It is about 8:00pm on a winter night. You had to work late. The walk to the parking deck was uneventful. You have exited the deck and are on your way home. This part of downtown is deserted after work hours - all office buildings. It is a well-lighted area, but the streets are empty. You are at a stoplight on a three-lane one-way street at the intersection with the main drag, which is six lanes divided. Yours is the first car in the middle lane. There is a car on either side of you, but none behind. A pedestrian starts to cross from right to left. You recognize him as one of the street people who frequent the area. He is wild-eyed, but then, he is always wild-eyed. He stops in the pedestrian walkway, right in front of your car. He turns to face your car and spreads his arms wide and starts to address the world in your direction. You can't make out what he is saying, but he has made eye contact. He puts his hands down on the hood of your car and continues to yell. The light is still red. There is cross traffic. Maintaining contact with the front of your car, he starts to make his way around to the driver's side of your car.
What do you do?
What if your workplace bans guns and you aren't carrying, tonight?
What do you do?
What if your workplace bans guns and you aren't carrying, tonight?