Yep... Caught pickpockets twice... 

Once in Barcelona when I was half-pished... (the pick pockets obviously were no good)

Once in Pargue, again when I was half-pished...(again, couldn't have been very good)

 

In London (and pretty much any other major city) I walk with my Wife with her handbag between her and I and ask her to never leave it open. Never walk with my Wife on the 'road side' of me, and never with her handbag on the outside - a friends Wife had her handbag swiped by a motorcycle rider in Thonglor...

 

We have to be aware of these things - protect ourselves as much as we can, be aware and never walk around in an tase oblivious to the realties that there is always an opportunist nearby, especially in tourist areas. 

 

 

The only thing which irritates me is that Police know the areas where tourists are targeted yet they do so little to intervene and catch these gangs. 

7 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

agree with you, old saying..... what goes around comes around, sooner than later they will know our complains are real

I have had people try to pick my pocket 3 times whilst on holiday. Have lived in Thailand for several years and not once has anyone tried to pick my pocket, here or anywhere else in S.E. Asia.

9 minutes ago, petemoss said:

Yep had one try it on me in Barcelona. Mostly Romanian Gypsies who have been forced out of their own countries. Mass clearances of gypsies happening in Roumania. Can't blame them for fleeing the persecution but at least they shouldn't try to live up to the reputation that they brought with them.

it' not reputation, it's in their DNA, try cutting their arms off and they will steal with their feet

9 minutes ago, carvets said:

So these two women have done this same thing to someone else and so they deserve to have this happen to them ? You must know these the story of two women then , can you tell us what they did to deserve this ?

are you trying to make a mountain out of a gain of sand

Just now, Mavideol said:

are you trying to make a mountain out of a gain of sand

Are you trying to pin the discretion's of a few on the entire population ,......sounds like the same thing your accusing me of .

Just now, carvets said:

Are you trying to pin the discretion's of a few on the entire population ,......sounds like the same thing your accusing me of .

was making a comparison about foreigners in Thailand and Thais in a foreign country, meaning """what goes around comes around"" but you must have a problem understanding basic jokes so let's keep it as it is

Those pesky awful farangs on the job again...really !!

The whole incident is caught on video, and moments after it is done they discover the robbery.  All of this within 2 minutes.  It's all too neat, something fishy about this.  It is paced like a scene in a movie.

 

 

3 hours ago, maraudingscot said:

And the "possible" 4th lady visible in back ground during all this and then heads off in the same direction and speed as the other 3 ladies

 

27 minutes ago, bendejo said:

The whole incident is caught on video, and moments after it is done they discover the robbery.  All of this within 2 minutes.  It's all too neat, something fishy about this.  It is paced like a scene in a movie.

 

 

I agree with you mate, that was not a genuine pick pocketing, it was set up to be posted on social media.

First another person just happened to be filming, at the exact moment the theft supposedly took place.

Second just as the so-called pick pocket was out of shot, the purse was discovered missing.

Third a Thai lady would speak Thai when it discovered not English.

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Bet they will be glad to get back to a law abiding place now????

lol unfortunately not - My Mrs and I know Nina, and the town she lives in...  Nice lady though, very interesting to talk to, shame this has happened to her.

it is a common problem thru Europe and London.romainian pick pockets go everywhere and they don,t care if they are caught.if they caught the police go where they live and the handbags or purses in the room are many,so how many have they pickpocketed.

2 hours ago, Maverell said:

Last year 80% of offenders convicted of pick pocketing in London last year were from Romania.

link to official statistics please, or else that statement is questionable

12 minutes ago, colinneil said:

I agree with you mate, that was not a genuine pick pocketing, it was set up to be posted on social media.

First another person just happened to be filming, at the exact moment the theft supposedly took place.

Second just as the so-called pick pocket was out of shot, the purse was discovered missing.

Third a Thai lady would speak Thai when it discovered not English.

Agree. If we can see it on the video, why didn't the person videoing it see?

2 hours ago, Seth1a2a said:

Wouldn't mind hanging a few quid out from my pocket for this one to pick..... In the interest of a fair investigation.

 

I take it that you mean the front pockets.

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

not only London, saw a lot of them in  Paris, Madrid and Rome as well, guess they are EU citizen free to move all around without police checking on them

True they are all over EU... except in their home country (often Romania), where they are happy to have gotten rid of them. EU is just a lovely thing. ????

Why anyone would live or visit the UK is beyond me. Ha! 

37 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Agree. If we can see it on the video, why didn't the person videoing it see?

I thought she may have been using a selfie stick ,...and while i couldnt hear it all at the end , i thought the only English she spoke was OMG .

I thought that Thais say Oh my Buddha? Oh my God is far too vague.

20 minutes ago, miamiman123 said:

Why anyone would live or visit the UK is beyond me. Ha! 

Typical uncultured response!

4 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Someone at least then is starting to understand how foreigners over here feel when they get robbed and ripped off when trying to have a pleasant holiday. Crime is a problem everywhere, and proves just because you are on holiday, doesn't mean you can let your guard down when carrying valuables.

Certainly a lot of "likes" for this post but with respect....is it not just... "stating the obvious"?

3 hours ago, Seth1a2a said:

No fuzzy faces here.....  If the London camera system is what it claims to be, there should be either 3

pending arrest warrants or 3  women packing their bags to head out of town ….

It wasn't a "London camera system" it was the Thais' own video.

3 hours ago, BobBKK said:

Where's the pointing?  at least our CCTV works!  most times something happens here it's 'broken' or 'under maintenance'.

Where's your reading?  It wasn't London's CCTV.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Now they know what it feels like 

Why should that woman have to know "what it feels like", are they pickpockets also?

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

agree with you, old saying..... what goes around comes around, sooner than later they will know our complains are real

What did these two Thai women ever do to deserve that unjustified venom?

Edited June 29, 20197 yr by Just Weird

2 hours ago, petemoss said:

I have had people try to pick my pocket 3 times whilst on holiday. Have lived in Thailand for several years and not once has anyone tried to pick my pocket, here or anywhere else in S.E. Asia.

The Thais fleece you face to face. No need to pick pocket you.

48 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

First another person just happened to be filming, at the exact moment the theft supposedly took place.

Second just as the so-called pick pocket was out of shot, the purse was discovered missing.

Third a Thai lady would speak Thai when it discovered not English.

Agree. If we can see it on the video, why didn't the person videoing it see?

There is a better description given on the youtube page of this video.

                " while making a video of themselves from a selfie stick to show friends"

She immediately reaches up to turn the recorder off at about 2:07

 

 

Full Quote:

Daily Mail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIl3nwtcmus&feature=youtu.be

Nina Spencer and friend Toi were walking through Cambridge Circus towards the Palace Theatre in central London last week while making a video of themselves from a selfie stick to show friends. But after they had crossed the road, Toi looked inside her Louis Vuitton handbag and noticed her designer purse containing £400 in cash and her credit cards was missing. Devastated Toi and Ms Spencer, both from Thailand, watched back their video and were shocked to see a young woman put her hand into the bag and take the purse....

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Mavideol said:

was making a comparison about foreigners in Thailand and Thais in a foreign country, meaning """what goes around comes around"" but you must have a problem understanding basic jokes so let's keep it as it is

"...you must have a problem understanding basic jokes so let's keep it as it is".

I, and a few others, didn't understand your "basic joke" either, could you explain it, please?

Yes, unfortunately it happens abroad too!

7 minutes ago, Seth1a2a said:

There is a better description given on the youtube page of this video.

                " while making a video of themselves from a selfie stick to show friends"

She immediately reaches up to turn the recorder off at about 2:07

 

 

Full Quote:

Daily Mail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIl3nwtcmus&feature=youtu.be

Nina Spencer and friend Toi were walking through Cambridge Circus towards the Palace Theatre in central London last week while making a video of themselves from a selfie stick to show friends. But after they had crossed the road, Toi looked inside her Louis Vuitton handbag and noticed her designer purse containing £400 in cash and her credit cards was missing. Devastated Toi and Ms Spencer, both from Thailand, watched back their video and were shocked to see a young woman put her hand into the bag and take the purse....

 

 

 

 

 

 

What selfie stick?

Both ladies had their hands down, clear in the video they were not using a selfie stick, a third person shot the video.