You can't touch them here. And one killed someone who refused to give them money a few years back. I aske the mayors office and they said nothing could be done and not to touch them. My attorney said much the same. And i'd be afraid they'd bleed on me. The flu was bad and I immediately applied sanitizer. I'm a bit of a germophobe so I always have it on me. I was blasting an MP3 and texting, and not paying attention so it's my fault for letting my vigilence down. I carry plastic so I won't be lying when I say I don't have cash on me. This makes some more aggressive, despite my size. Locally they are getting bad, waiting by ATMs and Red Box. I'll have to check with the officials in my nearest city about the touching rule. Thanks for the tip Chaos.