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HereBeMonsters said:
I do agree with your point about women being generally more clueless. I quite regularly have to point out to women (it is ALWAYS women) on the train/tube that their bag is wide open, allowing me to see their iPhone, purse, work badge, address book, whatever. And only around 50% of the time do I actually get thanks for doing this. The others I get variously called “nosy” increasing to “what? You tellin’ me you’re gonna nick my phone are ya?” 
Realistically, if a bloke wants to mug me and take my purse, phone, and keys I'd rather make it easy for him.HereBeMonsters said:
That's not what's happening.
Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
I understood what you were saying. Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
Whether they lift the phone from my bag, or take the whole bag, I'm not going to stop them.
I find blokes invading personal space (stretching out in the seat with their legs spread out, putting arms on the bag of seats, or God forbid, talking to me) almost as bad.
I'd stop 'warning' women if I were you; even with good intentions it would seem threatening.
Carthage said:
HereBeMonsters said:
That's not what's happening.
Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
I understood what you were saying. Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
Whether they lift the phone from my bag, or take the whole bag, I'm not going to stop them.
I find blokes invading personal space (stretching out in the seat with their legs spread out, putting arms on the bag of seats, or God forbid, talking to me) almost as bad.
I'd stop 'warning' women if I were you; even with good intentions it would seem threatening.
Carthage said:
HereBeMonsters said:
That's not what's happening.
Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
I understood what you were saying. Bag dipping is entirely different to being mugged.
Whether they lift the phone from my bag, or take the whole bag, I'm not going to stop them.
I find blokes invading personal space (stretching out in the seat with their legs spread out, putting arms on the bag of seats, or God forbid, talking to me) almost as bad.
I'd stop 'warning' women if I were you; even with good intentions it would seem threatening.
FFS, get a f
king clue. Christ on a bike.
OK, now I've calmed down I can address your ridiculous viewpoint rationally.
Can you really not see how leaving a bag wide open with valuables on show is inviting the opportunist thief to help themselves?
A thief that probably wouldn't confront you to mug you, certainly not in a crowded area. Or even someone who had previously never thought of or had the opportunity to steal anything valuable.
If you zip the bag up, you're removing that opportunity, and therefore the temptation. Sure, if they're hell bent on taking something from you, then they probably will, but why make it easy for them? Zip up the bag, and they'll move on to find an easier target most of the time.
I can't believe I'm having to explain this to a grown-up.
Can you really not see how leaving a bag wide open with valuables on show is inviting the opportunist thief to help themselves?
A thief that probably wouldn't confront you to mug you, certainly not in a crowded area. Or even someone who had previously never thought of or had the opportunity to steal anything valuable.
If you zip the bag up, you're removing that opportunity, and therefore the temptation. Sure, if they're hell bent on taking something from you, then they probably will, but why make it easy for them? Zip up the bag, and they'll move on to find an easier target most of the time.
I can't believe I'm having to explain this to a grown-up.
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