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This is the moment a quick-thinking female Russian tourist took down a phone-snatcher in Argentina. Video posted by journalist Gonzalo Benitez shows the incident on November 9 when two thieves snuck up on the 33-year-old woman while she was on a bike waiting at a junction in the capital Buenos Aires. As they grab her device, she manages to wrestle one of them off the bike and hold him until Good Samaritans rush to her aid and help restrain him until the police arrive. Officers were also able to trace the offender who fled on the bike and discovered 10 cell phones at the property where he was arrested.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 115 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I like how one of them kicks the bastard while he's downé

[–] M137@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)
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[–] Danitos@reddthat.com 65 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm from Colombia (all Latam countries share a lot of culture and daily life style) and images like this are somewhat common. Here this thieve would be set free in 48 hours at max, so people take justice all by themselves, as the judicial system won't do shit.

This is jokingly called "paloterapia", or "kick therapy".

Same in Brazil

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Always beware of 2 people on a motorcycle

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 days ago

Agreed, but she woulda needed a mirror to see them coming, and been looking.

She knew what was happening the moment she did see them though and did an amazing job latching on.

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Love the detail of how the driver of one of the car that stops, comes over and after seemingly hearing what's going on starts kicking the thief.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 5 days ago (3 children)

That guy's a violent asshole who should go to jail too. We have courts for a reason.

I read another story where some lady accused a guy of kidnapping his own son. Bystanders grabbed him (which makes sense), but then another asshole broke his ribs, kicking him like this.

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

humans love a reason to beat somebody up. quite scary

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I don't understand phone snatchers?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but all modern phones now can be bricked with the 'find my phone' service?

Besides that, unless you get lucky with the pin / pattern, you can't factory reset or unlock the boot loader, so what does any of it matter?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 26 points 5 days ago

“Parts only” you can find them all over eBay.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"whatever happened to catching a good old fashioned passionate ass whoopin and getting your shoes coat and your hat tooken?"

It's not often violence warms my heart. Seeing people pull over so they could kick this piece of shit makes me feel like people aren't all that bad.

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[–] duckCityComplex@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I love how many people rushed over to help her. Good citizens looking out.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Tell me the world doesn't need vigilantes, do it.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

One day maybe, but right now we just need real consequences for these types of crimes. It was premeditated, not accidental by any means. Just drains of society preying on perceivably weaker people.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can I argue that increasing punishment generally doesn't decrease crime long term, only short term. The change we need is to address the root cause not to increase the size of the stick.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sure, I agree to that. But right now, people that prey on weaker people need consequences, not slaps on their wrists and a promise they won't do it again. You can't "accidentally" rape someone. Lock em up

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Stealing from someone in public is quite a different crime from rape. If people are stealing, remove their need or desire to steal rather than locking them up and putting them in a position where everyone they know is a criminal. It's a cycle that's hard to break and we should be more careful about who we thoughtlessly throw in jail.

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Vigilantism is a common response to the failure of the justice system. When people feel like the justice system will serve them, and policing will protect them, they're more inclined to let justice be served.

[–] root@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

Thought she was about to put him into a kneebar or bust out some other Jiu Jitsu for a second there.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

On tiktok, people blames the victim for not paying attention

[–] treesquid@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

TikTok is a cesspool. Even the dumbest person on earth can figure out TikTok, and it seems like they've all done it

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[–] Darkness343@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

She should've taken out a piece of his calf with a bite to teach him a lesson

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago

Fuck yes! What a POS

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My wife got pickpocketed in Rome on the train. Possibly a woman who didn't get on the train behind her. We traced the phone to an atm where it was shut off, but not there. They bought something for 1k at the train station and were probably trying the atm next. She had no phone and kept using mine since I put her account temporarily on my phone. To top it all off Verizon couldn't activate an esim so I had to wait and go into a store to get a physical Sim where the person working didn't know I can order a Sim for free online and pick it up. I usually get used phones and it was a pixel 7 pro.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Explain "They bought something for 1k at the train station" for me, please. The rest of your post makes little sense to me either, but I feel like you should elaborate on that sentence if you can.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh, my brain was thinking and typing it out didn't happen. My wife's bank card and driver's license was in the back of the phone. We had to cancel the card. They couldn't get into the phone, that's why they went to the atm after or maybe a coincidence the last location report on the phone was at the atm. We were doing tourist stuff trying to figure out to pay for the train and they saw. They even warn you about pick pockets on the train in Rome.

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[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

My tap to pay has a $100 limit, any more requires card and PIN. I think I can remove this limit, but I'd rather not.

[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 4 points 5 days ago

Nice, good for her. Hope bro got his ass whooped.

[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 days ago (16 children)

this is what actual anarchy looks like

[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 17 points 6 days ago (19 children)

Everyday people coming to the aide of a fellow human who is fighting to stop herself being victimized is anarchy? Yeah, pretty much. Doesn't seem like a bad thing, though. If we all took that level of responsibility, you wouldn't need much of a governmental force.

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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

stomp that mf out til he has a fucking epiphany

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