Immediate red flags

[Nebulous]

What are some things a person can say about themselves, talk about or do that makes you instantly assume them to be an untrustworthy, shady person?

 

[Jazzy]

Just a few for now:

• People who won't look you in the eye when you're talking to them.
• People who talk about drinking and how much they can drink without getting drunk.
• People who talk about all the things they own yet they don't work.
• People who talk badly about others without even knowing the person/persons they're talking about.
• People who want too much personal information about me.
• People who always have to be the center of attention.

 

[LegendHidden]

- People that said they just got out of prison/jail
- Someone who always talks about violence
- Someone to try to get me to do something illegal for them / something sneaky
- Someone who follows me and I don't even know them

 

[DrLeftover]

All of the above.

And I would add: "A holier than thou" attitude as well.

 

[LegendHidden]

All of the above.

And I would add: "A holier than thou" attitude as well.

Yep Dr. I can't believe I left that one out.

 

[Nebulous]

All of the above seems about right...

- People that said they just got out of prison/jail

What if they said they were innocent and wrongly convicted? Would you believe them?

 

[Bluezone777]

Looks can be very deceiving and can't really be trusted so while they can help in showing deception, they can also mislead as well.

I think a big one that everyone missed is someone who tells you everything you want to hear and/or says nothing that offends you. No one being honest can do that as they are bound to be offensive or say something you don't want to hear but a liar can do just that.

 

[CrazyToaster]

Anyone who is always nice to everyone until they leave; you can bet they say the same things about you when you leave. A big one for me is anyone (I'll admit this seems to be a mostly female issue) who is automatically unkind to people of the same gender but charming to those of the opposite gender. I don't mean just getting along better with people of the opposite gender, it's the mean to the same gender that's key with this one.

 

[DrLeftover]

All of the above seems about right...

- People that said they just got out of prison/jail

What if they said they were innocent and wrongly convicted? Would you believe them?

No.

Because I know for a fact that most of those in a particular state prison WERE NOT in prison for what they were sentenced for, and that was a fact that they would point out in a heartbeat.... BUT INSTEAD they had been sentenced for 'God Knows What' in a plea deal that sent them up for 'three to five' instead of standing trial for whatever they did that had a chance to land them in the Hotel GrayBar for, in some cases, Twenty to Life, when convicted.

 

[Nebulous]

All of the above seems about right...

- People that said they just got out of prison/jail

What if they said they were innocent and wrongly convicted? Would you believe them?

No.

Because I know for a fact that most of those in a particular state prison WERE NOT in prison for what they were sentenced for, and that was a fact that they would point out in a heartbeat.... BUT INSTEAD they had been sentenced for 'God Knows What' in a plea deal that sent them up for 'three to five' instead of standing trial for whatever they did that had a chance to land them in the Hotel GrayBar for, in some cases, Twenty to Life, when convicted.

Interesting theory. Hopefully they'll have some plea deals for me if I ever go to jail for something I didn't do.