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16 August 2018, 12:26 AM | #61 |
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/art...SlR?li=BBnb7Kz
A story today. Most pick pocketed city in the world. Yes. Barcelona. |
16 August 2018, 12:38 AM | #62 | |
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I’m not putting myself or my family at risk in places that are flat out known for this sort of crime. I’m not even remotely worried about losing my watch but rather a knife in the gut.
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16 August 2018, 12:45 AM | #63 |
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I would love to be in that situation and manage to get a hold of the guy who grabbed the watch (assuming he didn't have a weapon).
That would be fun. |
16 August 2018, 01:59 AM | #64 | |
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I remember you told the story years ago.
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16 August 2018, 02:04 AM | #65 | |
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16 August 2018, 02:06 AM | #66 |
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This is so wrong. I'd love to put my hands on a couple of these thugs!
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16 August 2018, 04:42 AM | #67 |
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16 August 2018, 11:20 AM | #68 |
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I tried for the full experience in Barcelona and never had my decoy wallet in my back pocket taken. I also did a lot of observing and never could spot people being picked. The rest of my family had no issues either.
I guess we were lucky. |
16 August 2018, 03:48 PM | #69 | |
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Did you also have a GPS tracker sewn inside it ? As others have said, basically anywhere can have unexpected dangers or threats. Clearly some places are worse than others, so it’s about figuring out where the threshold level you are individually comfortable with is.
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16 August 2018, 05:27 PM | #70 |
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The problem is he would have been a target all day long if they didn’t get it there and then they probably would have followed him
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17 August 2018, 03:45 AM | #71 |
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Example of watch recovered by the police in Barcelona.
https://twitter.com/barcelona_gub/st...904097282?s=21 |
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