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Old 6 November 2013, 02:48 AM   #1
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Man loses hand for Rolex...

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2011/11...uggers-police/

Imho safer to wear one of this when travelling in the 3rd world.
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Old 6 November 2013, 02:54 AM   #2
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The plot thickens:

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-s...00068&cid=1103
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:18 AM   #4
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:24 AM   #5
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What kind of Rolex was it?
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:38 AM   #7
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imagine if the watch was a fake ,,,, worse again
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:39 AM   #8
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I don't agree that is China a third world country, but lesson learned nonetheless. Traveling to almost any unfamiliar area, domestic or foreign, carries risk.

Wonder if the way he was treated by authorities had something to do with the fact he was Taiwanese, or is that SOP to require giving a police report before an injured victim is allowed medical treatment?
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:41 AM   #9
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Obviously no one is READING the second link...

Cliff notes: It was determined that the watch was NOT stolen and the guy cut HIS OWN HAND OFF to possibly defraud the insurance company. It was his own knife that cut his hand off and they found anesthetic in his blood.
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:47 AM   #10
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In most instances China is a third world country. Please don't be fooled by the modern mega cites like Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou.... Underneath all the ostentatious show of wealth, there is still extreme poverty...
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Obviously no one is READING the second link...

Cliff notes: It was determined that the watch was NOT stolen and the guy cut HIS OWN HAND OFF to possibly defraud the insurance company. It was his own knife that cut his hand off and they found anesthetic in his blood.

omg ,,,, thats worse again ,,, [ i think ]
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:50 AM   #12
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I just clicked on the second link. It is just an allegation...
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Old 6 November 2013, 03:55 AM   #13
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Old 6 November 2013, 04:08 AM   #14
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In most instances China is a third world country. Please don't be fooled by the modern mega cites like Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, Guangzhou.... Underneath all the ostentatious show of wealth, there is still extreme poverty...
That's because someone owes them 14 trillion buck they can't collect
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Old 6 November 2013, 04:19 AM   #15
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That's because someone owes them 14 trillion buck they can't collect

Please. I don't want to turn this into a geopolitical debate...
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Please. I don't want to turn this into a geopolitical debate...
You're absolutely right
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Old 6 November 2013, 04:24 AM   #17
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it happens anywhere, I was in Boston and was going out from the hotel at 11 pm the guard advice me to leave my watch in the safe at the front desk???
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Yup!
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Old 6 November 2013, 04:27 AM   #19
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it happens anywhere, I was in Boston and was going out from the hotel at 11 pm the guard advice me to leave my watch in the safe at the front desk???
So otherwise you might have cut your own arm off?
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Old 6 November 2013, 04:42 AM   #21
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If you're a robber wouldn't it be much easier if you rob the guy the old fashioned way instead of chopping his hand off? This story smell fishy to me.
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Hands getting chopped off for Rolexes and gold bracelets, fingers getting chopped off for rings ... Unfortunately are not uncommon in Asia.
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Hands getting chopped off for Rolexes and gold bracelets, fingers getting chopped off for rings ... Unfortunately are not uncommon in Asia.
Yes, it is uncommon!
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I just clicked on the second link. It is just an allegation...
As is the original claim
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Old 6 November 2013, 06:59 AM   #25
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My recommendation is for all those who are skeptical is to wear your solid gold Rolexes when touring the countryside in countries like China.
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If you're a robber wouldn't it be much easier if you rob the guy the old fashioned way instead of chopping his hand off? This story smell fishy to me.
X2.....I don't believe a word of it. I think this news agency is like "The Onion"... Read the story again, the words and wording give it away. A legit news agency isn't going to use the phrase "ticked off".. Just my opinion.....
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Old 6 November 2013, 07:15 AM   #27
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Unfortunately life outside the first world can be brutal and shocking at times. Life is cheaper there. Heard of women getting their heads smashed in with motorcycle helmets by motorcycle snatch thieves riding by just to steal their Coach handbags? We are talking about Coach, not LV or Hermes... Better to be safe than sorry.
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Old 6 November 2013, 07:16 AM   #28
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Think of what they would do to get your Rolex...
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When down on his luck financially, he really took matters into his own hand.
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When down on his luck financially, he really took matters into his own hand.
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