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Warpy

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1. Makes sense, I walk fast even by Boston standards

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 01:40 AM

Apr 2013

and the last time some joker tried to grab me on the street I had shin splints and was walking much more slowly than my usual.

I was in pain and in a very bad mood. The guy didn't like what happened next.

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Study Suggests Attackers Choose Victims Based on the Way They Walk [View all] arely staircase Apr 2013 OP

Makes sense, I walk fast even by Boston standards Warpy Apr 2013 #1

So do I, but then again I am a transplanted New Yorker and even smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #8

This is something you instinctively learn growing up in the inner city BainsBane Apr 2013 #2

This is true ismnotwasm Apr 2013 #4

I walk with purpose but not hurriedly. BainsBane Apr 2013 #5

I would argue that most people have that sense ... surrealAmerican Apr 2013 #9

Makes sense. silverweb Apr 2013 #3

Walk like a dominant predator, or an armed psychopath, and they'll move away. leveymg Apr 2013 #6

You can also stay safe if you talk like a Russian. . . Journeyman Apr 2013 #7

This is a good thread. I like it a lot. (that's the best I can do at 8 AM!) nt raccoon Apr 2013 #10