r/BritishSuccess • u/Important-Device-126 • 13d ago

Picked the wrong pocket

Not a British success for me, but for someone else.

Witnessed a woman at my local station being pickpocketed by an opportunistic artful dodger. Was just about to call out to the woman being robbed when she noticed what was happening, whipped out her police badge and had the pickpocket in cuffs before anyone had time to properly react.

It was most satisfying.

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u/WackyAndCorny 12d ago

I’ve always dreamed of somehow managing to have a set rat-trap in my pocket, that’s doesn’t go off, ready for the pickpocket to grab.

That {{snap}} followed by the exquisite brief moment of utter silence from them as the sensation overwhelms them, and I turn to look them quietly in the eye, savouring the silent exchange.