ULPT: Ruin a pickpockets day by putting broken glass in your bag

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

This post is not threatening violence. It is creating a (unethical) deterrent to thieves, who are only hurting themselves sticking their fingers where they don't belong in the first place. Please stop reporting it, it will not be removed.

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brasscup@reddit

I never report anyone but I am not in love with this reasoning — a lot of pickpockets are children.

If a kid drowns in your pool you can’t argue they ventured onto posted private property and brought on themselves.

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EBrunkal@reddit

Unethical? If somebody wants to carry around broken wine bottles they should be able to

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

It's unethical to bait thieves into hurting themselves, but at the same time their unethical behavior is the only reason they are hurting themselves... It's splitting hairs but I'd say it errs to unethical due to the baiting nature of it.

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nestersan@reddit

How is it baiting. By simply being there?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Sure, it’s passive.

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No_longer_an_Expert@reddit

I’m hoping you’ll elaborate on how the thieves are being baited.

Are the tourists without broken glass also baiting the thieves? Is the implication that the bag with the deterrent is more enticing than the bag without? If so, how? Is the “setup” simply the act of going to a crowded tourist destination? Is it possessing things that others want? Possibly something else entirely?

I’m not trying to be an ass, I’m genuinely curious about this assertion that OP was passively baiting the criminals into crime.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Passive in that they chose to be in a known hotspot for pickpockets.

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No_longer_an_Expert@reddit

So, by this logic, every single tourist in this location is baiting the pickpockets?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Well yes assuming they know the reputation of the area and still choose to go there.

If you know bears will attack people and you choose to go into a known occupied bear den, are you not baiting the bear?

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Sure_Satisfaction497@reddit

You're victim blaming, bud.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Except I'm not.

If you know that a bear will attack you and you enter their den anyways, knowing there's a higher likelihood of being attacked than not, are you really a victim being that you had the knowledge that you really shouldn't go in there?

The prior knowledge is the critical distinction.

If you somehow have no idea that bears will attack humans who come into their den, and you go into their den, then yes you are not baiting them and you are indeed truly a victim.

There's a clear distinction. The world is much more nuanced than black & white.

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E-rin_@reddit

“if you’re a woman going to the club, knowing that there’s people who would drug you, and you still go to have fun, and end up getting drugged it’s your fault” there ya go, translated that for ya.

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E-rin_@reddit

you’re literally blaming the people for being victims, hence victim blaming.

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Sure_Satisfaction497@reddit

Too long, didn't read

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Willful ignorance, always the mark of intelligent people whose opinions matter.

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Sure_Satisfaction497@reddit

Nah dude, you're just genuinely wrong and just as stubborn about it as shown in this thread. I'm choosing not to engage with your explanations, because they are sincerely drivel.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Life must be peaceful with such a simple mind.

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Sure_Satisfaction497@reddit

You tell me, buddy

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No_longer_an_Expert@reddit

So the pickpockets are potentially violent?

The suggestion is that no one should go to this destination?

I’m so sorry, but you’ve not offered a reasonable or true defense of your assertion.

Is it possible that the thieves are not being baited at all and you’ve just doubled down so many times that you are no longer willing to admit your logic was flawed and say, “you know what, it’s possible I misspoke?”

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

I didn’t say anything about them being violent? Your words. All I’ve asserted is that pickpockets are indeed prone to pick pockets, and by knowingly going to where they are, you are indeed making yourself a target to some degree.

The suggestion is that by choosing to go there full well knowing the reputation and therefore risk, you are in a passive sense making yourself bait.

I’m not saying this justifies the pickpocket’s behavior, but you’d have to be a fool to think that given the opportunity a pick pocket won’t attempt to pick your pocket.

Just like in my analogy you’d be a fool to assume that a bear wouldn’t attack you if you walked into its den.

I’ve made my point quite clearly. It’s perfectly logical, but you seem to have already closed your mind to logic and reason, so you do you.

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No_longer_an_Expert@reddit

Ok buddy.

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borbor8@reddit

I really, really don’t want to hear his opinions of victims of other types of crimes who engaged, in his mind, in “passive baiting….”

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No_longer_an_Expert@reddit

That’s why I stopped engaging.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

You’ve offered nothing to rebuke my analogy and are now trying to belittle me. Totally the behavior of someone who has logic on their side.

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leighsz@reddit

Bears operate on instinct. If I go into a bear den, I expect to be eaten because that’s just what bears do. So, yes, if I walk into a bear den, I’ve baited the bear. Are you saying pickpockets instinctively pickpocket? That they have no choice? Because that’s the only way your analogy makes sense.

Just like women who dress sexily do not bait rapists, people carrying backpacks in a place known for pickpocketing does not bait pickpockets.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Bears do actually have a choice. They generally attack if they feel threatened. If you go into their den, they will feel threatened.

Same as pickpockets, sure they have a choice, but if you enter an area ripe for their activity where they know they can get away with it more often than not, they will strike.

That is a false equivalency. Regardless of how a woman dresses though, if they knowingly go to a known rapists home, are they not baiting them?

The key element of my argument that everyone is willfully ignoring is the prior knowledge of the likely outcome if they go to a certain place.

If you go to an area hot with pickpockets but had no advance knowledge of this, they are not passively baiting them. If you somehow have no clue that bears will attack when threatened, and then enter a bear den out of curiosity then no you are not passively baiting them. If a woman goes home with a man having no idea they are a rapist, again they are not passively baiting them.

Prior knowledge of known behavior in an area, and the choice to disregard it and risk going there anyways, is what I’m calling passive baiting.

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JelloDarkness@reddit

Attractive women wearing attractive clothing are baiting rapists. That is your logic, and it's disgusting.

If you're going to try and counter with location specific analogies - is every resident of Manhattan or any other large/dense city also "baiting" pickpockets?

You are victim blaming.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

You’re twisting my words into a false straw man because you want to be outraged. Thats not the equivalent of what I’m saying.

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jaydilinger@reddit

College campuses are known for having higher rates of SA. Your logic says every woman on college campuses is baiting rapists.

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aftcg@reddit

Passive 'bating

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omNOMnom69@reddit

There’s something about the phrasing of “passively baiting”

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aftcg@reddit

Is that what its call it when in public and don't want to get noticed?

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LordBecmiThaco@reddit

https://youtu.be/5wJpdA-LE3o

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SAKilo1@reddit

I’m just cleaning up broken glass I found. Why would I assume someone would rob me when I’ve done nothing to them? I’m simply looking for a trash can.

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-BananaLollipop-@reddit

This is more of a trap in waiting, than it is baiting. They know someone is going to try their luck on pretty much anyone with a bag, or even just pockets, so that's not really bait.

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elysecherryblossom@reddit

it might circle back to ethical as that thief might be out of commission for the day saving other people from getting their stuff lifted

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New-Ingenuity-5437@reddit

An unethical act can still have positive consequences

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Indeed, but ethical side effects don't disqualify it from being posted here.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

It is absolutely being a dick. It’s concerning how many people think this is ok.

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Radiant-Community467@reddit

Being a dick to someone who's already a dick is not being a dick it's retaliation

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facebook_twitterjail@reddit

It's concerning how many people in a sub dedicated to unethical behavior are whining their asses off.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

Integrity matters.

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UnethicalLifeProTips-ModTeam@reddit

Your post or comment was removed for violating rule 1: Tips must be unethical, tips that are ethical will be removed.

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facebook_twitterjail@reddit

Move along.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

Move along.

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facebook_twitterjail@reddit

Seriously, you clearly don't understand this sub nor belong here, so why are you here?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

So you're saying that people don't have the right to carry around broken glass in their own personal bag? People must cater to the well being of those who would rob them blind given the opportunity? That's a hot take...

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glorificent@reddit

If more people do this, pickpockets will either (1) be easy to spot because they’re wearing gloves, or (2) stop this tactic. Either way, great tip!

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NoConcentrate7699@reddit

Three get really fucking good and at that point they earn your shit

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BryanP1968@reddit

The only thing a thief earns is a punch in the face.

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Dasrule@reddit

And a kick in the nuts

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GradSchoolDismal429@reddit

Chad mod

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Maoschanz@reddit

The comments are absolutely threatening violence tho

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LamoTramo@reddit

MVP

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Calzonero@reddit

based

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Little4nt@reddit

Props to you sir

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

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Hayashida-was-here@reddit

Because he cut his hand on glass, clever, I like it.

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Krexci@reddit

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wa019@reddit

Beat me to it

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InvincibearREAL@reddit

bravo mods, thank you

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ittybittykangaroo@reddit

legend.....

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glodde@reddit

Thank you

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ThePepperPopper@reddit

Why is it unethical?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Because you're letting thieves to hurt themselves.

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Y2Kcenturygrl@reddit

When I lived there during college, we had a class during orientation which prepared us for all of the current scam/pickpocket tactics which were popular. The class took two hours and it was an eye-opener.

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BobArdKor@reddit

I'm all for slashing fingers but opening eyes is a tad too much for me

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Y2Kcenturygrl@reddit

We also had one for when we went to Morocco, and one of them was “throwing a baby at you so you drop your purse”.

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msfluckoff@reddit

What happens if you do not try to catch the baby

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Y2Kcenturygrl@reddit

I suppose you’ll hang on to your bag—and a lot of trauma to unpack on the flight home.

But seriously, this was a real tactic. Trust me, they wouldn’t warn college students unless there was genuine cause for concern. Tragically, in many developing countries, children are often orphaned, exploited, and/or even maimed for the profit of others.

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KiloJools@reddit

A real baby??

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rividz@reddit

I like to practice that one at home all the time. You gotta spike the baby to the ground and yell 'REJECTED'!

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BryanP1968@reddit

Pickpockets are the reason I learned the habit of carrying my wallet in my front left pocket.

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oohwowlaulau@reddit

They pick from the front just as much from the back.

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BryanP1968@reddit

Dunno. Carrying my wallet in my front pocket is advice I was given when I went to Italy in 1976. I’ve never been pickpocketed, but who knows if that is why?

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oohwowlaulau@reddit

Theres you tube videos of people calling them out. They approach from all sides. Anyone get near you they are attacking. They get in your way to distract then a partner is going for your valuables

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taekee@reddit

My left or you left? Asking for research purposes..

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BryanP1968@reddit

Mine. But the other pocket has a .380 in it. So your pick.

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taekee@reddit

So now he knows what pocket to start with lol

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

The reason I carry in my front pocket is because my ass would go numb carrying it in my back pocket.

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PsychotherapeuticBum@reddit

A wet used tissue works too

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Weekly-Race-9617@reddit

I once thwarted a pickpocket here in the states by having a bag with way too many pockets. I was wondering why this person kept bumping into me at Walmart when I noticed two zippers on the bag were opened, but my wallet was still deep inside the inner pocket.

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Careless_Aroma_227@reddit

At one point someone will put his finger into your asshole. And they won't like the harvest they're going to get from that spot...

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Blasphemous_Rage@reddit

That's why I always keep glass shards in my ass like OP recommends

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Shitimus_Prime@reddit

are you djordje martinović?

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Awaremastodon1@reddit

The cabin boy, the cabin boy What a little nipper Shoved ground glass up his ass And circumcised the skipper

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1turtleneck@reddit

There’s no glass without ass!

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NegotiationVivid985@reddit

Kegel exercises helped a lot I bet

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VeganTripe@reddit

😭🥂

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Piece_Maker@reddit

Did those shards use to be a jar? Are you but one man?

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Blasphemous_Rage@reddit

Jars and old jenkem bottles, to be honest. I'm not the guy you think, gross!

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PassionTit@reddit

The real LPT is always in the comments

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bojangular69@reddit

Oh fuck, but that’s where I keep my wallet!

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PattyCakes216@reddit

So I’m fooling myself by only purchasing handbags with a zipper closure?

I was once pick pocketed in a casino. Luckily they mistook my leather cigarette case for a my wallet. The thief got a half a pack of Salem Lights and $10.

I now refuse to purchase a handbag without a zipper closure. Now wondering if I’m simply feeding a false sense of security.

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JHendrix27@reddit

Pick pockets at Walmart really? Damn

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GoldberryoTulgeyWood@reddit

Can't they just shoplift like a normal person? s/

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rubadho@reddit

Hahaha. There is a short with SIX pockets. Great short against Pickpockets

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Aloha-Eh@reddit

Clothing Arts makes great travel clothing, VERY pickpocket unfriendly.

Clothing Arts website

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BartlebyX@reddit

Create a fake spy USB drive with a few one time pads, some dossiers of fake 'known terrorists' who are operating in the area and targeting areas with high populations, like train stations, sporting events, and so on.

Also include notes that these people are to be neutralized and extracted on sight, the intelligence is that they plan to release an infectious biological agent, so civilian casualties acceptable if necessary for speed of extraction.

If they actually check the drive and believe it, they'll be soiling themselves. I'd only give it maybe a 2-3% chance that such would happen, but it would be hilarious if it worked.

Note: Make sure you have supporting information relating to a role playing game session at your house, in case it somehow runs afoul of the law in the jurisdiction in question.

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jerryjerusalem@reddit

I remember reading a GreenText where a guy cut a hole in his front pocket and put his dick through it then hung around in a common pickpocket area until one reached in and grabbed his dick

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Secret-Weakness-8262@reddit

This made me laugh out loud. This is the only time I’d be ok with this.

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BartlebyX@reddit

I duuno. If I didn't want to take off my pants at home and wanted to pleasure myself, this could be a nice compromise.

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chilopia@reddit

Man with hole in pocket feels cocky all day

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read_this_v@reddit

I remember this too, on my old phone I had a screenshot of it.

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LifeguardNo9762@reddit

And then I end up in an ER in Barcelona because I forgot I put broken glass in my bag. 🤣

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lummoxmind@reddit

I only do this in countries with socialized medicine...

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Tommyblockhead20@reddit

Very few countries subsidize healthcare for tourists. You options from my brief looking (assuming you aren’t an EU citizen) is the UK, and maybe Thailand and Mexico. If you are an EU citizen, then you can get subsidized healthcare in other EU countries, as well as possibly Australia and New Zealand (and vice versa).

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GalumphingWithGlee@reddit

The funny (by which I mean depressing) part is that the price without subsidy in many of these places is still less than what many Americans pay, even with insurance.

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LifeguardNo9762@reddit

So I had an accident in Germany once and my friends thought I broke my leg. My German friend was trying to figure out what to do and was panicking and kept saying, “You’re an American! This could cost you like $200!!!” I was like “That’s it????! Let’s break the other one too!”

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throcorfe@reddit

Yeah, my wife got taken ill on a connecting flight via the Netherlands, and had to spend the day in the airport medical centre, including examination by a doctor, and medication. The bill was about 40 Euros

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Sudden-Ambassador982@reddit

Spent 10 days in a german hospital as a German citizen, complete with emergency surgery at 3 am and daily pain meds. Didn't cost me a single cent.

Universal health care sure is a great thing.

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Decent_Tumbleweed824@reddit

Id have to sell a kidney to pay for that in the US🤣

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SolusLega@reddit

Can confirm for Spain

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ogloba@reddit

Brazil as well, it's the world's largest publicly funded health care system. It's free for everyone, including foreigners.

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LifeguardNo9762@reddit

That’s smart!! I’d risk slicing my own hand up to stop pickpockets when the bill is only like $10.

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zeeotter100nl@reddit

The bill would in fact be €0 (if you're insured here)

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iHateReddit_srsly@reddit

As someone who had to go to a hospital in Barcelona, the healthcare there is not cheap...

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AliceOfTheEarth@reddit

You’re a beautiful human

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Interesting_You6852@reddit

Omg this made me giggle

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xboxhaxorz@reddit

Buy cut proof gloves

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AwkwardnessForever@reddit

This is exactly what I would do, slip my own hand in and cut the shit out of it, just from pure habit

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akaneko__@reddit

Instructions unclear. I am now in the hospital.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Rusty barbed wire works too. Scorpions. A snake. So much fun you could have.

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Morbins@reddit

Just-been-used fleshlights 😏🥴

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thatguy38104@reddit

I’d have to say…reaching in a bag and feeling a warm moist mystery would definitely be worse than the glass or barbed wire.

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Bk_Punisher@reddit

Warm or not something wet or squishy in a pocket will definitely get a reaction. I used to work at a place that had shared winter coats. (Maintenance job) One day I put on a coat and stuck my hands in the pockets, only to be surprised by a banana (no peel) in the pocket 🙄

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oldishThings@reddit

(Ats a bag-o-shite!)[https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoClRFkfpqU?feature=shared]

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Sauterneandbleu@reddit

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fucdat@reddit

What is this from? I'm dyingg

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Sauterneandbleu@reddit

It's from Rick and Morty. Season 4 episode 3. The heist episode.

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AndyTheEngr@reddit

Bag full of porridge.

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Morbins@reddit

Imagine them pulling it all the way out too lol

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thintoast@reddit

I once thwarted a pickpocket with toothpicks. The pickpocket picked my pick pocket to pickpocket and ran away screaming.

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Seabee1893@reddit

That's like a hand-sized punji pit.

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testednation@reddit

Toothpocket.

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JadedOccultist@reddit

/r/WordAvalanches

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melperz@reddit

"...ran away and said fuck it."

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Apli_Diud@reddit

Bars

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TitzKarlton@reddit

This could almost be a tongue twister - and somehow end it with a scream!

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GoldberryoTulgeyWood@reddit

I carry an aquarium with piranha in it in my purse

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PainInTheRhine@reddit

Mousetrap?

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AudibleNod@reddit

Who has time to build a boardgame on gimbles and install it inside a functional purse?

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kowalski655@reddit

Mark Rober?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Probably most Redditors.

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user3won_u@reddit

I'd imagine it would be too easy to hurt yourself with that one

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TributeToStupidity@reddit

It wasn’t easy working a 15 ft king cobra into my purse but the results speak for themselves

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the_balticat@reddit

Or a hoarde of porcupines

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Freudinatress@reddit

Many years ago I heard about someone doing this either their pet ferret. Who liked biting people.

Since the ferret can be hurt I would not recommend. But…mouse traps? Bear traps?

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False_Disaster_1254@reddit

i used to keep a rat trap in the back pocket of my bag back when i lived in Birmingham.

the occasional yell as i was wandering along minding my own business amused me

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Scorpy-yo@reddit

I put a rat trap in my mailbox when the ASBO across the road started lowkey stalking me.

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Winter_Persimmon_110@reddit

Barbed wire isn't that sharp, you want razor wire.

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Stainless_Heart@reddit

Concertina wire for the professionals.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

True

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CptnHnryAvry@reddit

Don't forget the dirty syringes.

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Boring_Plane7376@reddit

"officer, I swear, those are there just to deter thieves"

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Just picking them up off the streets so kids don't hurt themselves...

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culinarytiger@reddit

A little razzle dazzle

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BountifulGarden@reddit

Mousetraps!

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ehfxx@reddit

Snapping turtle

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Tahoemanman@reddit

Now we’re talkin

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Existing_Nothing_336@reddit

Scorpions are actually a good choice, they are tiny and crawl to the nearest corner and just stay there, just be sure to keep them in mind and not get yourself hurt by them

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AllThatsFitToFlam@reddit

When I was in Rome for a study abroad trip. I made up a fake wallet, complete with fake ID, some Monopoly money, a whole setup.

No one took. At one point I even had it peeking out of my back pocket. I’ve never felt so unwanted.

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Bk_Punisher@reddit

Put a note in there that says “Fuck You”

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GPT_2025@reddit

Secure some fishing hooks in a special purse or small bag — you will have a thief who will pay YOU money to get a freedom!

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RampinUp46@reddit

Used to know an old-school (his spring chicken days were the 80's, now he's an oldhead in the scene) punk who had those paper thin shaving razors and fish hooks cleverly pinned to the lapels of his leather jacket, and in between the band pins and studs, nobody would know about it until they tried to grab his jacket to teach him a lesson in violence only to pull back what he referred to as "what you'd expect to see if you suddenly had the urge to shove your hand in a working blender" every time.

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filipsbatarags@reddit

We have such sights to show you

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PaniniInEternity@reddit

Same!!!! We had little slips of paper "nice try!!!!" Too and no one took em.

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iHateReddit_srsly@reddit

It's obvious when people do this. We just avoid them.

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mrjibblytibbs@reddit

Sure, buddy.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

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yetanothermatt@reddit

Now that is a meme I have not seen in a long time. A long time.

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Current_Battle_7633@reddit

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

good memes never die

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VStarlingBooks@reddit

The best ones are immortal.

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smackfaro@reddit

Why don't you just enjoy your stay, it might feel a lot better

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skoooop@reddit

Honestly, there's a chance that you WERE pickpocketed, they saw the monopoly money and put it back. I've heard of people getting pickpocketed, but not realizing until the end of the day because the pickpocket had taken their wallet, removed the money and put it back in their pocket.

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jaunxi@reddit

https://i.redd.it/s4ivlxg20e2f1.gif

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VStarlingBooks@reddit

Do you look like you could kill someone just by a single stare?

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Bean_Me_Timbers@reddit

Thick bag with drawstring top. Monkey trap bag with razor lip. Once they are in it pulls closed. The moment you feel a tug start running. Empty bag of hands at end of day. Repeat.

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Material-Win-2781@reddit

Get video of the hand removal in progress and post them to your new website "OnlyHands"

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Bean_Me_Timbers@reddit

Dirty. I love it!

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Pertinent-nonsense@reddit

Are you a 33 year old, living in the northeast section of Morioh, and just want to live a quiet life?

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SacredRamLunch@reddit

My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.

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RabidZombieJesus@reddit

What is this

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IndependentMacaroon@reddit

A bizarre adventure

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redswinglinepizza@reddit

Cool bro. Wtf?

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SacredRamLunch@reddit

It’s in reference to above’s post. The character just goes on that monologue about how peaceful Morioh is.

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Infamous-Lord@reddit

Just started to rewatch from part 3. Now I am finding it everywhere.

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Longjumping-Table-39@reddit

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katvonkittykat@reddit

This is such a classic!!!

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pablo_the_bear@reddit

And then sell the hands back to the pick pockets for a profit. Win-win!

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trainwreckmarriage@reddit

Or you can eat them

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jjsprat38@reddit

Mmmm finger food

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meowtiger@reddit

caaaaaaaaaaaarl

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islandtravel@reddit

I was having a craving that only hands could satisfy

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Wit_and_Logic@reddit

I did not expect llamas with hats when I woke up this morning

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FeliusSeptimus@reddit

No one expects the llamish imposition.

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Stainless_Heart@reddit

I got the fever for the flavor of phalanges!

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Real_Estate_Media@reddit

Win fucking win

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WumpusFails@reddit

I DO like ladyfingers.

Or Vienna fingers. Can never remember which is which.

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DIY-pancakes@reddit

Be careful, you are what you eat

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the_topiary@reddit

A yummy finger buffet!

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Same-Chipmunk5923@reddit

Finger food.

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cannonballCarol62@reddit

Go on...

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Hotel_Arrakis@reddit

Or you can give them to your kids as hand-me-downs.

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Craz-y-noT@reddit

Angry upvote, good job.

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Bobert1423@reddit

Wonder if Monoco would pay for hands…

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el_carli@reddit

Belgian engineering truly took off in the last few years

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veryparcel@reddit

I think it would attract too much attention with the sound of applause coming from inside of the bag. Don't you?

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TimHung931017@reddit

Lmfao this is so unhinged I love it

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kelariy@reddit

Could even scatter the hands in the Salish sea to go along with the feet that wash up.

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joshmonster25@reddit

Classic bhaalist technique

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stedun@reddit

Carry a decoy bad. Paint the inside with oily ink. Maybe add some glitter.

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jizzlewit@reddit

I was thinking about some unobtrusive substance that will cause a powerful rash half an hour later. Like poison ivy. They won't know what hurt em, but they will know that their hand, that they use to pickpocket all day, hurts a lot.

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NathanTheRikkor@reddit

Thats beautiful

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Old-Extension-9223@reddit

Just use stinging nettle instead

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CharacterLettuce7145@reddit

Can y'all get therapy?

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Its_Actually_Satan@reddit

How you gonna join a sub like this and then bitch about the content? Lmao

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u_r_succulent@reddit

In the US, you’d get charged for reckless endangerment or something.

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oohwowlaulau@reddit

Only in blue states. Unfortunately i live in one

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Its_Actually_Satan@reddit

Do the whole state a favor and move

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u_r_succulent@reddit

You’re not gonna relate to this dirty leftist, buddy.

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J-DubZ@reddit

Real question, if you notice someone trying to pickpocket you in Europe, is there something stopping you from just clocking them? I cant imagine the local police love pickpockets right?

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rividz@reddit

They fight back. People who do shit like this carry knives and are already mentally prepared for a fight. Also, they tend to operate in groups.

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Frenchitwist@reddit

Really? I thought it was the opposite, that they’re afraid of confrontation?? Like wasn’t there an article a short while ago from the paris Olympics talking about American spectators not being used to the idea of pick-pockets and absolutely decking would-be-thieves, scaring them off?

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jinx155555@reddit

Police don't investigate theft below 300€ in Barcelona. Also, attacking them can get your arrested. Was out with a couple friends walking down the seafront at night. Saw a couple of American girls chasing Moroccan youth. Helped catch them. The one I caught pulled a knife on me so I let him go (I did manage to get the stuff back). The one my friend caught got a proper slap from my friend. He proceeded to follow us for like 30 mins asking passer-bys to call the police in us for assault. It's fucked up over there. Got attempt robbed 10 times in my 1 year there, I never gave up my shit though. My then-future wife got her bag with passport and wallet stolen during her one week visit.

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Last-Neighborhood-71@reddit

It's Europe, you will be charged with a hate crime.

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Alert-Performance199@reddit

They're never alone,.you usually have 2 or 3 of them right by you.

One bumping into you one pickpocketing and one keeping an eye out.

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dirtymoney@reddit

They sometimes have toughs nearby who attack you when you catch one of them scamming/pickpocketing you

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J-DubZ@reddit

I figured that might be the case, considering many of the pickpockets are tiny/women

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TornadoEF5@reddit

a fenn mark 4 rat trap in a bag would be good too eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353395936315?_skw=fenn+trap&itmmeta=01JVWBYJBW1T76D2K68D70HQME&hash=item52480a0c3b:g:RWEAAOSwJNVl\~Ccx&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cQdTPT2q2j79PnZuXBR7XN%2F3o4cz9dV72l0%2B%2FWe%2B3v2kC5Zvdui6wPHAuTaWbo4Z%2FQBUnLQQkvVCy6LcMp4lSNZ468%2FHEWvJvbUWxKU2WUn4m%2FO2Xk3Cf%2BOAoyON6W1NTxLYW%2Fw0GjMvzxjAZ6aFtKmH8CNR6DAwlzKfqDN0kFrhId0hxhEk0RZVOfvEa%2BT5mnpWw3kkSKzfoYRshLZJHoSN%2Ftv1OWX3bgSwkN5f7ODROlg5R8bknybj7zzydhBa9CrbpJUAHtYTllSWX6Ay6E%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4ym-ovfZQ

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LOUDCO-HD@reddit

This is perfect as it is made for weasels and rats!

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plantsplantsplaaants@reddit

Delete everything from the ? on. That url as is contains identifying info that you may not want to post

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TornadoEF5@reddit

thx i wasnt logged in to ebay but ive edited he link anyway thx

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Euphoric--Explorer@reddit

A cactus would have equally painful consequences

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TornadoEF5@reddit

YES !!! i tried to pick the flower off one in Texas but ended up with a dozen tiny spikes ina finger, i ended up in a itchy cracked up skin misery for a year !

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nellyruth@reddit

What about a bag of dildos?

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ClimbingAimlessly@reddit

Or dick in a box?

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Throwaway1096727@reddit

Technically, if u were to do that in the USA, then u would get charged

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MadLib777@reddit

Nah. There's no way to prove my item didn't break when I dropped my bag earlier in the day. I'm allowed to carry broken glass. You're not allowed to put your hands in my pockets.

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Throwaway1096727@reddit

Yeah, but there'd be no actual wine in the bag, so they'd know, so thing was up. Also, I'm not sure the specific law, but if u set a trap like putting broken glass in ur bag to stop pickpockets or u have a yard sign and people are stealing it and u electricity it then u could get in some legal trouble.

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taekee@reddit

It was a water bottle that broke, Voss I think. Must have dried up by then. I have not used this bag in a few weeks officer. Just got it back from my brother's house and was heading home...

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Throwaway1096727@reddit

I love how it took u a full day to respond with a weak response. If it's a wine bottle that was broken, like u said, then there's still a lable on the bottle that's sometimes printed ON the bottle.

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Possible_Sorbet9232@reddit

Level up by tossing in a used mouse trap or a fake tarantula.

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

Fake?

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Mr_MacGrubber@reddit

I fill mine with used needles

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

You would only get off without trouble if you were in California or the UK.

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chumbawamba56@reddit

This is fake as fuck lol.

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__thrillho@reddit

Yeah but it sounds edgy and le brave redditor stuck it to the bad guyz!1!11

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

Found the pickpocket

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Little4nt@reddit

Still a valid concept which I will be using

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schnauzer_0@reddit

Don't do this in the USA. You will get arrested, charged, and sued. The people here are lawsuit manic and lawbreaker sadists.

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Able_Calligrapher186@reddit

As long as you can prove it wasn't intentional you are good. Say you were using the glass shards for an art project.

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

Yes and you were walking through high pickpocket areas to complete your project - shattered glass covered in blood.

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AccomplishedApricot2@reddit

You have to carry other art supplies in your bag to make it look legit

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deathboyuk@reddit

"some asshole kicked my fucken bag, I wanted to drink that wine! you can't just dump this shit on the street, I was finding a bin" might sound a smidge more plausible.

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Pigeoncow@reddit

Then your bag has to have at least some wine in it too.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Glass water bottles exist. People reuse glass bottles for purposes other than their original use all the time. "Oh no, the glass bottle I was keeping drinking water in broke in my bag!"

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deathboyuk@reddit

100%. I'd go with white meself so you don't ALREADY look like you're carrying a bag soaked in blood, I guess.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

This right here - plausible deniability is your friend.

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fatdjsin@reddit

Have an unfinished art at home and with a few pictures published on social media !

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Third_Most@reddit

The two sweetest words in the English language:

Plausible deniability

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WhyNot_Because@reddit

Just make a social post about needing to throw out broken glass. Boom problem solved.

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snow-raven7@reddit

And the irony is that a convicted felon is running the country lol

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Tatler-Jack@reddit

Fish hooks sewn upside down inside both lips of a pocket. The hand goes in no problem. The hand comes out absolutely shredded, especially when the victim yanks down on the coat as the hand comes out. A London guy did it about 20 years ago. Guess which one got arrested?

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Yeah you're basically creating a booby trap.

At least with broken glass you have plausible deniability.

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General_Killmore@reddit

I'll be honest, I'm seriously struggling to figure out a plausible reason you'd have a bunch of broken glass in your purse

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FurnaceOfTheseus@reddit

Those vials full of MRSA that you were transporting to the lab must have broken. Or were those the vials of Dimethyl mercury? I always mix those two up!

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badmamerjammer@reddit

that bottle of wine I had in there must have broke in the tussle with the theif!

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PickledArses@reddit

And all the wine evaporated

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Forsaken_Law3488@reddit

I drank it earlier, then I put the bottle into the bag because I didn't want to leave trash behind. I didn't notice it broke.

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General_Killmore@reddit

Well, fair enough

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Glass water bottle broke when I dropped my bag. Whoops!

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Bathhouse-Barry@reddit

Booby trapping your home to hurt someone when you aren’t present I get why it’s wrong but going through a sketchy area and simply transporting a bag with fish hooks in it.

Why would this be bad? Simply looking out for my stuff.

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Retrotreegal@reddit

Which one?

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Tatler-Jack@reddit

The guy with the coat was prosecuted for "intent to cause harm" or something similar.

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Nicely_Colored_Cards@reddit

Guess.

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fxatd@reddit

Bring some lemon juice to spray on their cut if you’re feeling extra evil 😈

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Liv-Julia@reddit

When life gives you lemons, SQUEEZE THEM INTO YOUR ENEMIES' EYES!

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wimmingjb@reddit

Casually straal the streets of Barcelona with a bag full of wasps :)

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Round_Tea560@reddit

What’s that Australian plant that if you touch it it causes extreme pain? Yeah put a few cuts of that in there

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Gogglesed@reddit

Gympie gympie?

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Icy_Distance4051@reddit

A man after midnight?

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andthenifellasleep@reddit

Stop it, I'm trying to get my kid to sleep. I can't be laughing

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bushmonster43@reddit

The extra light of the phone screen probably isn't helping

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andthenifellasleep@reddit

It's alright, I was outside the bedroom door.

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Dougally@reddit

So, outside of the environment: r/thefrontfelloff

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lightaugust@reddit

I like your style.

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Lefthandlannister13@reddit

Fuck that shit all the way to Hell. What a horrible fucking plant

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verbol@reddit

What’s a Gym pie?

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resigned_medusa@reddit

That's hilarious, I've had a tough day and should be going to bed, but your comment made me giggle

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Mr_November112@reddit

You mightve replied to the wrong person but that's actually the name of the plant lol

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ninhibited@reddit

What did you just call me?

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Hellie1028@reddit

gif

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big_duo3674@reddit

Oh, and add in some tarantula hawks!

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weejv@reddit

Giant hogweed 😈

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rufisium@reddit

Dude I was just thinking this. Get out of my head, you seer.

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comfort-manager@reddit

Stinging Nettle - great idea

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Superb-Tea-3174@reddit

Gympie gympie is orders of magnitude worse than stinging nettles.

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Astronautty69@reddit

Read the article, and now my question is how would you safely get it into & carry it in the bag with you? I may crave unethical revenge on pickpockets, but not at the cost of my health & pain!

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amd2800barton@reddit

Wear thick rubbery gloves to harvest it in to a bag pocket that you don’t open again. Thoroughly wash and lint roll the outside of the bag to make sure Ira not contaminated for when you handle it.

Getting it to Barcelona from Australia or Malaysia is going to be difficult however.

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Dankestmemelord@reddit

It is actually a stinging nettle, in that it’s a member of the nettle family, and it sure do sting.

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ITookYourChickens@reddit

No, as soon as stinging nettle wilts it no longer stings. But now you can eat it! It's delicious and nutritious

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dirtymoney@reddit

In the US.... Giant Hogweed.

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GarysSword@reddit

This guy Reddits.

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inkstaens@reddit

shit you're right! i'm in texas i could just put some bull nettle in there, it hurts like a bitch all the same

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LocalInactivist@reddit

Vegemite?

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Third_Most@reddit

Suicide plant?

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millsj402zz@reddit

Cost the glass with capsaicin

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milosandwitch@reddit

Coat the glass with hiv

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outintheyard@reddit

Coat the glass with urushiol, (poison oak/ivy/sumac oils).

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yankykiwi@reddit

My pickpocket only got a tray of dirty Invisalign’s 😅 my wallet was tucked tightly into the bottom of my small crossbody.

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pupperonipizzapie@reddit

I had a fake wallet that got taken in a party district in Rio, it had a single tampon inside.

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imissthor@reddit

Tell me you made it look like it had been used!!

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otkabdl@reddit

If my short-term memory was not fucked this would be a great idea, but I would absolutely forget and cut myself up.

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ceocs@reddit

Had a few good laughs from some of the stories and recommendations here

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Wittyprettyibtc@reddit

Clever

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Impressive-Crab2251@reddit

I had a friend who was being bullied in elementary school. Bully would smash his lunch. He put a shingle with a roofing nail in his lunch bag. Bully smashed that nail right through his hand.

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deathboyuk@reddit

Some of those tennis-racket style fly zappers come with an "always on" mode.

Absolutely non-lethal. But they'll wake you the fuck up if you take a jolt (ask this dumbass how I know...)

They cost like $15 and you're not risking permanently cutting somebody's hand tendons, getting covered in a stranger's blood or exposing yourself to legal risk.

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redswinglinepizza@reddit

I convinced my aunt one time that those were hand massagers lol

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KiloJools@reddit

Hey dumbass, how do you know?

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deathboyuk@reddit

It was a moment brought to us by the letters "BZT" and the number "OW, FUCK".

I probably needed it, I never learn.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

As long as the broken glass is for an art project you're good.

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blatzphemy@reddit

Yeah, or you cannot be there in nine hours when the police show up. The police in Europe and especially the Mediterranean countries do nothing. I had someone try and rob me right in front of a Portuguese cop in Lisbon and he shrugged his shoulders.

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TheFightingQuaker@reddit

Or it's just broken glass in your bag. No reason other than you had a bottle that must have broken. So sad

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the_honest_liar@reddit

Didn't want anyone to get hurt so you were bringing it home to dispose of safety.

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VStarlingBooks@reddit

In Rome they're probably like 5€. Bought a few last time I was in Thessaloniki and Athens. No one owned one so my mom and I got everyone gifts. You should see my family running around the lights with them laughing and having a great time.

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TheItalianComment@reddit

This week it's 1,57€ @Action (in Italy)

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VStarlingBooks@reddit

Buy me like 100! All my acquaintances are getting one! Haha

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Zoltarr777@reddit

What if my goal is to sever their tendons?

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Gubble_Buppie@reddit

Chainsaw.

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Severe_Airport1426@reddit

How would you fit that in your bag discreetly. Asking for a friend

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LetsGoAcrossTheStyx@reddit

If you're actively trying to steal from me, I give two fucks about your tendons. And for the legal risk, "my soda must have broken in my bag" would work just fine. And for the blood, I'm just going to presume there won't be some kind of arterial spray or something. I'll take that risk, to fuck over a pickpocket.

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Pleasant_Reward1203@reddit

yah, that is called a booby trap and it's illegal and you can be arrested for it.

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Pleasant_Reward1203@reddit

wow stating a fact so op doesn't get arrested is voted down? that's weird

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drnmai@reddit

In the United States, but maybe not other countries

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Pleasant_Reward1203@reddit

In both Canada and England, setting booby traps as an anti-theft measure is illegal if they are designed to cause bodily harm. In Canada, this is covered by section 247 of the Criminal Code. In England, while there's no specific law against booby traps, the use of force to defend property is limited, and pre-planning a trap for someone could lead to prosecution

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Fast-Constant1491@reddit

Might as well keep a beehive in there too.

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utyuyt76tfyfg@reddit

And dragons

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bluecornholio@reddit

Ok this reminds me of when my little nephew kept wanting to climb grandma & grandpa’s stairs and wouldn’t listen until we told him there were dragons over there

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rividz@reddit

And guns for the bees.

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boopity_boopd@reddit

might I suggest wasps

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chicken_tendigo@reddit

Paper wasps make pocket sized nests, right?

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jeeniegenzy@reddit

My clumsy ass will cut myself by putting my hand in that bag :p

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jens4real@reddit

In elementary school I took a shark jaw to show and tell and forgot about it. The next day I reached into my bag to pull out a pencil and cut my finger on one of the shark teeth and was bleeding so bad I had to get stitches.

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jokingjoker40@reddit

Biting you from beyond the grave

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DecemberPaladin@reddit

“Vengeance!” And the shark’s unquiet shade faded into eternity.

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KiloJools@reddit

We're gonna need more shark jaws...

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Autocratic_Barge@reddit

Piss disk

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VeganTripe@reddit

Fake money sprayed with Liquid Ass then stuffed in an opaque plastic bag. Once the thief opens it to smell the delicious scent of money... 🤮

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Autocratic_Barge@reddit

That is perfect

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Shivdaddy1@reddit

Reddit loves this item.

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Erafir@reddit

As a kid my friend and I dedicated a pocket in our backpack and dumped a bunch of spices into it. Idea was if we ever needed to escape you punch that pocket and run away as your foes cough and gasp haha. If you don't plan of getting it airborne, you could use some super spicy powder along with your tip or just by itself if you don't like the idea of blood on you.

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remigrey@reddit

At some point early in the day make a social media post asking how to best dispose of broken glass, or text a friend lamenting that you can’t find anywhere to throw away your broken glass, etc.

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TheChunkyGrape@reddit

Such an American way of thinking, having to constantly cover your ass so you cant be sued. If you are in spain and a pick pocket gets hurt from something in your bag they would get laughed at if they tried to sue

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tirednsleepyyy@reddit

It’s not about being sued by the individual. In most places (maybe federally?) it would be considered “booby trapping,” which is illegal. You can’t preemptively plan harm on someone for any reason. You would likely be criminally charged (depending heavily on context and believability).

Like, if I have asshole neighbors that keep taking down my political signs, I can’t put a fucking landmine down next to it for the next time they come up. If someone keeps stealing your food in the office, you can’t put rat poison in it lol.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Bingo.

Plausible deniability is key. There's plenty of plausible reasons to have broken glass in your bag that are not for a booby trap.

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StalkMeNowCrazyLady@reddit

That plausible deniability needs to be reasonable to though. Meaning make sure that broken glass isn't the only thing in that bag/purse. As a lawyer once told me at a bar, if you got a baseball bat in the back seat of your car so yourself a favor and have a glove and baseball back there too.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Sage advice.

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jhuseby@reddit

Channel Ultima Online and just keep putting bags or containers within each other. Maybe add a GM trapped pouch for funsies.

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Fuzzy_Stingray@reddit

Id fill the bag with poison ivy

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EarlVanDorn@reddit

Years ago I read a post where someone glued a bunch of razor blades so they barely stuck out of a woman's wallet. They then rode the Paris metro with an open-top purse. Fun ensued.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

So you were baiting people to injure them on purpose? Thats messed up…

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EishLekker@reddit

Defending pickpockets?

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

So you think causing bodily for stealing is just? Those are on equal playing fields?

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StephanieCitrus@reddit

Attenzione, PICkPOCKET so how long have you been a thief?

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Le_Lorinel@reddit

Yup. Simple as.

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Sounds like you may also think scantily clad women are baiting rapists into targeting them... you're using the exact same faulty reasoning here.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

Not similar at all

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Zinn987@reddit

Do yourself a favor and learn about Islamic Law and the removal of entire hands for the crime of theft.....

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Guilty-Spread7700@reddit (OP)

I was just carrying a normal bag. Their was nothing drawing them towards us vs other bags.

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SweetBearCub@reddit

So you were baiting people to injure them on purpose? Thats messed up…

I think you're confused. What's messed up is that people haven't learned to keep their hands to themselves and to not touch what isn't theirs.

Fuck thieves.

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DrLeoSpacemen@reddit

OP implied they went back to a pickpocket hotspot with glass in an old bag (not one they are currently using) to bait pickpockets. To me this is different from protecting your belongings.

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SweetBearCub@reddit

OP implied they went back to a pickpocket hotspot with glass in an old bag (not one they are currently using) to bait pickpockets. To me this is different from protecting your belongings.

Tomato, tomatto.

Whether or not it's an old bag or their current bag, a decoy wallet or not, or whatever, if no one touches it, no harm done. If thieves try to help themselves to it, they need to learn painful lessons to not touch what isn't theirs, regardless of whether it's bait or not. We were supposed to learn this shit when we were young kids.

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Craftycat99@reddit

What if you like got a fake billfold and fashioned the inside like a 3D birthday card but with a realistic paper spider?

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Just_Du-it@reddit

Other than broken glass, what else is there?… be creative (and vengeful)

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Craftycat99@reddit

I heard someone put a jar of live bugs in the outer pocket of their backpack and the top of the jar was closed with a fragile tissue and rubber band so the bugs would escape if someone pickpockets

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Lvntern@reddit

You could alternatively set the bag to explode when it's opened

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Single_Size_6980@reddit

I used to love having a fake wallet on an extendable lanyard in Chile, the faces those flaites would make man….

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Sprayaaa@reddit

What about something like a mini bear trap to snap their fingers off or a mousetrap contraption slathered with poison

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boomer959@reddit

Love it

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Seadogdog@reddit

Go to the fishing shop and get some 3 prong laser sharpened hooks.

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fly4fun2014@reddit

Not broken glass... You take razor blades and see them in to line up your bag and pockets. Just don't stick your hand in your pocket yourself!

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Razor blades show intent. Broken glass is plausibly deniable. Oh no, your glass water bottle broke!

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fly4fun2014@reddit

Yeah, it's the intent to protect your property. What is the pocket thief gonna do, sue you??

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Cuneus-Maximus@reddit

Booby traps are illegal pretty much everywhere, so yeah, they could.

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MoodSwingingPro@reddit

A pocket full of shark teeth is less conspicuous than glass…

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CaptainPunisher@reddit

This takes me back to high school. I had a backpack that I loved, but the straps broke free from the bag up top. This was a canvas bag, not the nylon ones that just sucked, so it could be repaired. I didn't have a sewing machine, but I did have access to a mower shop every day after school (family business).

I took some wire hangers and cut the long straight sections out, sharpened them to a point, then pushed them through the straps and the inside of the bag fabric, and finally folded the eggs over and twisted them to lock in place. This bag held up forever, but one of my friends had a habit of teaching into my bag to borrow a book when he forgot his. After coming out scraped up a few times he learned to just ask me to pull a book out instead.

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dirtymoney@reddit

This reminded me when I used to make caltrops from wire clothes hangers, sharpened on a grinding wheel and twisting them so one point was always sticking up no matter what position they landed.

On my wat home I would place them on a spot where the local speed trap cop would park his car to run radar.

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dirtymoney@reddit

I should invent a shocking device that starts shocking when someone touched metal prongs on it. Like how those touch lamps work. Have an matching ring on your hand that has a proximity immobilizer that turns it off when sticking your hand in so it does nt shock you

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Danny_G_93@reddit

I hope this is a real story. I hate a thief.

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ThePowerOfShadows@reddit

Which one?

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littlebrotherof_ptm@reddit

I always put a bunch of thumb tacks in my change jars (whole family stole from it occasionally) this just reminded me of that lol

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dirtymoney@reddit

Add salt and vasaline with distilled poison ivy juice

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SimpleMinded12@reddit

Fill it with poison ivy

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bumbumboleji@reddit

Look I don’t enjoy or advocate for pickpockets but I think this one crosses my personal line.

I’m out

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ArtisticRiskNew1212@reddit

Nah someone tried to rob you, it’s deserved

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No_Economics_315@reddit

A bag full of bullet ants would make a pickpocket question their life choices. Lol

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DIY-pancakes@reddit

Add some hot sauce to the glass fragments

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chicken_tendigo@reddit

Then it's not your fault that some jackal reached into your pocket, only to find a shattered Tabasco bottle. You were just bringing a taste of home with you.

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boopity_boopd@reddit

lemon juice too

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Th1sismyus3rnam3@reddit

Refined pocket sand

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Businessdog69@reddit

the fuck is wrong with you people

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Snarky_Guy@reddit

Honestly, I feel this might be going too far.

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housevil@reddit

On a side note, did you know that broken glass tastes just like blood?

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EatAPeach2023@reddit

Those jumping cholla cactus spines go in easy and do not come out.

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dogsled1@reddit

Fish hooks.

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oohwowlaulau@reddit

Beat me to it . Once the thief feels the stab he/she will yank their hand out only to set the barb in. 😂

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dogsled1@reddit

I used to solder a few under my hood after my car battery was stolen twice.

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new1207@reddit

I've been trying to figure out how to keep a rat trap in my backpack for the hilarity it would cause pickpockets

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ColaDeTigre@reddit

Shredded paper+ glass shards If you really dislike people, glass fibers.

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LoadOk5992@reddit

This is awesome.

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Morphecto_Solrac@reddit

Jumping cactus. Those needles are tough to get off.

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SweetWodka420@reddit

Or bunny ear cactus. The needles are incredibly tiny and hurt a lot.

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totalfarkuser@reddit

Been to Mardi Gras four times. Twice I’ve had my phone stolen and the last time I had a few cards, some cash and most importantly my ID taken (front pocket!).

Also on this last trip we have a book bag that I’d actually a cooler… wife was wearing it and felt a few tugs in the thick of the crowd. Once we were in a clearing the icey water section was opened. That thief just got a handful of ice water. Good.

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pocahontasmcglinchey@reddit

I’m gonna fill my bag with mousetraps

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the_topiary@reddit

I disgusted a pickpocket once when I was going commando and had a hole in the lining of my pocket. It was an unexpected highlight of the morning for me, and hopefully a lesson for them.

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Arteech@reddit

as someone that lives and has grown up in barcelona, this makes me so happy, I'll be recommending this from now on

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SwindlerSam@reddit

I was pickpocketed in Barcelona during my first visit as a tourist. Luckily it was only my (old) work provided iphone with almost nothing on it. But they are truly professional tier thieves over there.

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ggcpres@reddit

Question: if you catch a pickpocket and beat them harder than a contestador did prime inca pussy, do you get arrested?

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Pretty_waves904@reddit

I went to a high pickpocket area, put everything in my bra and a few monopoly money bills in my back pocket. Sadly they were still there at the end of the day

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eddestra@reddit

As a bonus, whenever you feel sad you can reach in yourself and indulge your self haming tendencies!

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ntc1095@reddit

Syringes.

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Fertujemspambin@reddit

Hepatitis infected syringes.

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phathomthis@reddit

Anthrax and Cyanide coated too!

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weaseltorpedo@reddit

And smeared with feces!

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Morbins@reddit

Do I stick the syringe up my butt or do I poop on the syringe? 🤔

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maaadpat@reddit

Yes

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weaseltorpedo@reddit

you eat the syringe and poop them out into the bag

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phathomthis@reddit

With corn! So they know it's poo!

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Shadowofcloud9@reddit

Fill you pockets with razor blades and lemon juice!

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Newtabs9@reddit

that's a nice idea. If I ever go somewhere that's known for pickpocketing, i'm deffo gonna put some needles and some shards of glass in my pockets and stuff!

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RewardFluid7316@reddit

Gonna do this next time I travel. Thanks!

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LetsGoAcrossTheStyx@reddit

I'm going to Paris, next month. I was planning on just wearing a cross body bag, anyway, but I'm trying this. Here's hoping my stupid ass doesn't accidentally reach in, myself.

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Public-Examination77@reddit

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Ok_Moose7486@reddit

Pro tip: instead of glass, collect used needles from the ground. Just make sure the bag is thick enough so you don't accidentally poke yourself.

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Naughteus_Maximus@reddit

I like the Casino way

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Sauterneandbleu@reddit

I approve

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snoozemissile@reddit

Then throw him outside and tell the cops he got hit by a car

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sahmizad@reddit

I had similar plan after encountering some pickpockets in Rome years ago but using razors. Haven’t had a chance to try it out as haven’t been travelled there since. Well done OP.

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