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minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up33·4 hours agoThis is sort of a real thing: in touristy areas they sometimes have signs warning of pickpockets, which causes people to check their wallet location and alerts the pickpockets where the wallet is for easier snatching.
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 hours agoThat’s why you gotta do a full pat down to throw them off.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 minutes agoI just do the macarena every time I see the sign.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 hours agoPretend your wallet is missing. Start freaking out and accusing others around you of stealing jt. No sense trying to pickpocket the guy with no wallet
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 hours agoAlso makes the actual pickpockets wonder if someone is working the area and better than them, since they didn’t see it happen.
minus-squarewurstgulasch3000@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoFellow fish listener or do you just also happen to know that fact?
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 hours ago4D chess: the pickpockets put up the warning signs.
This is sort of a real thing: in touristy areas they sometimes have signs warning of pickpockets, which causes people to check their wallet location and alerts the pickpockets where the wallet is for easier snatching.
That’s why you gotta do a full pat down to throw them off.
I just do the macarena every time I see the sign.
Pretend your wallet is missing. Start freaking out and accusing others around you of stealing jt.
No sense trying to pickpocket the guy with no wallet
Also makes the actual pickpockets wonder if someone is working the area and better than them, since they didn’t see it happen.
Fellow fish listener or do you just also happen to know that fact?
4D chess: the pickpockets put up the warning signs.