Pickpockets foiled !

Shelflife

Walking around Galway this evening and noticed two lads waiting at a pedestrian crossing. Thought it a bit off that one stood back and the other watched a group of tourists very closely.

As I watch way too many police documentaries I thought they were up to no good. Watched them cross the road and one of them got real close and the other hung back .

I wasn't going to do anything at first and went on a few steps but then said feck it as I spotted the guy at the bag again. I ran across the road and went straight up to the tourists And told them to be careful.
Fecker had the bag open ready to dip into it .

Have to say it felt good to stop the bast&@ds even if was only temporarily .

kneemos

Poor name for a superhero.

The Backwards Man

They might have been undercover international spies and you might have just ruined five years of laborious work to apprehend a notorious criminal kingpin.

Good work OP.

Stinicker

You sure shelved their pickpocketing plans!

Pang

Good on you for being proactive!

General General

Damn it, stop interfering with street art performances just 'cause you don't like it that some take their tips as part of the act. It's Galway... tourists expect it. Some are even disappointed when they check their wallets & purses back at the hotel, only to find they haven't been part of participatory theatre.

BNMC

Do you want a medal or something?

Two Tone from Limehouse

BNMC wrote: »

Do you want a medal or something?

I was in a park in east London last year with a mate.. Noticed a dodgy looking bloke hanging around my mate who was a few feet away from me on the phone. In a matter if seconds the suspicious looking guy went up to me mate and nicked his wallet but walked into a dig from me. Definitely wasn't a payday for him cause he lost a few gold teeth when we was finished with him. Maybe I'm paranoid but I'm always wide to these bastards. A lot if these pickpockets seem to hail from a certain place also don't they?

dundalkfc10

Two Tone from Limehouse wrote: »

I was in a park in east London last year with a mate.. Noticed a dodgy looking bloke hanging around my mate who was a few feet away from me on the phone. In a matter if seconds the suspicious looking guy went up to me mate and nicked his wallet but walked into a dig from me. Definitely wasn't a payday for him cause he lost a few gold teeth when we was finished with him. Maybe I'm paranoid but I'm always wide to these bastards. A lot if these pickpockets seem to hail from a certain place also don't they?

East London?

Two Tone from Limehouse

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

East London?

Very funny... Walked into that one didnt I?

MadsL

kneemos wrote: »

Poor name for a superhero.

He has longevity though in fairness.

Mind yourself doing this though OP, Gangs don't take kindly to being foiled, they tend not to mutter something about pesky kids and move off; I knew of a bar in Prague where the manager nearly got his face sliced off with a butterfly knife for warning a tourist couple to move their bag. Luckily cops were passing the door.

Lapin

BNMC wrote: »

Do you want a medal or something?

Fúck this smartarse shíte and give the OP a bit of credit.

MadsL

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

East London?

Shut up and drink yer gin Dodger!

MadsL

Lapin wrote: »

Fúck this smartarse shíte and give the OP a bit of credit.

O2 or Meteor?

I'm in.

xii

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

East London?

Duf duf duf duf duf duf duf duf

Lapin

MadsL wrote: »

O2 or Meteor?

I'm in.

Tesco Mobile.

Every little helps like.

MadsL

Lapin wrote: »

Tesco Mobile.

*facepalm*

How did I miss that!!

calanus

Two Tone from Limehouse wrote: »

Very funny... Walked into that one didnt I?

Just like the man walked right into your fist...

Two Tone from Limehouse

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

East London?

He most definitely did not have an East London accent

Play To Kill

Two Tone from Limehouse wrote: »

He most definitely did not have an East London accent

He probably had one before you knocked his teeth out.

Lapin

Two Tone from Limehouse wrote: »

He most definitely did not have an East London accent

You sure it wasn't from here ?

kneemos

You have to admire their skill just a little bit though in fairness I reackon.

Shelflife

MadsL wrote: »

He has longevity though in fairness.

Mind yourself doing this though OP, Gangs don't take kindly to being foiled, they tend not to mutter something about pesky kids and move off; I knew of a bar in Prague where the manager nearly got his face sliced off with a butterfly knife for warning a tourist couple to move their bag. Luckily cops were passing the door.

Have to admit that just as I approached them I realised that I hadn't thought it through very well.
Thankfully it worked out ok.

--Kaiser--

And here I was hoping that in this thread there was a picture of two pickpockets covered in tinfoil....