Coventry Mall Close Call

**ChamberedRound** · March 8th, 2010, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by gold cup abuser

In a sorta attempt to get this back on track....

Thank you. Rep inbound for trying to bring this discussion back on topic.

Please do not discuss whether or not the OP has racial prejudices any further, as it's off-topic. The OP was a description of what was felt by him to be an alarming situation, not a rant about a particular nationality/race/ethnicity/etc. It is IMHO ridiculous to assume that his mere use of nationality to describe the individuals was racist, even if his assessment was incorrect.

I live not far from Coventry Mall, and shop there with my family from time to time. I've walked down that hall, both alone and with my family in tow. I am familiar with the layout of the hallways and the restroom area. Any group of men eyeballing you in that part of the mall, regardless of who they are, will make you feel uneasy, especially given the lack of an easy exit and the ease with which you can be surrounded.

**Belasarius** · March 8th, 2010, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by ByAnyMeans

OP:
Good on you for following your gut instinct that was telling you something does'nt seem right. We have many natural instincts that we ignore or dismiss for no good reason. Our instinct that "something is not right" has saved many people when followed up on and may have saved you. We will never know but it's better to be safe than sorry and as stated already much easier to reduce our threat level than increase it at a moments notice. This type of instinct helps us begin our evaluation of the threat to determine fight or flight.

I always listen to my spidey-senses now after having married my ex-wife.

**bogey1** · March 8th, 2010, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Belasarius

I always listen to my spidey-senses now after having married my ex-wife.

you married her twice

a friend of mine did that, now hes happily married (different wife)

**Belasarius** · March 9th, 2010, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by bogey1

you married her twice

a friend of mine did that, now hes happily married (different wife)

Oh no, no! I was trying to decide how to form that sentence and got it wrong. She wasn't my ex before I married her but she is now. I got a feeling that something was wrong when I saw her head spinning around when she got mad... about every 15 minutes or so.

**sxHarr05** · March 10th, 2010, 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by kurt 10/22

Please, just type coat, and multi-tool from now on, some people are offended by leather.

Four dudes and a bunch of LEATHER in a restroom.................Kinda creepy in itself. This thread needs /, unless we can get on with the discussion as it pertains to situational awareness. As far as I'm concerned, if I walk into a public crapper and there's ANYONE just "hanging around", my ears are perked. I don't know of too many people who chill in a bathroom. Nor do I want to. Always use a stall, as has been mentioned prior. Use mirrors to your advantage, and try to get a mental image/description JUST IN CASE. I'd rather take a few unecessary mental notes than not be able to describe my attacker.

**headcase** · March 10th, 2010, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by Belasarius

"That post came across."

Not to me it didn't. And, he didn't say they were kids. Let's say they were 3 ADULTS so why you are you introducing the "kids" strawman? It's not the "Mexican" part of it that make it a "situation." It's 3 adult guys hanging around a bathroom for no apparent reason in a remote part of the mall. You could have asked for clarification but you rang the racist bell. That's pretty tiresome.

Reading your name is tiresome.

I didn't ring any bell, I said that was how it came across, and if that was wrong, I.E. if it came across different from what was intended, he should learn to write better. He got freaked out because three "mexicans" were in a restroom. He declines to give a single other detail about why that made him freak out. Try not to be stupid.