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another lesson I learned was years ago I was in NYC playing in a big squash tournament on the upper east side. my college GF's family lived up near the west side of Central Park. I was staying with her family during the tournament. after a second round match (IIRC) on saturday I walked through the park to their apartment around four or so in the afternoon. the doorman-who sort of knew me, was a retired cop. He asked how things were and I noted i passed a few guys I figured were mopes. When I described them he said yeah they most likely were. And i noted they didn't hassle me at all. And he said-well you're a tall guy in good shape and you have a squash bag. You could easily have a gun or a bat or something in there. They aren't going to risk one or two of them gettin killed tangling with a guy who looks like a narc (I had longer hair and a beard back in the mid 80s). He said they don't last long if they are stupid.It is good that there was a study stating that if you are (perceived) vulnerable your more likely to be a victim. Perceived is the key word. In your study a badazz vibe was enough, real or imagined.