I'm 5"0 handicapped who works at a casino and last night left me perplexed and rattled as a 5"11 native dude surprised me by intimidating me and physically violating my space while the whole time I didn't know what to do.
I passed by him in a slightly more secluded area and he just turns to me and demands I bust out discounts for him and his girlfriend to get food. Since I don't have that authority I tell him no, but he just ramps up the intimidation saying shit like "Don't fucking lie to me bro do you know how crazy I am?" while giving me serious stare downs and getting closer.
If you knew anything about natives is that if you show weakness they'll exploit it completely and dominate you with a total lack of respect. This guy got close to me and put his arm around my shoulders and physically started leading me to the food area demanding I bust out the discount or give him money for food.
He was careful not to directly threaten but the implication was clear he basically said not to mess with him or else. I told him if he asked my supervisor nicely she might be able to hook him up and when I tried to radio her he would say shit like I better not radio or else type shit.
Then when my supervisor comes he acts like everything is a big joke. My supervisor asks me privately if I want him kicked out as she notices he got into my space, but I figured he was just drunk and still shocked from what happened I say no. Turns out him and his girlfriend get kicked out 15 minutes later anyways.
He pulled out all the trash and tough talking he could towards the two security guards but they seemed unphased. At one point he was even in an aggressive posture close to the guards faces doing sudden flinches towards them trying to scare them but when they didn't flinch or move he would just raise his arms up laughing.
The whole thing has left me rattled to be honest, since this happens rarely to me I have no idea what to say, do or how to prevent being enslaved like this in the future. Honestly I'd rather die fighting than be in that position again. I am scared I am a coward but I do recognize that I am weak, and am prepared to use weapons to make up the difference.
Any advice?
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