So I went on a walk this afternoon as usual, at around 4:30 (Just got home now, at 6:30). My walk went as usual, until I went in this part of town that's kind of far-out (15-20 min walk from my house) and it started to get dark. This car pulls up behind me, it stops, I keep on walking. Eventually, I get to the end of the Street and turn around, since it's too dark to keep going to the park that's beside it. So I walk back a ways, I walk by that car, and then this other car pulls up. There's a guy (age 35-40) in it and he pauses for a second and then is like "what are you doing out here at this hour?" and so I tell him that I'm on my way home. Then he's like "how old are you?" and I reply "Can I help you?" (as in, are you lost, directions etc...), and he kind of gropes himself and is like "are you gay?" and I say no and then he offers me a ride home and I say "thanks that's kind of you but I can manage". Then I say "bye!" and he finally drives off. I know I'm really lucky though, I could have been raped, gotten an STD, AIDS or worse. My town isn't really dangerous or anything, even walking in the main part of town at 2am isn't dangerous (though it scares me), but I definetely am not going that far out when it's getting dark outside.
i had an experience like that once, he offered me sweets, and i ran for my life. lukily my house was just down the road. you handled that really well, i agree with the pepper spray.
You did good. If it happens again,(God forbid!) get the license plate and report it. You may just help prevent something worse happening to yourself or someone else. It's a good idea to walk closer to home and NOT after dark. I'm glad you're safe!
I've had guys be way more forward than that. I was doing a pressure washing job at a gas station and the lights allowed me to work into the night. It was July in TN, and I wasn't wearing a shirt. Well it was getting on about ten O'clock and this fat guy with his shirt off walks past me and says "hey man if you come around back I'll suck you off!" He then proceeded to speed-walk around to the back of the station. I told the manager and put a shirt on. Creepy.
This is what i was going to say. Not sure how the laws are there, but if something like that happens here, it would be taken very seriously!