cross the road and keep eyes on him. I’d never walk “by” him where he was within 10 feet of me.
Had a scuzzy guy in the Best Buy parking lot try to come up to my wife and my son just got between him and her and said, “Get the f#$k away now”. I had already had my hand inside the belt..... visual cues and direct confrontation. Might be embarrassing, but so what? He said all he wanted was money for gas.....yeah... whatever, just go.... now. One step closer grabbing my wife or her purse and that would have gotten ugly.
I would have crossed the road if possible and avoided that dude. 90 degree heat and an hoodie is a NO. Nothing happened now but you never know.
I did the same thing in a restaurant parking lot as my wife and I were headed to the car. The wife said she was upset but I didn’t care - too many scumbags are out to do exactly what you said. The guy I confronted was definitely taken aback and got all verbal about it all the way into the next restaurant’s parking lot in search of a patsy.
I’ve decided I’m in the zone - too young to die just yet and too old to go hands-on.