Every woman who has been in a similar situation understands that sometimes being polite and answering questions even though you don’t want to is the best move to make when you’re alone with a strange man. Ignoring a predator can cause their behavior to escalate while talking politely can buy time to walk to a safer area or for others to come along, which is what happened in this case. Do you really think turning her back on him would have been a smarter move?