All the responses so far are so socially awkward, wimpy, and make all sorts of assumptions. Occam's razor: ask the man directly what he's doing. You don't need to rely on the manager, or assume that he's poor, a minority, or using his bag as a shopping cart. Just ask directly.https://twitter.com/juliagalef/status/1035315373241843712 …
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I disagree. Bystander effect is the default. People are already socially awkward enough nowadays. Like I said, you don't need to assume guilt. Dare to make conversation with another human being. Just ask: "Hey buddy, what's up?" Then observe body languagehttps://twitter.com/MimeticValue/status/1035616975093809152?s=19 …
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you OBVIOUSLY don't live in New York City, so STFU
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Bystander effect is the default in NYC.
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Your advice, taken here, could be the cause of great harm for the one asking what someone else is doing
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Have you every seen anyone attack anyone else for saying "Hey buddy, what's up?" The worst scenario is that they ignore you or respond with "Nonya beeswax!"
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Fly to NYC. We will go to Harlem. Show me how it works.
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I grew up in blue light district of Baltimore, went to work with my mom when she was a cashier at a dollar store in the ghetto. Never got stabbed.
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Now that you're Twitter's Mr Memetics, everyone wants to stab you, especially
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