Random Most Terrifying Thing That Happened in Broad Daylight (18 items)

• (#1) Creepster Goes After Kid in a Mall

  "I was 10 or maybe 12 years old. My mom took me to the mall so she could go to the Target. There was a baseball card/comic book store right next to the Target, and while she shopped I got to go look at the collectibles. While I was looking at the cards in the case, a guy came in. He looked around for a minute, then approached me and asked if I liked baseball cards. I said that I did, and he said he had a Babe Ruth card in his van and asked if I would like to see it. We were right at the counter and the clerk was right there, but I got a real creepy vibe from this guy. I said no and left the store to go back to Target and find my mom. I looked behind me as I walked into Target, and sure enough, he was following me. I was starting to get a little scared, so I turned into the women's underwear aisle, thinking he wouldn't follow me. He kept after me until I finally found my mom. I never told her about it because I didn't want to scare her. At the time I thought maybe he wanted to steal my $10, but now I'm pretty sure he wanted more than $10."
• (#5) A Stranger Harasses a Jogger

  "A couple of years ago I was jogging in the centre of my town, as usual, when I realized I was being followed by some guy I had never seen. 

   
  "He kept trying to talk to me, and at some point he grabbed me from behind and went full molester on me. I shook free then started screaming, knocking on the hood of a car passing by. He ran away, never to be found. 

   
  "I couldn't jog for over a year, but I did eventually resume."
• (#9) An Altercation Over Stolen Weed

  "Many years ago, I was just about to walk into the restaurant where I was the assistant manager, when I was approached by this huge guy who was all smiles and generally gave across this body language of being friendly, in a "sorry but I need to ask you something" kinda way. Next thing I knew, he was screaming at me about some friend I hadn't seen in a while. Turns out my friend had stolen some weed off this dodgy guy, and my name had come up for some reason. Right there in the middle of a busy road in a busy city, he pulled out a Stanley Knife and told me he was going to cut my throat with it if I didn't give him his £350 right there. I still don't remember exactly what I said to him but he left, told me he was going to kill me if he ever saw me again, and I went into work."
• (#7) Kid Witnesses Cop Killing

  "In the second grade, around 7-8 years old, circa 1992 in Queens. My babysitter picked me up from a church. I went to a catholic elementary school and was practicing to make my communion that Sunday. We were walking down the sidewalk when I saw a man breakdancing on the street, and I thought cool... But at the same moment, my babysitter was pushing me against a metal fence alongside the sidewalk.  

  "I didn't hear anything but what I was witnessing was an NYPD officer being shot multiple times by two criminals who had stolen a womans purse several blocks away. The officer was shot over five times, one criminal was shot in the head and died on the spot, and the other criminal got away, but was caught nearby. Fucking hectic. I believe my mother saved the newspaper the next day, and I remember watching the story on the news that night."
• (#3) Kidnapper with the Yucky Eyes

  "When I was 3, someone tried to kidnap me from a shopping centre. I had been standing next to my mum, when some random guy grabbed me by the wrist and started making a fast move to the exit. Even nearly 30 years later, I can still remember this vividly, from what he looked like to being too scared to say anything as I was being led out whilst frantically trying to look for my mum. Luckily enough, mum had spotted me and screamed as we were next to the exit, and he let me go and ran out. I had nightmares about the man with the yucky eyes for years after this."
• (#12) Exchange Student Robbed Multiple Times by Same Man

  "In Rio, I was robbed at gun point on a crowded street in broad daylight. The guy just put the gun to my back and walked with me and said, 'Give me your money or your life.' My heart hasn't ever beat faster..

   
  "I gave up my money without a fuss. Beforehand, you may think you'll do something different, but when you are there in the moment, you don't have time to think through each scenario. Is your life worth risking 10 bucks over? Nah. 
   
  "I was robbed again by the same guys 2 more times with a knife and then a gun again. On the third time I just yelled, kinda pissed, threw the money on the ground, and kept walking. They didn't get my cell phone at least. Told the cops and they did nothing each time."

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