I’m pretty sure I’m within my right here in AZ as well. And I wouldn’t bug the Police about the incident either. Besides, how the heck is a bum going to find out where you live anyway?
But it disturbs me to hear these stories of aggressive panhandling getting worse. “No cash? I can wait for you to go the ATM.” Really?? That conversation sounds more like a robbery than panhandling.
Problem is this happened in my neighborhood. I lived in the Marigny next to the French Quarter, and I worked there, too ... so he might have fulfilled his threat to drop by. he would have received an appropriate welcome.
The area has its regular group of derelicts.