ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoAmericans kinda don't like pickpocketing rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageAmericans kinda don't like pickpocketing rulediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoOr just deciding your wallet wasn’t worth getting punched in the face.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThey have the advantage here. The alternative is getting blindsided with a haymaker.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoNah, the whole advantage of pickpocketing someone is you’re away before the victim realises they’ve been robbed. If you use violence, you then have to deal with bystanders, as well as an irate victim.
Or just deciding your wallet wasn’t worth getting punched in the face.
They have the advantage here. The alternative is getting blindsided with a haymaker.
Nah, the whole advantage of pickpocketing someone is you’re away before the victim realises they’ve been robbed. If you use violence, you then have to deal with bystanders, as well as an irate victim.