Is there more crime on the Riverside these days?
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Is there more crime on the Riverside these days?
I heard about a Larry’s Bar waitress getting mugged on Street 5 (I think) a few weeks back.
Since then I’ve heard long timers who hang around Larry’s discussing the uptick in crime. Talking about feeling unsafe walking on the Riverside at night.
A few minutes ago (noon time) I was in the back of an Indian style Grab tuk tuk cruising down the Riverside. I don’t like to sit directly behind the driver’s head because then I can’t see where we are going.
I was sitting on the left side of the tuk tuk and dicking with my phone. Didn’t notice that two guys on a moto had pulled up next to us until the guy on the back reached with his right hand and grabbed my phone.
I must have had a pretty good grip on it because he didn’t quite get it out of my hands. Then they just drove off, no apology or anything.
I know there’s always more petty theft before the holidays but this was the first time it happened to me.
Be careful out there, and if you’re going to stare at your phone in a tuk tuk, I recommend sitting right in the middle of the little bench or on the right hand side, as it’s harder for the punks to pass on the right and then reach in and grab your phone with their left hands.
Or just pay an extra $1-$2 for a Grab car.
Since then I’ve heard long timers who hang around Larry’s discussing the uptick in crime. Talking about feeling unsafe walking on the Riverside at night.
A few minutes ago (noon time) I was in the back of an Indian style Grab tuk tuk cruising down the Riverside. I don’t like to sit directly behind the driver’s head because then I can’t see where we are going.
I was sitting on the left side of the tuk tuk and dicking with my phone. Didn’t notice that two guys on a moto had pulled up next to us until the guy on the back reached with his right hand and grabbed my phone.
I must have had a pretty good grip on it because he didn’t quite get it out of my hands. Then they just drove off, no apology or anything.
I know there’s always more petty theft before the holidays but this was the first time it happened to me.
Be careful out there, and if you’re going to stare at your phone in a tuk tuk, I recommend sitting right in the middle of the little bench or on the right hand side, as it’s harder for the punks to pass on the right and then reach in and grab your phone with their left hands.
Or just pay an extra $1-$2 for a Grab car.
Last edited by gavinmac on Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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How about a dummy phone/laptop that is booby trapped so that it sprays indelible black dye over the perp a few minutes after he grabbed it. That would tickle me.
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Newsflash, they will steal your phone from whichever side you're waving it around. Don't get your phone out on the street or in a tuk-tuk, job done.
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I use my phone every minute that I’m awake. In tuk tuks, walking down the street, sitting on the toilet, all the time. I’m a busy guy. Those CEO sock puppets don’t create themselves.
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Couldn't you get buscador to automate some batch process to create multiple IDs. That would save some time for you to invest in trolling.
It's an awful shame for those ids to sit dormant.
And buscador could probably do with the work.
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Those freshies, particularly the pillion passenger, are talented. Same thing happened to me 5 years ago. Took the iphone in one fell swoop @ 40km/h before I literally knew what hit me.gavinmac wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:54 pmI heard about a Larry’s Bar waitress getting mugged on Street 5 (I think) a few weeks back.
Since then I’ve heard long timers who hang around Larry’s discussing the uptick in crime. Talking about feeling unsafe walking on the Riverside at night.
A few minutes ago (noon time) I was in the back of an Indian style Grab tuk tuk cruising down the Riverside. I don’t like to sit directly behind the driver’s head because then I can’t see where we are going.
I was sitting on the left side of the tuk tuk and dicking with my phone. Didn’t notice that two guys on a moto had pulled up next to us until the guy on the back reached with his right hand and grabbed my phone.
I must have had a pretty good grip on it because he didn’t quite get it out of my hands. Then they just drove off, no apology or anything.
I know there’s always more petty theft before the holidays but this was the first time it happened to me.
Be careful out there, and if you’re going to stare at your phone in a tuk tuk, I recommend sitting right in the middle of the little bench or on the right hand side, as it’s harder for the punks to pass on the right and then reach in and grab your phone with their left hands.
Or just pay an extra $1-$2 for a Grab car.
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Last Saturday one of the regulars had his iPhone snatched nearby. The journalist who was sitting near us on Sunday.
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Maybe time to grease some police/military palms and aquire a nice little surprise. My wife had both a gold necklace stolen once when there were still big open tuktuks and a robbery of cash at gunpoint while riding a motorbike. Police are utter shite. Getting anything on paper cost you money but you have no choice when applying for a new id/passport.
I'm tempted to create an exploding phone/laptop. Not that difficult now all Chinese electronics and microcontrollers are easily available here. Livestream the happening on facebook as deterrent....
I'm tempted to create an exploding phone/laptop. Not that difficult now all Chinese electronics and microcontrollers are easily available here. Livestream the happening on facebook as deterrent....
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