something similar happened to me about 5 years ago when I was walking home from a 7-11 after buying an extra-large coffee... it was about 1130 at night and as I was walking about a half block to my house, and I was confronted at an alley crossing by two 16 year old or so punkasses that demanded I give them a few dollars... so I asked them for what... their response was that we ain't got no money... so I told them tough, get a ****ing job, to which one of them started coming in at me , so I took the coffee I was carrying and jammed the covered top into his face and he just dropped yelling and screaming that I had burned him while his buddy started yelling at me that they only wanted some money and did I really have to do that...
hey, 1130 at night, two punks demanding money (not asking, but demanding, mind you), starting to get into my personal space in an obvious threatening manner and not knowing WHAT he could be up to?... YOU do the math... would YOU take the chance?