Same! The phone snatching is so infuriating. You're just left standing there feeling weirdly violated and even if you realise what happened straight away there's nothing you can do because you won't be able to catch up to them (nor can you call the police for obvious reasons)
I mean...not to sound victim-blamey, it really sucks that this happens to him and he didn't deserve it, it's always a bit traumatising having someone steal your personal belongings like this, but doesn't he spend loads of time in the US? And he still doesn't know how common car theft like this is? It's quite surprising. I've never even been myself and I know from friends travelling or taking road trips that you shouldn't leave anything, even a plastic bag of groceries in a parked car because thieves might mistake it for valuables and try to smash your window to try and get to it - there's been a ton of problems with bands the past few years having all their gear stolen because they had to store it in their vans and couldn't get secured parking.
I’m so paranoid abou this so I never leave anything in the car. If I can’t help it and do have to leave it, I make sure I cover it up with a cheap raggedy jacket or something.
In college, I lived in a shady neighborhood and had a break in at my apartment. I just happened to swing by home for something and saw the door to my apartment cracked open. There was a person walking down the hallway and I gave chase. He ran out of the apartment and I gave up running after him. The cops came and asked if the person trashed the place because t was during finals week and my place was messy as hell. lol
Same apartment. Car got stolen from the street few months later. Needless to say I moved out of there soon after.
I live in a big city so sadly I know the rules :/ You don't leave anything in the car. Never ever. And certainly not in plain sight. That being said, I've never been robbed but it's probably more luck than anything else (also I'm poor so good luck with robbing me anything of valor actually).
I'm sorry for them, it sucks to be robbed and the passport is a mess to recover :/
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This is why, I wear a money belt and put my passport in it when traveling, I don't care how ugly it looks, no one is stealing my passport!
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For months after I would tense up if I heard the sound of a bike coming up behind me...
The lesson I learnt was... .make sure you have insurance if your phone is pricy
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I’m so paranoid abou this so I never leave anything in the car. If I can’t help it and do have to leave it, I make sure I cover it up with a cheap raggedy jacket or something.
In college, I lived in a shady neighborhood and had a break in at my apartment. I just happened to swing by home for something and saw the door to my apartment cracked open. There was a person walking down the hallway and I gave chase. He ran out of the apartment and I gave up running after him. The cops came and asked if the person trashed the place because t was during finals week and my place was messy as hell. lol
Same apartment. Car got stolen from the street few months later. Needless to say I moved out of there soon after.
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I'm sorry for them, it sucks to be robbed and the passport is a mess to recover :/
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