I was walking down the street when a middle-aged man called to me to stop. Thinking he may just be a nice guy, I did. Then he shook my hand and said his name was “Bob, the only Black Bob in the world.”
He then asked me for a dollar to buy a Pepsi, though there was money visible in his hand. Then he pulled on my shirt and put his hand on my side. I said I had no cash on me, and to please not touch me. As I walked away he got angry, and called me names and was rude.
My new found faith in humanity I got while hiking for four months on the Appalacian Trail is taking a hit. Really men?!? Treat a girl right!!
– Melissa
Location: South Beach, FL
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