and started to gang up on us and sit down with us. I remember one kid staring me down about to jump me until he saw my dog was sitting with us. He just said, "oh they got a dog y'all..." as if THAT was the only thing that stopped them from going any further with us.

It's honestly just sad. They were young. The eldest not even 15 by the looks of it. They ended up leaving, but we stayed at the table for a while waiting for them to be out of site just incase they decided to jump us later. They didn't, but it's depressing that I, a grown adult, had to even be wary of them later as we walked back to out car.

I'm sorry this happened to you, OP. I hope you are able to get help with the possible PSTD you may have. Please be safe out there.

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nashvillehater2 t1_iw7869l wrote

About 5 years ago, my cousin who was in his early twenties was working concession at Camden yards. He was walking home, just a few blocks from the stadium if I remember. He was robbed at gun point by like 3 12 year old boys. They took his wallet, phone, car keys, everything.

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laszlo t1_iw77690 wrote

I lived in parts of DC and Baltimore that people would describe as on the edge at least. Never got jumped and robbed until I moved to a nicer neighborhood -- Mt Washington. That was within a month of moving there. Coincidental, I know, but still kinda funny.

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lgmringo t1_iw76p0a wrote

They're also scary because you're limited in your ability to fight back or fight it off. I've had groups of young boys say filthy things to me, abcs it always makes me really uncomfortable. Not just because of the sexual harassment itself, but what am I going to do? An adult white woman calling the cops on or chastising a group of Black boys? That's not a great idea... so you just end up letting them say whatever.

It's relevant bc while it's not violent per se, it normalizes invading boundaries and dehumanization.

People think I'm nuts, but groups of preteen and teen boys make me so uncomfortable.

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