Yeah it totally sucks I was almost jumped by some punks a couple of hours ago. I could smell trouble right when I entered the block. I saw these stupid kids get up start to walk in my direction and one of these idiots says "You have 50 cents" I say "Yeah, but I need it to get something", because they could hear the change in my pants anyways.
I continue walking and the oldest one goes "Better give me 50 cents when you come out".
Just to tell you I did this for my sister because she wanted some stupid Rum Raisin ice cream.
Well I get the Rum Raisin Ice Cream and I leave the store and when I look at where the kids was, now there is another kid in a red shirt with a wooden stick. Once I got out I knew something was going to happen, but they already knew I came out because once I got out of the store, they started to stand up and walk towards me. I just walked up to them, because they were in my path and I told them all I had was 35 cents nothing else, I lied I actually, had a quarter in my left pocket and I put it there so it wouldn't jingle when I walked away. During this you could here his sister or girl friend say in the background "Leave him alone he doesn't deserve this" Well, after I gave them the money, I just started to walk away. And you could here her say something about how they should stop bothering me.
I just continued walking away trying to not look nervous or afraid of them, which I believe, if I did would provoke them to take advantage of me. They started to follow me, while I walked home and they made a comment about how they were going to get 50 cents from me, so I replied to make them believe that I realy wasn't nervous "I told you already I don't have anything left" in a firm voice. Once I said that I turned into my block and continued walking home I heard them say something else, but this time I was too far away to hear them because they decided to buy something with the 35 cents I gave them. So that was the end of this little problem.
I'm just glad nothing happened, only problem this city has is some of these *hispanic teens* (I'm a hispanic teen myself) are so, want to be tough guys, but all they do is give this city "Lawrence" a bad name. That is the only reason why Lawrence is seen as a bad city because of us, our generation.
I'm just mad and kind of feel wierd because I don't know if I was lucky or just did the correct thing in my situation.
Tell me, did my actions help me or were they totaly wrong and I am lucky I didn't get hurt. Should I continue and life and jus hope nothing happens or should I contact he police and just get myself in more problems to deal with.
I continue walking and the oldest one goes "Better give me 50 cents when you come out".
Just to tell you I did this for my sister because she wanted some stupid Rum Raisin ice cream.
Well I get the Rum Raisin Ice Cream and I leave the store and when I look at where the kids was, now there is another kid in a red shirt with a wooden stick. Once I got out I knew something was going to happen, but they already knew I came out because once I got out of the store, they started to stand up and walk towards me. I just walked up to them, because they were in my path and I told them all I had was 35 cents nothing else, I lied I actually, had a quarter in my left pocket and I put it there so it wouldn't jingle when I walked away. During this you could here his sister or girl friend say in the background "Leave him alone he doesn't deserve this" Well, after I gave them the money, I just started to walk away. And you could here her say something about how they should stop bothering me.
I just continued walking away trying to not look nervous or afraid of them, which I believe, if I did would provoke them to take advantage of me. They started to follow me, while I walked home and they made a comment about how they were going to get 50 cents from me, so I replied to make them believe that I realy wasn't nervous "I told you already I don't have anything left" in a firm voice. Once I said that I turned into my block and continued walking home I heard them say something else, but this time I was too far away to hear them because they decided to buy something with the 35 cents I gave them. So that was the end of this little problem.
I'm just glad nothing happened, only problem this city has is some of these *hispanic teens* (I'm a hispanic teen myself) are so, want to be tough guys, but all they do is give this city "Lawrence" a bad name. That is the only reason why Lawrence is seen as a bad city because of us, our generation.
I'm just mad and kind of feel wierd because I don't know if I was lucky or just did the correct thing in my situation.
Tell me, did my actions help me or were they totaly wrong and I am lucky I didn't get hurt. Should I continue and life and jus hope nothing happens or should I contact he police and just get myself in more problems to deal with.
My question is, where are these kids' parents/guardians? They ought to be more involved in their childrens' lives, especially now that bullying has been shown to be a serious business. Look at all those kids who've been bullied a little too much or pushed over the edge, and subsequently erupted in violence at their tormentors and innocent bystanders using deadly firearms. If I were a parent, I would keep very strict tabs on my child's whereabouts and who (s)he hangs out with, just as my parents did with me.
But if you were there with 5 guys and they were by themselves, nothing! I don't get it. 
