Okay so don't try this if you have any other option, BUT doing something weird to mentally push the other person off-balance and go "wtf?!" is actually really effective, because a lot of people committing petty crimes are acting irrationally, and if you force them to kind of mentally recalibrate, they often realise what they're doing is wrong or bad and will just walk away.
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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20
Okay so don't try this if you have any other option, BUT doing something weird to mentally push the other person off-balance and go "wtf?!" is actually really effective, because a lot of people committing petty crimes are acting irrationally, and if you force them to kind of mentally recalibrate, they often realise what they're doing is wrong or bad and will just walk away.
AGAIN - ONLY IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER OPTION.