Hello
I would like to ask what is the correct course of action in this situation.
I, a foreigner, was attacked in a private establishment in an area without cameras. It was a Taiwanese man who did it. His friend was there but it was only the one who physically attacked me. Given the circumstances I opted not to fight back but retreated as I will later explain. There was another elder Taiwanese man there as well who witnessed it.
I am not hurt physically, but still feel under threat as this is an establishment I visit regularly. The attack was unprovoked from my point of view, at best it was an asymmetrical response to something they imagined, as I didn’t so much as say a word to, or even look at this person. Maybe that was the problem, some ego thing. It came out of nowhere.
As soon as it happened I left the room and reported it to the management who attempted to mediate but drew no conclusion.
I threatened to call the police but the management informed me that because there is no camera evidence and because the person who did it was Taiwanese and has a witness and I have no witness it would probably not go in my favor. The elder person is unlikely to side with me, probably wants nothing to do with it and would say “I don’t know” at best. And in my own judgement the person who attacked me and his friend are likely to make up a story and try and get me in trouble.
I wonder what my options are in this case. I don’t think calling the police will help and may even result in them lying and trying to get me in trouble to save their own skin.
Like I said I am not hurt and my things are not broken, because both me and my possessions were the subject of the attack. You could say it failed in that sense but I feel an ongoing threat and risk of escalation by this person, since they seem very irratic and unpredictable, and I am outnumbered as they are always with their friend.
There is also the emotional issue of how that feeling affects me since like I said this is a place I visit frequently, and intend to keep doing so. I have seen them around before but do not know them. The management refused to do anything because there were no cameras.
Since this happened only a few days ago and in Taiwan, I am trying to get a sense of what my retaliatory (nonviolently) measures can be, but also if you have any resources on how to deal with this psychologically I would appreciate those as well. It is having an unprecedented negative effect on me.
Thank you.