“No one should be subjected to that type of verbal abuse.”

I was heading outside for lunch, and was looking forward to being able to breathe fresh air and get over the bad day I was having.

I walk past this homeless man who politely asks if I have any change to spare. I reply, “No, sorry.” A normal interaction, right? Nope! This man’s behavior gets ugly, and he says, “Well, I don’t expect a crack whore like you to have any.” Who to the what now?! Nothing I said warranted being called a “crack whore.”

As I mentioned above, I was already having an off day and didn’t have the energy to respond to that in a mature way. He got a, “Whatever, loser” from me, to which he ended the exchange with, “Stupid whore!”

Included is a photo of him, and come to think of it I think I’ve seen this guy’s photo on Collective Action for Safe Spaces in the past. If this is the same guy, then he has mental issues that need to be addressed and he needs to be taken off the streets.

No one should be subjected to that type of verbal abuse.

– Anonymous

Location: I Street NW & 15th Street NW, Washington, DC

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