Even without a bookbag...

I was amused by Sister's post of two days ago, which you should now stop to read....

It seems odd to me that she's so fixated on the idea of looking like a prostitute. Sister is not nearly trashy enough or unhealthy-looking enough to be a prostitute -- unless she's really let herself go since late December -- and I doubt her workplace encourages the wearing of slutty outfits. I can think of several more probable explanations for the incident described:

1. He might have been trying to be nice. I know, you find that inconcievable, but there ARE people out there who have failed to catch the exaggerated paranoia that infests modern culture, and who honestly don't realize that some of you might be frightened by them.
(Personally, I find it inconceivable that so many of you are terrified of being attacked, and yet still choose to walk around unaccompanied, unarmed, unfit, distracted by your cell-phones, and wearing shoes that prevent you from running. You're getting a "worst of both worlds" situation there.)

2. He might have been trying to pick up a woman who DIDN'T look like a prostitute. He can't very well offer to buy you a drink when you're not in a bar, can he? As Jerry Seinfeld once pointed out, most men really have no idea how to meet women, and will often try things pretty much at random. "You know that guy honking his car horn at women in the street?" Jerry asked. "This is a man who is out of ideas!"
(When I was in college, girls tried to pick me up a couple of times by asking if I needed a ride somewhere... I don't think I looked like a prostitute, even without a bookbag.)

3. He may have been a homicidal psychopath, and you happened to fit his profile. I find his low-skill strategy somewhat pathetic -- sure, that works on little kids, but you're not going to transfer it to adult women just by removing the offer of candy. Clearly, he has no real talent or experience at this, and you should be glad you avoided the embarrassment of being ritualistically disemboweled by a complete amateur.