[header] How to deal with aggressive panhandlers [title] Ignore the panhandler. [step] If you keep going about your business calmly and ignore the panhandler, even if he's yelling expletives at you with his face inches from yours, he might just give up once he realizes that you're not going to let yourself be intimidated. If he is blocking your path, try walking around him. 
If he grabs you, try to calmly remove yourself from his grasp and walk away. [title] Do not give the panhandler money.