The life of a New York City pickpocket

[Certain]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/nyregion/the-pickpockets-tale.html

It's a little long, but it's fascinating.

[Zen]

Very cool. Saw a documentary awhile back about pickpockets in India that was good. Wish I remembered the name of it.

[uh-oh]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/nyregion/the-pickpockets-tale.html

It's a little long, but it's fascinating.

dope

[Blanco Bishop]

Interesting shit.

[Suthaveli]

Good read.

[Ghost1]

Read it. Part about that dude practicin on a coat in his closet with bells or whatever was ill

[Certain]

This was my favorite part:

Then there was the time, he claims, that he decided to show off after spotting an off-duty sergeant, a renowned chaser of pickpockets, on his way to Yankee Stadium. Mr. Rose sidled up to him in the crowded train, plucked a roll of $300 from the man’s pocket and slipped $30 or $35 of his own money, in smaller denominations, into the sergeant’s pants. When the sergeant recognized Mr. Rose one stop later, he patted his pocket, reassured to feel money there. (In an interview, the sergeant, now retired, denied ever being bested by Mr. Rose.)

[big baby]

i like to pickpocket rich cockheads then smell the stench of washingtons in my silk dockers

[Ghost1]

Yeaaaa!

Haha dope as fuck.

I liked the part where he menti9ned they wouod eye up the persons pants lookin for outline of folded bills or wallets etc.. that was hot too...

Also appreciated how he mentioned he generqlly didnt rob the locals cuz new yorkers often reacted violently lmao

[big baby]

liked the part where he wood eye up the persons pants


that was hot too...

[Ghost1]

Lol.

Im not jewish

Couodnt u have made me look more woppy in ur pic

Smh

[PancakeBrah]

I wanted to know how much they make in a year. Understood that it varies. I'd assume those big scores noted in the article are the exceptions. Seems like he made a decent, survivable living.

Other wise, pretty good.