Female pickpocket gang in London caught on camera stealing Thai tourist’s purse

[oslooskar]

6 hours ago, wgdanson said:

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

Because we were looking for it and the person doing the video wasn't.

[CharlieH]

Negative generalisation removed.

[oslooskar]

2 hours ago, DJ54 said:

Unfortunate that people steal from others... I hope their caught

and punished 

I hope they're caught too. About thirty years ago my uncle got off the train in Copenhagen and was immediately knocked to the ground by some Eastern European thugs and robbed. Also, in that long hot Summer of 2006 while visiting Copenhagen I felt a hand go into my back pocket so I immediately turned around and snapped a wrist lock on an African of unknown nationality. He started screaming bloody murder so fearing the Danes would do their utmost to be politically correct and throw me in jail as a white racist I let the guy go. Same thing happened in San Francisco, plus I was robbed there twice at gunpoint-----though I shot the last guy.

[Leo123]

Hallee Potterr tourists should know danger lurks. 

Edited June 29, 2019 by Leo123

[tandor]

10 hours ago, petemoss said:

Eastern European pickpockets. Central London is rife with them.

...ruddy gypsies.

[Ctkong]

9 hours ago, neeray said:

Unfortunate for the Thai ladies but why would anybody walk around in a major city with their purse easily accessible in an unlatched bag?

 

 

Some handbags comes with open top with just a magnetic clip lock . Some ladies love them as they present no obstacle for a quick grab of mobile, power bank, selfie stick ,water bottle,... .unfortunately it is also an easy target for pickpockets. My missus love these bags too. I must remind myself to educate her with this video. 

[yogi100]

32 minutes ago, Ctkong said:

Some handbags comes with open top with just a magnetic clip lock . Some ladies love them as they present no obstacle for a quick grab of mobile, power bank, selfie stick ,water bottle,... .unfortunately it is also an easy target for pickpockets. My missus love these bags too. I must remind myself to educate her with this video. 

They weren't expecting it. They probably have still been led to believe that London is still the same safe destination full of tourist attractions that it used to be renowned for. 

 

But that was before the flood gates were opened. I've read a tourist leaflet supplied to those who wish to visit London. In it there is no mention of London having become a sanctuary for any enterprising criminals who may make their way there from anywhere in the world. Nor do they mention that it is now the murder and knife crime capital of Europe. They should do.

[mehrdad]

No problem!  This is strong baht ????????

[cardinalblue]

Didn’t take the necessary precautions as an overseas visitor....

 

too much Harry Potter nonsense

 

its a mean world out there...act accordingly  

 

 

[elliss]

11 hours ago, stevenl said:

So a Thai gets pickpocketed, and some people on here try to make it about quality tourism, how foreigners feel in Thailand, Thai are so poor, etc.

 

The negativity towards Thailand and Thai people in general in overwhelming again.

 

 What negativity against Thai people , please explain ..

Edited June 29, 2019 by elliss

[wreckingcountry]

When or if they catch surely the Thais will accept kneeling Wais and very sorry? Hmm somehow I don’t think that will be enough !


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[Caine]

Well the culprits are certainly not British, unfortunately this is the slime we are importing from Eastern Europe. Sooner we get out of the European Union and stop this benefit scrounging shit coming to Britain the better.

 

[Jimdandy]

Sad; but welcome to western (un)civilization.

[whaleboneman]

The pickpockets were pretty slick but I'm kind of amazed that they targeted the Thai ladies when they were filming themselves with the selfie stick and phone. Maybe they knew how much cash the lady had in her bag and took the chance.

[Huayrat]

Londonstan

[ta158]

3 hours ago, Jimdandy said:

Sad; but welcome to western (un)civilization.

so an article about pickpocketing makes it Uncivilized? but in thailand when tourists get stabbed,shot,attacked,murdered,raped, raped and murdered, people (farangs) say it is perfectly safe country. but as soon as something minor happens to tourists in Europe it is an shithole, it is unsafe, it is uncivilized etc lmao. 

[Chazar]

16 hours ago, SteveK said:

I'd be surprised if the London police can be arsed to investigate this at all, even with the video.

just  tell  em  it  was  a  hate  crime  theyll  be  on  it in  no  time  at  all.

[Djlocker]

These women will be in another city by now. The gangs always move around that way the police cant catch em. 

[brokenbone]

5 hours ago, yogi100 said:

They weren't expecting it. They probably have still been led to believe that London is still the same safe destination full of tourist attractions that it used to be renowned for. 

 

But that was before the flood gates were opened. I've read a tourist leaflet supplied to those who wish to visit London. In it there is no mention of London having become a sanctuary for any enterprising criminals who may make their way there from anywhere in the world. Nor do they mention that it is now the murder and knife crime capital of Europe. They should do.

i just recall a documentary of the old singapore leader,

when he went to london and saw newspaper for sale,

except there was no salesperson there, it was a bucket

where the buyer would pay for it, and he said to his wife:

This is truly a civilized country !

[Kohkah]

It's everywhere the same. It doesn't matter if its London, Paris, Bangkok or somewhere else keep your valuables close to your body, properly locked away.

[Sonhia]

<deleted>! OMG!

 

A Thai pick-pocketed... No!!! An untouchable robbed...what next?

 

 

Lets not forget about the millions of  tourists plus ex pats to Thailand who have been cheated, extorted, robbed, threatened, beaten, the hundreds if not more killed, abused sexually, phyisically, mentally, racially, humiliated, attacked, victamized and so on. Human trafficking. Human rights bla bla bla...AND THE LADYBOY PICK POCKET GANGS IN WALKING STREET PATTAYA THAILAND!!! The open trade of fraudulant goods. Children used as slaves plus slaverary, animal rights and soooooo on....

 

I guess the above paragraph does not matter.

 

Paradise...

[Seth1a2a]

2 minutes ago, Kohkah said:

It's everywhere the same. It doesn't matter if its London, Paris, Bangkok or somewhere else keep your valuables close to your body, properly locked away.

 

Right .....    There was a story about a 3 member group from the Philippines  arrested last November.  Victims were usually targeted around the BTS areas and then skimmed once they were on the trains.....

 

 

[petemoss]

21 minutes ago, Sonhia said:

<deleted>! OMG!

 

A Thai pick-pocketed... No!!! An untouchable robbed...what next?

 

 

Lets not forget about the millions of  tourists plus ex pats to Thailand who have been cheated, extorted, robbed, threatened, beaten, the hundreds if not more killed, abused sexually, phyisically, mentally, racially, humiliated, attacked, victamized and so on. Human trafficking. Human rights bla bla bla...AND THE LADYBOY PICK POCKET GANGS IN WALKING STREET PATTAYA THAILAND!!! The open trade of fraudulant goods. Children used as slaves plus slaverary, animal rights and soooooo on....

 

I guess the above paragraph does not matter.

 

Paradise...

I think you need to get out more.

[yogi100]

3 hours ago, brokenbone said:

i just recall a documentary of the old singapore leader,

when he went to london and saw newspaper for sale,

except there was no salesperson there, it was a bucket

where the buyer would pay for it, and he said to his wife:

This is truly a civilized country !

It was not so long ago that Londoners could go out for a Sunday drive in the Kent or Surrey countryside and buy fresh vegetables and fruit from a stall outside a farm house.

 

There was no one in attendance but prices were on display and the vendor/farmer trusted you to leave the money for your purchases in a cardboard box.

 

That's how life should be.

[yogi100]

1 hour ago, Sonhia said:

<deleted>! OMG!

 

A Thai pick-pocketed... No!!! An untouchable robbed...what next?

 

 

Lets not forget about the millions of  tourists plus ex pats to Thailand who have been cheated, extorted, robbed, threatened, beaten, the hundreds if not more killed, abused sexually, phyisically, mentally, racially, humiliated, attacked, victamized and so on. Human trafficking. Human rights bla bla bla...AND THE LADYBOY PICK POCKET GANGS IN WALKING STREET PATTAYA THAILAND!!! The open trade of fraudulant goods. Children used as slaves plus slaverary, animal rights and soooooo on....

 

I guess the above paragraph does not matter.

 

Paradise...

 

I live in London and I feel much safer in Pattaya.  Try walking around at 3 am in many parts of London especially when you've imbibed.

 

I'm elderly and I literally won't even go out after dark where I live in South London and that is no exaggeration.

[Chazar]

4 hours ago, brokenbone said:

i just recall a documentary of the old singapore leader,

when he went to london and saw newspaper for sale,

except there was no salesperson there, it was a bucket

where the buyer would pay for it, and he said to his wife:

This is truly a civilized country !

Where my Mother lives in rural Wales the church key is left on the side for anyone to go in if its  closed.

[geoffbezoz]

Just now, Chazar said:

Where my Mother lives in rural Wales the church key is left on the side for anyone to go in if its  closed.

Is that because no one goes to church any more so hence the church doors don't even need locking ? ????

[johng50]

I dont know but i have looked at this numerous times, to me it looks staged, dont know but too many things just look like its staged.

[alfalfa19]

they are very professional.  as soon as they have the pocketbook, they vanish in a handful of seconds. 

[the guest]

When UK leaves the EU perhaps it can chuckout all the dirty scum.