I live in NYC and, especially Manhattan, is a walking town. Few have cars so the way to go is by walking or public transportation.

Lately, I've come across a new phenomenon on the streets - shoulder bumping. And, it's committed by young women. They purposely walk into you. It's a form of bullying of complete strangers. It appears to be done for fun. Is anyone else familiar with it? The bumps are intention and are often more that mild physical bumps. I have seen young girls walk 4-5 in a row so that they can bump into me consecutively. They seems to see it as a game.

I suffer from pretty severe foot problems and cannot jump out of their way. It happens so often that it's really starting to get to me, especially as I suffered from bullying from my mother and others as a child. I am sick of being beat up. What should I do?