Was I right to be suspicious of this Middle Eastern guy at church?

[Anonymous]

I work on the traffic team at church. I am usually wearing a security uniform.

I saw this middle eastern guy driving this beat up van. He pulled into the filled church parking lot shortly before worship service released.

He drove a circle around the parking lot before I stopped him and questioned him. He had children roaming in the back of the mini van.

I couldn't understand his English well. I directed him to a parking space, where he sat there for a while. I kept a very close eye on him the entire time.

Luckily, everything was fine. I was very nice and was trying to help, but I maintained a visual on him and his vehicle the entire time he sat there.

Did I do the right thing?

Yes

No

Updates

1 y

Don't get me wrong, I am welcome to anyone who wants to attend church. I just thought it was sus a guy driving around a near-full parking lot with an intent to just sit there. I was helpful and friendly and was willing to guide him if he requested.

[LiamJHayden]

Well there are a lot of Christians in the Middle East, over five million in Egypt alone (hard to estimate - might be as high as 15 million) so assuming a person with kids looking for a closer spot in a crowded church lot might be a bit paranoid.

[exitseven]

The van could have had a dirty bomb in the back. Biden has let so many terorists into the country nobody knows where they are.

[Asker]

That was what I was concerned of, but he did have kids back there, so I had some doubt.

[exitseven]

they could have been suicide bombers.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Anonymous]

That's weird they'd hire someone from a commercial cleaning company to direct traffic at a church.

[Asker]

Commercial cleaning? No, I a volunteer.
I was the one who observed the suspicious vehicle. As stated, I was friendly and tried to be helpful, but I was also vigilant.

[Asker]

*I am a volunteer

[DJB72]

Yeah, because there's no middle-eastern Christians...

Oh, except that one guy and his mates about 2000 years ago 🙄🤦

[noohair]

When I worked for TSA we could not profile. It was bad.