Continuing a display of contempt for society, robbers have turned their attention to the public bicycle system in Barcelona. It is under attack as evidenced by a trio of tweets issued by bicing, the company that runs the service. The three tweets sent on August 27th show that bicing has identified that thieves are...
This is the sixth in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Post three was here. Post four was here. Post five was here....
On Friday, we published an exclusive story entitled “Tourist catches thief… tourist thrown in jail,” which was much commented upon. It was a lengthy piece by our guest contributor, Kristina, and in the midst of the article was a component we feel was overlooked. The article detailed an incident in which a tourist who...
This is the fifth in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Post three was here. Post four was here. Above photo by Original...
Guestpost by Eli. I am saddened to read about all the bad experiences on this site, but heartened to see that people are not browbeaten by these scumbags. I, too, was robbed of my bag recently. Having first approached a policeman on a moped who just shrugged and drove off, I was advised by...
This is the fourth in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Post three was here. Above photo by Jan Onym, here. Above photo...
This is the third in a series of six posts – published each Monday for six weeks – showing the human face of pickpocketing, bagsnatching and robbery in Barcelona, through photos found on Flickr. Post one was here. Post two was here. Above photo by Laura, here. Above photo by Anna Melander, here. Above...
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