• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    12 hours ago

    I mean knocking the person out and taking their wallet before they know wtf happened, maybe kicking their head like a soccer ball if they try to get up is done in America because it works.

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      5 hours ago

      You can’t just knock someone out with a punch. That’s how it works in movies, not in real life.

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        3 hours ago

        Its not like in the movies where they wake up hours later, but enough that the person is unable to defend themselves if not on the ground.

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      7 hours ago

      No. Pickpocketers usually work in massive crowds in order to rob people. If a robber uses violence in a massive crowd, they are far more likely to be detained by said crowd even if they can knock out the person they are trying to rob.

      Even threatening violence in a crowd could make people think you’re a terrorist, and the crowd response is going to be different than if you’re an unarmed pickpocket.

      • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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        10 hours ago

        I am just describing a form of robbery that is more common in America than Europe, I dont understand why this is controversial.