I was catching the bus early in the morning before 8 a.m. I was alone at the bus stop. I was unable to drive because of expired registration. I am 38 and I live alone. I seldom travel early mornings or at night because of this. Women are not respected and I often find that I am targeted because I am alone. An old man in his sixties pulls up and repeatedly tells me to get in his car. I repeatedly say no. He refuses to leave. Meanwhile, a bus arrives and stops across the street. Some people get off. One of them crosses the street, he is a man near my age. I asked him when he came near to call the police. He goes near the old man and tells him to leave. Another man joins him. The old man still would not leave until the other two threatened to call the police.
– MW
Location: Atlanta, GA
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