On the way back, a man on the minibus kept looking at me. At first, I tried to ignore it, but he didn’t take his eyes off me at all. In the end, I couldn’t help but ask, ‘Is there a problem?’ He didn’t pay me any mind and just gave a slight smile. When I got off at my stop, I noticed that this man also got off with me and started following me. Until I got into my house, I was at a loss about what to do. Should I talk to the police, or should I just let it slide to avoid a scandal that could reach his family?
I’ve had a similar experience, I immediately turned around and went into the store and came out. They left me alone. If you were feeling uncomfortable, you should have called the police right away.
Have you seen this guy before? Maybe he’s from the same neighborhood? Are you someone he always looks at?
@soncaykaldi I had seen it once before on the minibus, but I hadn’t paid that much attention.
You guys are quick to call the police, but there’s also a chance of making a fool of yourself in the neighborhood. You need to be absolutely sure first; maybe they really live in the same area, and you’re just running into each other by chance.
If you think you are being constantly followed, the simplest solution is to head to a place near a police station and gauge the person’s reaction. In such situations, you can use your right to complain with evidence that you can trust (visuals, real-time recordings).
So you showed a bit of courage by directly saying ‘is there a problem’ on the minibus, but it seemed illogical to me not to call the police while you were being followed. At that moment, you need to make the guy feel like someone is on his tail.
I wouldn’t stop until we talked.
A girl in our neighborhood experienced this, and she called her dad immediately. Everyone in the neighborhood heard about it, and it turned out the guy was actually a neighbor. They were confronted, it turned into a scandal, but of course, she couldn’t look at him again. The police seemed like a better solution.
It was a very tense situation. I think no matter what anyone says, if it happens again, just report it directly. No one should have to live their life in such unrest.