Master Pickpocket Breaks Down 12 Pickpocketing Tricks In Movies | How Real Is It? | Insider

Him: I've unfortunately robbed a bank. For a pickpocketing awareness display of course

“Yea I’ve actually done this it’s really good I’ve stolen three grand doing this” “For a pickpocket awareness campaign, of course”

Dude actually swiped a keycard to get into this office and recorded this himself

I wanna hear the story behind how he became a professional pick pocket consultant.

This guy sounds like he's used to constantly reassuring people he's not a criminal

Whenever something is realistic, he's like "unfortunately, that's real" lol

I was homeless in a college town for a period of time in the early 2000’s. His point about people being intoxicated is absolutely spot on. I wouldn’t even have to steal anything during spring/summer as people would get so drunk they’d drop/leave/forget items of value constantly. I once found a handful of wallets and almost a dozen purses/pocketbooks in one evening (well, early morning). Most people lack the awareness to recognize how they make themselves vulnerable. It’s not uncommon to see people who don’t look up from their phones for entire minutes in public while having headphones in, toting unsecured bags, etc. It’s good to see that he is educating people about being more aware of what’s happening around them and what to look for. I don’t advocate crime and I don’t make excuses for my past actions. I fucked up, it was my fault and I’ve worked hard for decades to rebalance the scales.

I always remember when I was at school 50+ years ago I was on stage with some other kids in a play, Oliver I think it was, and I was tasked with pickpocketing one of the other kids, once I’d done it the teacher looked at me and said, well we’re all waiting for you to pocket the other kid, the look of dismay and disbelief on their faces when I proved to them that I had already picked the lads pocket is something I’ll never forget!!

No one told me this was an option at careers day

"it's phenomenal" "DON'T DO IT" "it's phenomenal"

""What’s the easiest way to steal a man’s wallet?” “Knife to the throat?” asked Inej. “Gun to the back?” said Jesper. “Poison in his cup?” suggested Nina. “You’re all horrible,” said Matthias. Kaz rolled his eyes. “The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re going to steal his watch. You take his attention and direct it where you want it to go""

The huge problem with the Birds of Prey scene is that she's not covering ANY sightlines. When she yoinks out of the purse, there's people just down the street watching her. When she takes the bracelet, the lady's husband is facing that hand. It's completely absurd.

Every time he clarifies that he does these things in cooperation with police to teach crime prevention, I become more convinced he is robbing people in his free time.

I love how careful he is to not incriminate himself.

This man's voice is so soothing. I hada terrible headache when I started watching this. Fifteen minutes in, it's gone, and I'm at peace. He's magic.

My dad, who worked his whole life in New York, taught me to keep my wallet in my front pocket. So one day when I was with my brother crossing the street in a very busy Times Square, I felt something in my rear pocket, and it was a pickpocket looking in the wrong place for my wallet. I turned and the guy just said 'Keep on walking', and that's what I did. I never saw the guy's face as he disappeared among the crowds. So there are ways of making it more difficult to be robbed. The guy tried and failed, and that was enough to deter him from trying again.

This makes me feel like it's a miracle that I've never been pickpocketed before...

Pretty soon Insider is going to run out of non violent crimes to feature on this channel and get a convicted murderer to break down murder scenes in movies and TV

I caught a man reaching into my bag in Vegas one time. He wasn't super obvious but I was paying more attention than your average drunk tourist I guess. He gave me a nod like he was giving me props, grinned, and kept walking, and I was too surprised by the whole encounter to say or do anything until he was well gone.

"You can buy realistic babys" for some reason his delivery on that line just cracked me up.