I was headed home from the plant (in a high crime area) and had to pass through a “T” intersection with a stop sign. To my right I saw two young men walking approaching the intersection. Both of them had pants sagging down well below their waist (showing their underwear). One of them was wearing a black skull cap made out of stretchy nylon like material, and the other wore a baseball cap with the bill turned sideways over his left ear and flipped up in the air. The guy with his hat screwed up had a cigarette dangling out of his mouth bouncing as he was talking. Both had on dark t-shirts with some kind of writing, logos, or something on them.
They got to the intersection about the same time I did. I was about to make a right turn from the dead end side of the “T” and they were walking down the side of the other street coming in my direction from my right. As I stopped behind the white stripe for the stop sign, they sped up, altered their course and approached my front passenger side window. I could see their hands. They did not have their hands in their pockets, and their hands were empty.
My windows were rolled up, and my truck has automatic door locks so the doors were locked. My AC was on full blast, and since I am also stone deaf in my right ear I couldn’t understand anything they were saying. But, they were both gesturing at me very animatedly and one of them started knocking on my window. I couldn’t complete the turn yet because of oncoming traffic on the other street which did not have to stop. So I was pretty much stuck there with these two thugs yelling at me and one of them banging on my passenger side window.
Calmly, I prepared myself to draw in case one of them happened to break the window. I unbuckled my seatbelt and lifted my shirt tail with my right hand exposing my gun, and lightly rested my hand on the grip. The one banging on my window immediately stopped banging and said something to the other guy, and they both took off rapidly back the way they had come. Not running, but more of a fast walk/jog.
By that time the traffic was clear and I went ahead with my right turn which put me driving directly towards them. As I went by they stopped and watched me pass. I could see them in my mirror turn around again and go back towards the intersection in the direction they were initially headed.
I drove on home, and didn’t report the incident. After all, no crime was committed. I have no idea what either one of them said because I am so badly hearing impaired.
For all I know they were collecting money for hurricane relief, and they just happened to be wearing saggy pants and had very poor tastes in headgear.Whatever they wanted, I was glad I was carrying.
