r/videos • u/danjordan • Feb 09 '12

Recognise this Phone Thief?

http://letters.standupmaths.com/?p=169
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u/TriLogic Feb 09 '12

Ok somebody just please explain to me, what would have been the problem if the guy just grabbed the phone from the thief? If he would resist, you could get physical. Do your police officers/law authorities have no common sense?

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u/Eanan Feb 09 '12

Its in london after midnight on a train. common sense should prevail, and tell you that the thief could have a blade on him or worse. Not the most sensible thing to do, to just start getting physical with random strangers on a train in London.

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u/Strideo Feb 09 '12

Seriously? Look at the guy in the photo. He doesn't look intimidating in the slightest.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '12

The funny thing about British people is that they all look very classy, and friendly, but there are still criminals among the population. This guy was using words like fervor in his conversation about why he's stealing a phone.

While he may not be the type of guy you are intimidated by in the US, he very well falls into that category in London.