I went to prom as a sophomore. It was at the Wax Museum on Hollywood Boulevard. I was leaving at the end of the night with my boyfriend and his parents and a man who was either drunk or on drugs started yelling to me about how beautiful I looked, he called me princess and “Belle.” (My dress was yellow) I was flattered for a second and then he kept yelling and it got uncomfortable. I was kinda confused about why he was yelling at me. My boyfriend’s mom went into “mama bear” mode and said, “Have a good night sir,” to finally make him stop.
Optional: What’s one way you think we can make public places safer for everyone?
Stop yelling at random girls.
– AMC
Location: Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
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