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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are homeless drug addled people in NYC too - why is Union Station your biggest fear?[/quote]

+1 - the folks around Penn Station in NY were way more concerning than anyone in Union Station - this was over July 4th. And yet, I, a woman alone, on foot, not armed, managed to survive.[/quote]

Are you “street smart?”  Did you grow up in a city?

[b]- because OP described her son as naive, kind of clueless, and unaware of his surroundings.[/b]

That is the source of her concern, people.

Maybe he will learn his lessons the hard way.  Is that what you all want?[/quote]

I did not grow up in a city. Far from it. Am I street smart? I suppose I am now, but the bolded above are all things people can work on pretty easily. It's not hard to remind yourself to be aware of your surroundings. There are self-defense/situational awareness course. The son could take one of those. Heck, watch the Jason Bourne movies. You can pick up a lot of good tips on observation, noticing things out of place, etc.

[b]Any woman responding on this thread could easily tell you how she would have behaved/navigated this situation at age 20 because it's the same type of situation we've navigated our entire lives.[/b][/quote]
THIS!  Well, not any woman, but any woman who has lived in a city on her own for any length of time...[/quote]

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