Quote Originally Posted by TampaSupremo View Post
I hate to be the dissenter here, but after this guy attempts (feebly, admittedly) to rob you you give him a bus pass and don't call the police on him? So after it's all over he still got something out of you and trots off after he has the friggin' gall to offer you his hand? I can bet you he will do the same thing to someone else but instead of it being someone capable of handling themselves it will be an old lady or some such. Dude, at least make a report or something.

I don't mean to sound like I'm coming down hard on you, man, but this guy sounds like a scumbag and needs to be dealt with.

TampaSupremo
That's one thing I kind of wish I had done in retrospect (called the police), for two reasons - what you mentioned above, and to give me credibility in any future situations. For the most part, however, dealing with LEOs around here can generally prove to be a giant ordeal. At the time the event happened, I was just as happy to put it behind me and get on with my life, rather than going through the hassle of calling a LEO, potentially going to the police station to file a formal report, etc. Besides, other than a vague description of the perpetrator (5'8-5'10, anywhere from 170-200lbs, dark skinned, wearing a coat), I couldn't have been of any use.