Defense against Pickpockets

It sounds like one of the biggest "marks" for determining a "mark" is the same as most other street crimes: They go for the distracted people. Tourists are easy marks because they are gawking at the sights, and not watching the people.

People who are tired and bored on their commute, distracted by talking on their phone - in general they just aren't paying attention. If you look alert, you're not likely to be a target.
 
I have my wallet in my back pocket with a chain. It stands out really well. Too bad there is never anything of value in it. I just keep random things like business cards and the like in it. My money is always in another pocket. The worst thing I would loose from my wallet is my drivers license.
 
Once, while on a school trip to London I was on the underground train, and had a backpack on (a big jeep one), but it didn't have anything of value in. Anyways, some random guy started unzipping the bag from behind me, thinking I wouldn't feel it (obviously due to training I did) and I turned around and said "Hello? Did you want something?" and the guy actually ran right down the train and jumped out just as the train doors opened. Damn that was funny...but it made me see that pickpockets aren't just on holiday.

In regards to defence against pickpockets, I usually have my money in my inside coat pocket that has velcro on, so not only is it hard to get to but it makes a loud noise too.

Just realised how long this post was lol.
 
Once, while on a school trip to London I was on the underground train, and had a backpack on (a big jeep one), but it didn't have anything of value in. Anyways, some random guy started unzipping the bag from behind me, thinking I wouldn't feel it (obviously due to training I did) and I turned around and said "Hello? Did you want something?" and the guy actually ran right down the train and jumped out just as the train doors opened. Damn that was funny...but it made me see that pickpockets aren't just on holiday.

In regards to defence against pickpockets, I usually have my money in my inside coat pocket that has velcro on, so not only is it hard to get to but it makes a loud noise too.

Just realised how long this post was lol.

A lot shorter than some of the ones I've made on other threads. :rolleyes:
 
Hello, One of the most effective ways to defend against pickpockets is to make it a "crime".

Look at our laws and sentencing? ....pick pockets get release early or put on probations,and repeated...so it pays for them to keep doing there crime over and over and over...because...there is NO real punishment!

75% of crimes are done by repeat offenders......pickpockets are consider a small crime....yet stealing one dollar is the same thing as steal one million dollars

Define stealing? only in America it has many meanings...for crimnals

Amercia was consider a great country...but our laws on crime...is going the way of destruction of the Amercian way of living....

Today ,is seems crimes on the rise and NO cure is seen in the future...

When will this end of unequal justice of the innocent? who pay taxes for police, jails, courts,crimnals who have a better place to live when sentence (medical,dental,laundry,food,Tv,libraries,etc...)

Aloha
 
Hello, One of the most effective ways to defend against pickpockets is to make it a "crime".

Look at our laws and sentencing? ....pick pockets get release early or put on probations,and repeated...so it pays for them to keep doing there crime over and over and over...because...there is NO real punishment!

75% of crimes are done by repeat offenders......pickpockets are consider a small crime....yet stealing one dollar is the same thing as steal one million dollars

Define stealing? only in America it has many meanings...for crimnals

Amercia was consider a great country...but our laws on crime...is going the way of destruction of the Amercian way of living....

Today ,is seems crimes on the rise and NO cure is seen in the future...

When will this end of unequal justice of the innocent? who pay taxes for police, jails, courts,crimnals who have a better place to live when sentence (medical,dental,laundry,food,Tv,libraries,etc...)

Aloha

Well, I'm no legal expert, but last I knew, larceny was a crime. However, chances are they're released, given light amounts of jail time, probation, etc., is because its not a major crime. When I say major, its not on the same level as armed robbery.

As for being a repeat offender...I've seen many of those and unfortunately, they're people that just don't learn their lesson. So, instead of letting them off over and over, perhaps paying a high fine, or longer jail time would get the message across. Should they get 30yrs.? Of course not, but something longer than 5 mos. suspended. :)
 

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