Pickpocketing
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- This article is about the crime. For the Robert Bresson film, see Pickpocket (film).
Pickpocketing is a crime, a form of larceny which involves the stealing of money and valuables off the person of a victim without them noticing.
The crime requires considerable dexterity and a knack for misdirection.
Pickpockets and other thieves, especially those working in teams, sometimes apply distraction, such as asking a question, bumping into the victim, or deliberately dirtying the victim's clothing and then "helping" him/her to clean it.
The crime used to be punished by death, but the public hangings were considered prime targets for pickpockets.
Famous fictional pickpockets include The Artful Dodger and Fagin.
It is also a skill used by magicians to either take an item from a spectator or return it without their knowledge.
Oliver Twist, a 2005 film directed by Roman Polanski used a pickpocket consultant to teach actors this skill
External links
- Howstuffworks.com - Pickpocketing
- You can see a video of a pickpocket entertainer hereja:スリ