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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]San Francisco's gotta do something to get it together, especially the homeless drug users.

My company used to host a conference there but stopped in 2016 after too many attendees had negative encounters with the homeless people.  And when I say negative encounters,[b] I mean assaulted and harassed (coffee thrown on them, trash thrown at them, etc.[/b]).

Just look at this news clip from April of 2018...insane!

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1wlV0X7CJM[/youtube][/quote]

I don't understand how that happens to them - what vibe they must be giving off.  Because I live here and those things never happen to me.  I walk that hallway in the Bart Station - it's Civic Center - and that's how I get to the main library.  None of the homeless people harass me at all.  And I don't look like some kind of bad ass or anything. [/quote]

You don't have to be a bad ass - you just have to be knowledgeable about interactions. Just like you would the first time you meet a dog or ride a bike. Someone shows you the ropes or you learn over time.

To avoid homeless:
- Avoid eye contact - stare at the freaking sun or a your destination across the street
- Never look down only ahead
- Act like your eardrums are broken or better yet have your headphones in
- Don't pause, don't hesitate, don't slow down
- Don't run either - then you just look like fool
- Have a purpose or destination in mind and keep going

Conference goers, especially those from small towns or communities don't know this. So they act frightened or concerned or worse - interactive. Which either does one of two things: a) eggs on the homeless to focus on you, or b) aggravates the homeless who think you didn't do enough - i.e. 'I want a diet coke, not a water. Or cash, no chips.'[/quote]

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