Camera theft prevention

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:55:57 +0200, in .europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:36:43 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:34:53 +0200, in .europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
... ><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
... >this:
... >
... > ... Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200,
... > ... Magda <magda@eu> has scripted:
... > ...
... > ... >On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in .europe, "singlemalt" <jolo823@myway.com>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it
... > ... > ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized
... > ... > ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the
... > ... > ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a
... > ... > ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your
... > ... > ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because
... > ... > ... it is too much trouble.
... > ... >
... > ... >I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to
... > ... >steal it.
... > ...
... > ... Putting it between your tits means it's hard to take without you
... > ... noticing!
... >
... >No, really...?
...
... Put it where the sun don't shine?

Learn better English?

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:55:17 +0200, in .europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in .europe, "singlemalt" <jolo823@myway.com>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it
... > ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized
... > ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the
... > ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a
... > ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your
... > ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because
... > ... it is too much trouble.
... >
... >I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to
... >steal it.
...
... or pinch your chest?

They risk limb *and* life.

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:05:46 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:55:17 +0200, in .europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in .europe, "singlemalt" <jolo823@myway.com>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it
> ... > ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized
> ... > ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the
> ... > ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a
> ... > ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your
> ... > ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because
> ... > ... it is too much trouble.
> ... >
> ... >I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to
> ... >steal it.
> ...
> ... or pinch your chest?
>
>They risk limb *and* life.

from the nut cracker?
--

Martin

On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:18:09 +0200, in .europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:05:46 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:55:17 +0200, in .europe, Martin <me@address.invalid>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in .europe, "singlemalt" <jolo823@myway.com>
... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... > ... >
... > ... > ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it
... > ... > ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized
... > ... > ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the
... > ... > ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a
... > ... > ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your
... > ... > ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because
... > ... > ... it is too much trouble.
... > ... >
... > ... >I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to
... > ... >steal it.
... > ...
... > ... or pinch your chest?
... >
... >They risk limb *and* life.
...
... from the nut cracker?

I know a little trick that inflicts a *lot* of pain. Not sharing.

Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:

> Make credence recognised that on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:37:59 +0200, B
> Vaughan<me@> has scripted:
>
>
>>On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:47:21 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
>><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Make credence recognised that on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:02:06 +0200, B
>>>Vaughan<me@> has scripted:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
>>>><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Frankly, I think the thing about having the material cut to get access
>>>>>is nothing more than an urban myth. I've never known of anyone
>>>>>(directly or indirectly) that it's happened to. Think about how hard
>>>>>it would actually be to slice open and remove something.
>>>>
>>>>I was once mugged in the US. Two young men ran past me on opposite
>>>>sides. The one on the left grabbed my purse. The one on the right
>>>>sliced the pocket off my coat. He was so fast that I didn't notice
>>>>until hours later that the pocket was missing. There was nothing in
>>>>the pocket, but if there had been, he would have got it.
>>>
>>>He actually did it with a knife?
>>
>>I really don't know, as I was totally unaware of what he was doing. I
>>supposed that he had used a razor blade. However, it was cleanly
>>sliced away, leaving only thread ends hanging, and the cloth
>>underneath the pocket was not damaged at all.
>
>
> In that case he may have just ripped it off, or maybe it got caught on
> something. It would take some serious skill to do that with a blade.
>
> Of course I'm only guessing based on your description, but I don't
> think they would try something as tricky as that. It was your bag that
> they were after.

And you do not think that theft is a skilled trade?

Following up to The Reid <dontuse@fellwalk.co.uk> :

>On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:27:58 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
>
>>In that case he may have just ripped it off, or maybe it got caught on
>>something. It would take some serious skill to do that with a blade.
>
>forsooth, some *cutpurses* have serious skills.

hey nonny nonny, my Lord. Pray, let us sit on the carpet and think of happy
things.
--
Tim C.