Pickpockets, oh Pickpockets, Classification Essay

Pickpockets, oh Pickpockets

Who says crime is hard? They are very easy, especially Pick-pocketing. Even the easiest crime is pick-pocketing. You would just pick something valuable from other people’s pockets, and BAM! You have it all. Does not mean to teach you to pick-pocketing, of course. It is a bad thing to do, a crime, and the risk is grounded in jail. At this chance, I would just tell you kinds of pickpockets, their identifications, and how to prevent them.

There are two major kinds of pickpockets. The first one is the loner pickpocket (LP). LPs are either experienced and/or by perforce. The experienced ones are kleptomaniacs which means that they do it as a habit. And the ‘by perforce’ ones do it because some personal urgent business. They work alone on the spot, but usually there are links that connect one LP to other. They after people who seem reckless with their belongings so when they took their things, these people will hardly realize. These people are found in crowd, that is why the LPs are also mostly found in crowd. To prevent ‘meeting’ this kind, you have to be careful with your belongings and do not use too many ‘attractive’ accessories such as jewelry, expensive watches, etc.

After the loner pickpocket, there comes the groupie pickpocket. Like the nickname, this ones work as a group to pickpocket. They used to be the LPs and they decided to work together as one and share the ‘results’. They after the people who seem confused and lost, and sometimes kind-hearted. Some people will try to distract the victim’s attention, and some try to pick the belongings. They sometimes play a drama when one is pretending to lose consciousness so the one who helps will be pickpocket-ed. This will attract many attention if they do it in crowd, so the victim and people surround him will not realize that it is a trick. It is pretty hard to prevent these groupie pickpocket, because how can we differ which one really needs our help and which one is the drama from these groups? Use your intuition and always watch your belongings, I suggest.

The loner pickpockets or the groupie pickpockets, though do not risk your lives, they are still stated as a crime. They both steal your belongings, even the precious ones. Do not underestimate their skill, they are very skilled in distinguishing the real-expensive watches and the fake ones. How to avoid being ‘handy’ with them? The most important is, be careful; always watch your belongings. Next, do not seem confused or lost – although when you are. Find some safe place or information center to help you. Last but not least, as our parents advised us when we were children; do not talk to strangers. However, you do not have to close your mouth to everyone either. I suggest be natural is the best way.