As much as I know I shouldn't share personal details online, I can't help myself. When I was in my late teens walking home at night I had someone grab me by the neck and lift me off the ground. He accused me of stealing his bike, but I had no idea what he was talking about. I gripped the pockets of my jeans to keep my arms down and kept calm until he put me down. Then I told him that if I had stolen his bike I'd be riding it. Seemed to break through his drunken brain and he muttered something and walked off.

I wasn't trying to address either point, as this is just an empirical example, and I really don't care about personal attacks ;)