Do you recognise this phone thief?

[Victor McDade]

Well done to the bystander.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hJ65W2xO1c

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/90730...

Telegraph said:

Police use video to hunt smartphone thief after commuter films train robbery
An incensed commuter records his late night confrontation with an unrepetant thief who has just stolen a mobile phone from a handbag accidentally left on the train.

Matt Parker confronted the shameless thief after he had spotted him rifling through the forgotten handbag and removing the white smartphone.

On-board the last service from London Waterloo to Guildford on February 2, Mr Parker had the wherewithal to record the incident as he pleaded with the thief to return the device.

Mr Parker, on the 12.09am train from Waterloo, even asked the young man if he "minded being filmed", to which the thief then casually posed for a photo - giving a clear shot of his face.

Neither Mr Parker's reasoning nor his barracking managed to dissuade the young man - who justified his actions by arguing that he had never had a phone returned when left behind - from taking the mobile as he took his bicycle and left the train at Weybridge station.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9073055/Police-use-video-to-hunt-smartphone-thief-after-commuter-films-train-robbery.html

[hornetrider]

I would have fking decked the mealy mouthed little . Or at least attempted to (I'm not powerfully built). fk it.

[SC7]

The vigilante in me wishes he'd smacked the st out of the smug fking prick.

However, he did the right thing in the circumstances and given it's such a clear shot I'd expect the thief will be caught.

[MG-FIDO]

Good on him! The more we see videos of dipsticks like this guy and the woman who blocked one of the main roads through Bath embarrassing them or ending them in the sticky stuff with the law, the better.

I also think he was very restrained considering how clearly angry he was!

[carmonk]

I could jump on his head all day and never get bored. Never!

[SC7]

carmonk said:

I could jump on his head all day and never get bored. Never!

He just has one of those faces, doesn't he?

[Rollin]

Couldn't help thinking of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqxnm6t3QMw

[carmonk]

SC7 said:

carmonk said:

I could jump on his head all day and never get bored. Never!

He just has one of those faces, doesn't he?

Absolutely, he'd infuriate me even if he were just sitting there.

[sjc]

Looks like some sort of stunt to me....

[SC7]

sjc said:

Looks like some sort of stunt to me....

A couple of YouTube comments suggested this.

Surely if it were a stunt he'd be in a bit of bother with the Transport Policefor wasting their time?

[carmonk]

I thought he was just avoiding the swear filter...

[monkey gland]

I've always wondered why apple decided to make the iPhone record video at such a wide aspect ratio.

It makes portrait shot videos look naff.

[AJS-]

It is sad that people are so impotent about it though. I know he didn't want to get in a fight, or get arrested for assault, but surely between the guy filming, the phone owner (where the hell is he/she???) and any other good Samaritan they could have got the phone back?

Then I remembered, it's London.

[Dave Hedgehog]

hornetrider said:

I would have fking decked the mealy mouthed little . Or at least attempted to (I'm not powerfully built). fk it.

amen brother, he needs a slap

[audidoody]

I like the bit where all the other passengers and the train guards and railway police rush over, beat the little st senseless, strip him naked and then tie him to the front of the train just before it leaves the station.

[Dalto123]

Good on the guy filming the burglar, I hope he gets caught soon.

[TheD]

Goes to show how everyone else doesn't care or want to get involved. I would have found it hard not to smack him in the mouth and take it back.

[andrewrob]

SC7 said:

sjc said:

Looks like some sort of stunt to me....

A couple of YouTube comments suggested this.

Surely if it were a stunt he'd be in a bit of bother with the Transport Policefor wasting their time?

People on youtube always say everything is fake. What makes you think this is SJC?

[Mark Benson]

TheD said:

Goes to show how everyone else doesn't care or want to get involved. I would have found it hard not to smack him in the mouth and take it back.

It always amazes me how few people will get involved, looking at the footage there were other people in the carriage, how difficult would it have been to have backed the guy who was trying to stop the phone being stolen up?

But then, as someone above said, it is London....

[sjc]

andrewrob said:

SC7 said:

sjc said:

Looks like some sort of stunt to me....

A couple of YouTube comments suggested this.

Surely if it were a stunt he'd be in a bit of bother with the Transport Policefor wasting their time?

People on youtube always say everything is fake. What makes you think this is SJC?

Can't particularly put my finger on it, the thief seems a bit too calm, the camera bloke is getting all aggressive but isn't making a move. I would have thought that once it was apparent the thief didn't appear particularly violent,others in the carriage may have got involved.If you're not going to apprehend the thief, wouldn't you be better just filming disceetly rather than bringing attention to yourself.
Can't quite make it out, but of course I reserve the right to talk absolute bks.