These Thieves Are RUINING European Cities (Madrid pt 1)
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Whether it's London, Barcelona, Rome, or Madrid - we've always been told to watch out for pickpockets or scams. So when I saw there was a group of brave Spaniards protecting their city and exposing these criminals, I just had to see if I could help them out. So I joined Patrulla Madrid in the mean streets of Madrid to expose these criminal clans lurking in our European cities.
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Adventure Elliot is a bilingual travel vlogger (English and Spanish) with a particular interest in the Spanish speaking world. I enjoy taking adventures - big or small - and my goal is to show the Spanish speaking world 1 video at a time.
The goal of my channel is simple yet complex: I want to document and share authentic & educational content of anything related to Adventure Travel, Geography, & Language in the Spanish-speaking world. It's kind of a loaded topic, but it allows me to never exhaust my creative outlets. The truth is, I've always been extremely passionate about what I'm doing on my channel, but I never properly documented it when I started adventuring as a younger man in my college years. I've made over 150 CZcams videos in both English and Spanish, and I have aspirations to make 1000s more. If that sounds interesting to you, join the community and follow me along the way.. After all, we're just getting started.
#Europe #pickpocket #dangerous
I FOUND WHERE SOME OF THE THIEVES LIVE: czcams.com/video/fkTjMBZuerQ/video.html
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El Dia de la Bestia.
This looks fun. How do I come join the team?
hey Elliot. as all of america is watching this, maybe one of your stupid followers can remind you that there is much more worse shit happening in the USA and you aint there to help. why is that? is it that you maybe feel more comfy to harass people who wont shoot you in the face? could it be that? ahahahahhaa. what kind of a moron goes to foreign places and tells people to go back where they came from, checking them for ID. the American Karen moron type of person. btw the people joining you also happen to not know what xenophobia means. would ask you to teach them as you are a pro, but................ so fucking dumb xD xD
@AdventureElliot You are a bully with no spine to pick on women, whatever circumstances! Easy target, hero?
Why do my comments always get erased here? It has happened many times before! 😬Or is it CZcams who removes them?
In the UK we would get arrested for harrassing them and they would be let go, it is a crazy world we live in today.
In the West, the government protects the immigrant invaders.
when i see them in my home town birmingham they beg and scam even though they're british citizens exactly like myself they receive same governmental financial support like i do but i confront them
Same here in the USA
Western governments are doing it on purpose, to destabilise society. They constantly letting criminals out on the streets on purpose. Happy, secure, prosperous, stress free citizens are a lot harder to brainwash and control. With safe & effective. And with hating other countries as an "enemy" that they picked fight with FIRST instead of looking closer to home. And demanding change !!
Pick pockets have the right to defend its fingers
She says don’t touch her, yet she touches everyone’s pockets!! Get ppl to pick pocket them to see how much they robbed from tourist!
They are using every right as a woman to their advantage and then stragically play victim when it goes wrong
Exactly !🤣🤣🤣🤣
indeed! 🤣🤣🤣
@@Kureci_kridylka_Nikki pickpocket pickpockets
He should say, don't touch or steal other people's property.
Gentlemen,you are doing a great service for everyone.I was robbed in Toulouse last year,was a truamatic experience.Airport police so helpful.Delighted they caught the thieves who spent 3months in prison.Keep up the good work.I want to visit Madrid.
In Toulouse you have a lot to loose ! I know the arab City very Well;)
More division research problem reaction solution the tribe are at it again, wake up people please.
The same type of groups are throughout Europe. The pickpocketers in Paris are not Parisians, the pickpocketers in Barcelona are not from Barcelona, the pickpocketers in Milan are not Italians, same in Prague and everywhere else. It’s time they were cleared out to their own countries. I once seen a father teach his son, who was about 10, the ‘ring trick’ in Paris. Thank you all for helping honest people.
A man in Paris tried this on me and because I'm honest and quickly smelt a rat I turned it round on him and said we should ask the security guard to help us look for the ring and call the police oh that was the last thing he wanted and finally after being persistent he gave up and probably cursed me 😂
100% and Europeans are so. Far to left they won’t solve it. Europistan!!!
In fact, most of them are from the same country and play the role of the victim. I have faced many thefts in Italy and Spain, all of them from the same country, unfortunately.
and where are they so??
As a Romanian citizen, I am genuinely ashamed that the name of our country is represented by such individuals... The initiative is an excellent one; please continue to draw attention on these people. Great job!
You don't have to apologise what vile people do just because they are from your same country of origin.
Just make sure you shame and expose them every chance you can.
Romanians are great immigrants mate. I have met countless across Spain. They work very hard and speak both Spanish and English. These particular ones don’t represent Romanians but the truth is that they had Romanian IDs and if the EU allows it, more will continue to keep doing this, and it’s a shame.
Many people in our country don’t know the difference between Romanians and Romas. That’s how Romania’s reputation goes downhill.
@@danziger9996 The same happens in Spain. People mistake good hard working and respectable Romanians with gypsies. And the truth is there is little in common. Two very different ethnicities and social behaviour.
Unfortunately people mistake the two as the same and specially tourist who become victim to the latter, don't know that they were robbed, mugged or assulted by gypsies but mistake them for Romanians, other east Europeans or even spaniards.
The laws of the land make it easy for these people to literally get away with murder. And they take advantage of it along with the hapless lack of distinction form the tourist.
Don't be ashamed, we know 99.999% of Romanians are lovely people. Every society has its criminal. Romania is a beautiful country with very hospitable people❤ and culture.
Good job, I was in Madrid in the recent past with my daughter. my wallet was Pick pocketed on the train from the airport and I lost almost $900 - citizens need to complain and politicians need to change the law. Keep up the good work.
omg! :O
Sorry that happened to you guys. We are sick and tired of these gypsies and we want them back in their eastern countries. But there's no political will since politicians don't live this multicultural "enriching" experience.
Lived in Barcelona & visited Madrid. I’m English. 🏴
Part of the problem is they pick on tourists who will not stay for any court case. Can cost thousands to get back & forth.
Unfortunately, because of this, they can carry on.
👍🏼
7:10 she said she needs money for food looks like she never missed a meal 😂😂
Zou change the law but you can't change the gypsies.
I took a 3-month solo trip to Europe in the mid-80s and all the English speaking tourists of all ages I talked to for more than five minutes would eventually bring up their story of having had something stolen: wallet, purse, camera, or suitcase. The number of victims was absolutely shocking. They always brought the subject up as a warning to me once they realized I was a female solo traveler. I was extremely thankful for the warnings and exceptionally lucky as I had a couple of close encounters with large groups of thieves but never became a victim. Keep up the good work!
My sister visited Hong Kong and got pickpocketed with $1k of her money on her first day while in the train and it really dampened her spirits during her vacation. These pickpockets have no shame and they don’t care if it ruins their cities reputation on tourism.
It's not their city, they are Gipsy
The police don’t bother cause it’s less than €400 but they’ll bust your b*lls off for a €100 speeding ticket. The legal system is marvellous 🤦
Or for having 0,02 GRAMS of WHATEVER-INE, for your personal use, in your pocket!!
Loud exhausts on cars and teens/students smoking weed is more dangerous than pickpockets for police in Europe🤣
Country run by selfish asshol# law makers.
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way) don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
(2:136 / Translated by Community)
Salam (Peace) -------------------
Yes it’s the same in Denmark….
She has the audacity to say “Don’t touch”, but she is touching others pockets!!
do you have audacity? living and enjoying your luxury stolen from mouths of poor nations?
Can't touch this! Dah na na na! Can't touch this! Da na na na, Hammer time!
why not ? your politicants alowed to them , is this work for police , not on some youtuber . That isnt happening by accident ,
Did you see how mad she got when HER hat was stolen.
She didn't like that.
That's what sociopaths do. The guilty yell the loudest.
oh my god i died at 18:18 when the tour guide said 'Look, these are pick pocketers LOL
LOL 😭😭😭😭
Yeah he’s a pro, he definately knows the in and out of his city
That’s ridiculous how they can afford to get their nails done and live well from our money ….Thank you for your excellent work .They got us in Madrid a few years ago .Thank you for your work 👍👍🇦🇺
The nails are done like that for a reason. My friend was in a club in Madrid just a couple of weeks ago. On the way back from the bathroom, a woman slashed his arm by digging her nails into his skin. In the commotion of him realizing his arm was bleeding, she picked his pocket and ran off with his phone. Unfortunately he had apple pay connected to his phone with bis debit card and they somehow managed to get into it and drain his bank accounts. If you see any women with long pointy nails, run away!
My wife was victim to pickpockets in Cinque Terre in Italy. It was a group of 5 or 6 pretty young girls, well dressed and posing as tourists. It soured our holiday.
This kind of people are stiling.
Gypsies can smell and see the stupid liberals.
No doubt, they would have tricked me too.
So sorry about this
Sorry😢😢
The tour guide saying they were pickpockets like an attraction was GOLD!
Lol. Loved it.
timestamp? - nvm 18:20
It's part of the experience.
As spanish citizen I'm ashamed of my country's lack of security , sorry so much to all the tourists, this is unacceptable 🥲.
Don't be a shame , there are thousands in Uk
Una verguenza mundial la union hace la fuerza van por lado correcto desde argentina ESPAÑA UN PAIS HERMOSO
i know most people think "Well they'll just get a slap on the wrist and go back to their nasty ways once the police let them go"
but you have to understand these types of uploads really do have a wider knock-on effect; they raise awareness, they make thieves think twice before moving abroad, and it's give the govt a kick up the backside to get policy in place to have these people get some actual time behind bars. So good on Elliot for this.
Part 2 from Barcelona coming soon
@@AdventureElliot got a reply from the man himself!! 👍👍 😃😃
We were in Madrid a month ago, and we wanted to go to the center. The front desk of the hotel said that we should be very careful because Madrid is notorious for pickpockets.
Son mafias, q vienen de países del Este, q vienen exclusivamente de esto.
#34 is Elensky!?!?!?
Italy too. They send out children in packs of 3…asking directions. They work fast.
My parents went to Lloret De Mar in October 2023. More than 87 thefts in less than 6 days.
Italy subways too…my sister nearly get her wallet pickpocket luckily my mum slap the scumbag hands.
Elliot does more for Madrid than the Police. Bravo amigo! 👏🏻
🫡
#34 is Elensky!?!?!?
Of course he does more. The police in every western European country are for "multiculturalism".
Spanish police is crap
Bullying people is Not the way !
Great job, Adventure Elliot !!👍Thank you for an awesome video👍👍
Thank you for keeping your city safe! It about time someone did something about it. I was in Madrid twice this year and love your city!
once in the streets of amsterdam one guy was helpless and almost cried because he lost his money and passport so he couldnt go back to his country and he came from a poor country saved money to discover i hope he find his way back to home . This people are disgusting people they dont care about you .
Passport problem, you go to your country's embassy!
@@Ruitraceur yes we talked about it i gave him the location of the embassy but still he has no money and its a whole process where he gonna sleep in this process its all bs because of one pickpocket loser
@@Ruitraceur It's not that easy and it's not free.
He lost them, or you meant to say they were "stolen"?...the two situations are not the same.
@@markrobby7136 you can see in my reaction that i say '' because of picpocket losers '' they stole it from him it was in his bag.
My wife and I visited 5 Spanish cities in March including Madrid and Barcelona. We took all the precautions to avoid a Carterista encounter as we stayed aware of our surroundings at all times. One creepy dude quit following us when I stopped, turned towards him and looked him straight in the eyes to let him know we were on to him. It’s quite a problem in Barcelona too. Great video!
They are from Eastern Europe, now they barely have robberies there
Gran video Elliot!!! Excelente trabajo!!!😘😘
been in barcelona and is full of prostitutes valencia in other hand is a true paradise and underrated .
Totally agree about scammers in Barcelona! Also, it was very sad to speak with some Spaniards who told us they had to resort to begging and prostitution to survive.
@@user-bm8cl6mc9o In Barcelona there are no Spaniard beggars or prostitutes, troll, you are either South American or British or Romanian. Although I would bet on the third
Im so glad to meet this nice guys, we should be very proud of them. Los héroes sin capa! I love love them. God bless you for looking after the vulnerable and any victim.
Im a spaniard living in China. I just sub your channel while watching this first video of u. What a blast I had! Hope the laws change soon against the carteristas/pickpocketers, they really are the real shame of my country together with the politicians.
I was in Madrid 10 years ago with my niece and three young girls tried to pickpocket my niece, i was walking a few feet away from her and I saw them, I was carrying an umbrella with long handle, so I hit them with my umbrella telling them to leave us alone. They say those girls were gypsies.
10+ years ago, met the same group twice in the Madrid metro within 2 weeks.
Same gypsies are out here in Los Angeles asking for money in intersections
Poor your niece and poor those children… their parents or traffickers forced them into this life of crime.
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way) don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
(2:136 / Translated by Community)
Salam (Peace) -------------------
I've never seen Roma enter a shop to buy, only to steal.
I was pickpocketed at a railway station in Rome. The joke was on them as my purse had no money in it.
Legend. 😂😂😂😂
I also was pickpocketed in the Rome train station. I caught the young girl that did it but the police would not arrest her. I think they pay off the police. She was working with another girl and followed me right on the train and tried to pass me in the aisle when I felt a tickle in my pocket. She froze when I grabbed her and then she dropped the wallet. Don’t carry your wallet in your pocket, stick it down your underwear. Rome is nothing but crooks.
My purse was slashed, but they didn’t get anything as my money was in a pocket closest to my body. Now I carry Travelon bags. They lock and are difficult to open. We are going to Rome in July. My husband is going to carry one as well.
😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉
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I'm rooting for your passion. You are a helpful gesture to many people. Thank you on everyone's behalf.
I was supposed to go to Europe alone this summer, but my work colleagues discouraged me because of pickpockets and dangerous places to visit. I am glad I have all this info, and I am not looking forward to going anytime soon . Thank you to these guys for posting on CZcams.
I was in Madrid a few years ago to watch a football match. Some gypsies tried to pickpocket a group of Irish woman. The Irish woman smashed them to bits. It was mayhem. Teeth on the floor ,blood everywhere. One of the gypsie woman had like 5 stab wounds
Sure
Never happened.
@@niallglennon83 True story im afraid. My gf was involved. Dont fk with the Irish.
@@neonred7594 True story im afraid. My gf was involved. Dont fk with the Irish.
Don't believe it, but this is how it should be.
I had a friend, she said she was going to Barcelona. I said, " you will get your bag stolen!". And she did.
😮😮😮😢
Been all over Europe and had no problems .They must know you are coming from miles out 😮😅.English are not wanted in most of Europe btw
@rossib6974 only when they are at war then?
@@limpetheadNah. They are useless these days even in that department. 😅 As the war in Ukraine clearly showed/shows.
My younger bro was working in the Virginia during the summer of 2017. As a pool guard. After only a day or two his smartphone was stolen... And we are from the southeastern Europe. At least earned some nice money, got a better phone, visited Washington DC, White House, professional baseball game, Philadelphia, NYC. Then when he returned back to Europe, he traveled with his girl friend to Poland, North Italy ski resorts and Barcelona. No problems what so ever. But in the USA someone snatched his smartphone like a flash!
Proud of you bro!! huge support!!
Bro please watch my other videos they’re just as good!
Same here!!! This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen in my life!!! Wish we could do something similar with the parasitic “asylum seekers” here in the US!!! Great work, ALL OF YOU!!! 😊✨🫶🏾
One word for you and your team - Greatness. Keep doing the great work bro
There is a Dutch channel called Boevenspotter. This dude caught over 1500 pickpocked criminals. Crazy how he walks around and just spot them . Great channel. peace
they are easily recognizable if you know what to look for.
Much respect to these young Madrediants for putting in that extra effort for their city and community! Salute from the USA!
Well done for supporting the visitors in your Country. We work hard and save for our holiday and this is the last thing you want, when on holiday.
It's so disgusting.
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way) don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
(2:136 / Translated by Community)
Salam (Peace) -------------------
Shut up you utter bell
People have to do what the government don't its a shame the goverment knowingly that it happens in a regular basis dont do shit.
Its amazing how they are dealt with. There is an old punishment in my country where you will carry whatever you stolen and walk through every streets of the town, while children chanting a ‘thif’ to embarrass you.
Fantastic work guys, keep it up.
Part 2 please🙏🏻
I propose that those caught stealing should be banned from entering the respective country for at least 5 years....
For life,
Once you expose urself ur out,
Just like in a job,
If you steal ur out for good, not 5 years & cum back to do the same .
No, not 5 years, a permanent ban!!
Yeah send them home who want these fucks in their country.
They will just move from one county to another, jail time is the way, it's stealing after all
Don't propose anything! You don't have the rights!
Only they have rights.
When the lawmakers and governments fail doing their jobs, the citizens are forced to take over. Good job guys!
No you should stop paying taxes instead.
In such case, why do we need to pay taxes?
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. And terrorists (puppets of the Antichrist) who misinterpret verses, out of ignorance and political motivations, and take them out of historical context (just like radical atheists do by the way) don't help either. Thank you very much for your time.
First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
(2:136 / Translated by Community)
Salam (Peace) -------------------
No bad job, you should leave police work to the police.
@@RaulArriazola police are there just for protecting the cartel banks and cartel politicians.
I went to Madrid back in 1987 and the pickpockets were out in force back then. Eye opening as a teenager.
Hide your kids. Hide your wife. They stealing everything out here. Good work bro 😂
You forgot... "and hide jo husbands too cud dey rapin' everybody out here!" hilarious video
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
just like the muslims
If there was more British men with the same courage as this guy maybe Britain could be saved.
@@Catmac2000 please help us and the controllers and took away our guns. We need help in Britain Ireland, Sweden Scotland, Denmark, Iceland, UK France, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Russia.
I was pick pocketed at the Madrid Airport. It was one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. They took $500 plus my US green card - I was stuck and could not go home. 😢
I feel your pain. They slashed open my backpack and surrounded me with pieces of cardboard while they looted my bag in Paris once. I then started carrying razor blades in my pockets - wrapped in handkerchiefs. That did the trick! Lots of bleeding Gypsies
@@big_red_machine3547 sorry for you
Sorry for you
Wow, at the airport!? I thought thieves would never risk this in airports.
Are you still stuck? Sorry
Good for you! I used to do that on the subway before going to the office, I would get so tired before my day even started. Gracias amigos.
Thank you so much for doing this!!!
I have a trip coming up soon to Madrid. Will be on the lookout.
Same situation in Rome - Italy.
You joking right? The same Rome who done exactly the same thing to other European countries many years ago? Really? Isn’t that called karma?? 🤫🤫🤫
@@section5760what are you talking about?
@carmenvalmalaartaraz8260 probably about Roman Empire looting other European States OR maybe referring to World War IIs "Pact of Steel" between Italy and Germany
I am baffled by how out of context these messages are.
Same in London UK 🇬🇧 too bro. These same types park up on Tower Bridge & do 3 card monty scams as well as pick pocketing. There's loadsa vids on YT of these types doing their scams, they carry squares of carpet around with them to drop on the bridge then they bet on you choosing where the pea or whatever it is after they've moved it around under a cup, and they have people who they know/who are on their team, who'll bet and win just to make other people that they don't know, feel confident to bet. And there's no way to win legitimately because they use slight of hand to remove the pea in the first place, so there's no pea under the cup at all when you play!! So no way to win. If that makes sense.
20 years ago in Madrid i saw a businessman smartly dressed at the train station. I then saw him crawling up behind someone sitting on a bench and he tried to reach around and steal a ladies purse that was next to her. She noticed and he ran away.
They've been doing it for years.
My wife and I boarded a tram in Rome after arriving from the airport. The tram wasn't crowded, but a gypsy holding a baby was standing suspiciously close to my wife. I approached the gypsy and peered under her baby. The gypsy was holding my wife's pink purse. I made a commotion and the gypsy dropped the purse. I picked it up. The gypsy alighted at the next stop. That was enough to alert me of this danger. I now keep my wallet in my front pocket with a cord attached to a loop I have installed in the right pocket of all of my trousers.
And with They, we all know who it is, gypsies.
I think much much longer than that. Perhaps hundreds of years.
Sis was sat eating lunch with her handbag on the floor. She sensed a movement and found a woman crawling under the table. She picked this woman up by her coat collar, and gave her a mouthful. The woman grizzled pathetically.
You should research dates of the anti-Gypsy laws in European countries.
You are doing great job sir . This is unbelievable the way you exposed those pretty pickpockets
Well done Eliot and PatrullaMadrid. I've been living here for over 30 years. It's always been a very safe place and marvellous atmosphere in the centre. It makes me sick these pickpocketers ruining everything. They operate on the Metro and mainly in the centre. Great work.
My first morning in Paris (1982) I was accosted by a group of little gypsy kids who surrounded me and I had no idea what they were all chattering about. They were carrying large paper signs and pushing them up against me. One unzipped my camera bag and stole my purse which was on the top and then they all fled as quickly as they had shown up into a waiting Taxi probably driven by their parent. I spent a full day having to get a new passport and all of my travelers checks reassigned. The US Embassy treated me like I was the criminal doubting my story as I told it. It was an absolute nightmare and now I know. Good for the citizens going after these miscreants and thanks for filming it!
When i went to Paris in 1992 to see Elton John in concert a woman was breast feeding a baby on the street and begging for money when we stopped another woman came from behind and attempted to steal my friends purse.
Both of you should stay in England and USA .Both of you are against people coming to your criminal shitholes but you go everywhere outside your countries .What a cheek 😮.Stay in own made hateholes
@@lynnedavies5884 the absolute *"dirtiest"* of tricks ❕️🤦🏼
So sad. Sorry about this honestly. Yes it’s amazing for citizens to expose these criminals. It’s a shame they are involving children into this.
I remember in Rome (1986) the same tactic by gypsy kids outside the Colosseum, the guy I was with had his documents removed from a zipped-up pocket on the front of his jumper as they pushed us close to the road. Police were only 20 metres away, but the kids didn't care.
Being a Romanian I just want to thank you so much for what are you doing, guys! Keep up the work! I’m so happy seeing them getting caught!! Lot of Romanians are working so hard double shifts, more jobs daily to get better lives and because of these kind of persons we have barriers in getting better recognition in the society even tho’ we only want to do our things LEGALLY! Congratulations! I’m subscribed from now on!
What's Romania like for pickpockets? Somewhere I'm thinking of visiting in the future.
@@cherylparry8032it's not as bad as Madrid but one should be very cautious especially in public transport. Our cops are useless so don't rely on that. Keep your belongings out of touch. They'll come from behind and the most dangerous places are when you want to enter a bus or a tram. NEVER call a Romanian a gypsy. You might end up with your jaw broken. We welcome all tourists wholeheartedly but our global image is ruined by these cockroaches. Romania's nature and traditions are beautiful, we're a humble and EXTREMELY proud people and being associated with these creatures is appalling. I'm not one of these proud Romanians that's for sure. As sad as this sounds, i suggest you don't visit Romania.
@@cherylparry8032 It’s not that bad as you maybe heard.. I think is the same as other places when it’s crowded. Tbh i always take care of my stuff and a duffle bag might help you a lot wherever you go, not only in Romania haha.
I would suggest you to go to the mountain zone. Looking forward for your reply when you come back from it.
These thieves are a hybrid or Turkish, Iranian mixed with North Indian. eww
Europeans are sick and tired of English criminals and trouble making going to EU under disguise of Tourists and police want them out too !
It’s not only about tourism, it’s our families (mothers, aunts,etc.) when they move to the city center…
Thanks for doing this good work!
This should be the standard for misbehaviour for all people that don’t respect the foreign country regarding pickpocketing, taking advantage of social security and other crimes, irrespective of their nationality or ethnicity. Let their homeland take care of them.
I applaud the group from Madrid for putting in the time and effort to do this. Thank you for taking part in the effort, recording and sharing it in order to spread awareness on this issue. It all helps make the city a safer place to live in and visit.
This is great! Keep sharing!!
bro make as many parts as you want, this content is fire
When they say don’t touch me, say, “don’t touch others pockets.”
Have you seen where they touching? I think this world is blind and deaf 🧏♂️ too
JUST SAY : DON'T TOUCH ME & GIVE ME BACK MY WALLET with my ID-CARD & MY HONEST EARNED MONEY !!!!
@@Rimj-ur4be Assault is worse than theft.
=> 17:12 HERE
Goddamn enabler. Enablers of violence are also violent. Sorry you were raised in violence and had no choice but to normalize it (to not see your parents as the monsters they were - which would be a threat to your life), but the time to enable violence by accepting it is OVER. No excuse for you as an adult!
I’m from Rio de Janeiro, the Beautiful city of Crime, when Visiting Barcelona I had an Immigrant pickpocket my wallet, of course I submitted him and called the guards… was was more surprising was that the guarda where like “this guy again?” Pathetic.
Police in Rio would do the same, no?
Did you use BJJ? Nice.
That’s because you’re a mané!
Thank you for helping Tourist people to avoid Pick pockets gangs 🎉
Last week, two guys stole my wallet containing $2,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area. When I reported it, the police did nothing. They suggested that I shouldn't carry a wallet and should instead opt for cashless transactions.
the magic word: GYPSY those were people living in tents outside of cities not wanting to WORK ever, it's been like that since the 17th century i thought they were gone by 2024
11th
They are famous for being thieves, beggars and scammers in my Asian country too.
With woke and socialist governments what do you expect ? Gypsies know it and act accordingly.
As a tourist, I was mugged in Paris in metro station by a guy offering help to buy ticket.
I went to Rome in the early 90s and saw a gang of pick pockets. An elderly man in our group (a vicar wearing his white collar!) had taken traveller’s cheques for spending money and didn’t want to leave it in the hotel so took it out with him and it was stolen. He knew the woman had taken it and confronted her. She’d already passed it on so she lifted her top exposing her tits to prove she hadn’t got it. The poor vicar went purple, which was her objective, cocky bitch. I felt so sorry for the elderly vicar and his wife. We tried to chase the gang so we could tell the police where they went but they split up and disappeared. B@stards 🤬
yes I saw this scam at a Dutch show so the man says he wants to help you buy a ticket and he asks for 20€ or sometimes more but the ticket only costs 1.50
@@dylandewulf3879 hahaahahahaahahaa
@@dylandewulf3879
That was his courtsey fee. 😅
mugged in paris? hahahaha to be mugged by cowardly Parisian you must be a wimp
Very good video. Keep good work❤
Thanks for this. I was literally in Lisbon earlier this week. I was on a Free Walking Tour and the tour guide kept warning us about pickpocketing. I thought to myself "enough of this, we get the message." She even interrupted the tour to point out two women whom she said were regular pickpockets. My wife and I laughed, and honestly we were a bit cocky. The next day, my wife's backpack was "picked," and my wallet inside was stolen. I lost my credit cards and my US passport. I had to spend the next day going to 4-different police stations and then the U.S. Embassy. I spent hundreds to dollars between cabs, Ubers, and the fee for a new Emergency Passport. Sadly, they run rampant in Lisbon. When you travel please take this seriously. The video is accurate: most of these crimes go unpunished, most seem to be folks from Romania and Bosnia, and lastly, it will prove to be very expensive for you, and worst, very stressful.
It won't just be Romanians and Bosnians.
It will be Spanish pickpocketers too.
Typical American, very cocky. Even as a British person, i'm well aware that I'm not in my environment whilst I'm on holiday! Unfortunately, you've learnt the hard way.
@@rulleh Americans always ignore and think nothing will happen to them. It's such an ignorant attitude
How that happened after THE WARNING!???
What good of you to tell us this story. We always get a lot of advice from a lot of people in our lifes... and after we think ow I should have listen.. so thanks for telling us your story!
My grandmother grew up in one of the worse slums in south east Asia. She places a rat trap into her bag and locks it in armed position. No law on earth will protect a pickpocket if he gets his fingers sprung trapped
OUTSTANDING.
Lol nice
That would be illegal in most western countries where you're not allowed to set traps. Which is the why the problem is so bad.
Except in US where it you defend yourself & give back at the robber you'll be shamed
This is the west you'd be thrown in jail for doing that 🤣
Elliot , I would like to say on behalf of myself and everyone watching this how dangerous it can be if you aren't alert. I am planning God willing to study in Spain soon & you just opened my eyes to be aware and cautious of my surrounding! Thank you Elliot stay safe & God bless.
This is fantastic video. Great to see
As a Madrid citizen that has been living here ma whole life, im so gratefull for this. Keep up the good job. Hope more local people start doing what u do.
Paris needs this movement. Got attacked by 4 guys on the metro a few months ago and they took my phone right out of my front pocket (I had my hand in there but they distracted me for a few seconds). They are pretty sophisticated with fishing sites and such. Police and security couldn’t do anything. I was with friends and it still happened. We have pictures of the thieves and shared with police. I hope that people are more careful with the Summer Olympics coming up. Glad you’re doing this because I reached out to so called “influencers” and news channels to do a short bit to warn people and none gave a crap. Perhaps only when it happens to them that they start caring.
Was this early in the AM or late in the evening when there weren't many people on the metro ? And what route were you traveling ? I've never felt unsafe taking the Paris metro, so this is surprising to hear.
@@3l3llala13this was at the Concorde station around 3 PM this past early December. My two friends and I just finished a walking tour and ended at the gardens next to the Louvre. We visited the Xmas market there before heading to Montmartre. Went to the station, got our tickets, got to platform and a guy was looking at me. Didn’t think anything of it. When metro came, we got in line in front of the door. The same guy was getting at the next door but then went over to where we were trying to squeeze in. I had my hands in my front pockets like I always do on trains and buses. They squeezed my friends out and didn’t allow them to get on. They crowded me on the metro creating the illusion that it was crowded. I was going to move down towards the next door where it was more empty or get off and take the next one with my friends when they made space and allowed my friends to get on.
Then as I stood around one of the poles (was holding it with my right hand while left hand was in front left pocket where the phone was), one of them kneeled down and jangled a bunch of keys next to my right foot as if I was stepping on it. At first I just moved my foot and didn’t think anything of it. Then he continued for a bit more. I thought about kicking it away but not that kind of person. He started lifting my right foot up and down so I took my left hand out of the pocket to shoo him away with both hands saying “dude wth are you doing?” My first thought hearing metal clinging and him lifting my foot was that he was going to cuff it to the pole. That’s why I did what I did. Right then, they created a commotion and took my phone. It took 3-5 seconds and I realized “wait. My pockets are unprotected!” Went to feel for my phone and sure enough it was gone.
I didn’t allow the metro to leave, confronted them, security came out, marked phone as locked via iCloud using my friend’s phone, tried calling it, etc. Essentially, without proof, security and police couldn’t do anything. Four of them left together. I didn’t realize until that moment that it was a team sport. I am well traveled, usually careful, and never had any issues until then. Went to the police station to file a report and met so many people from all over the world that were victims of pickpockets or had their luggage broken into on the train. Paris is a beautiful city, but petty theft crimes have become rampant (similar to lots of major European cities).
After we filed the report, my friend got a text as we were leaving the police station. It said your phone’s location was updated and to login to see where it was. We were all tired after the ordeal and I went off the words of my friends that it was safe and tried logging in. Keyword is tried because after the second try, I wondered why it wasn’t working since I used the same username and pswd to mark the phone as lost earlier. I asked the other friend if this looked legit. We Googled the official icloud website and sure enough it was different. They basically got my login info to unmark the phone as lost, wipe it, and sell it. I had a passcode on as well. Anyway, this was the same night that a German tourist was killed in an ax attack near the Eiffel Tower. That happened 6 hours after I was pickpocketed. Again, beautiful city but it seems to have gotten worse vs my first visit almost 10 years ago.
That sucks so bad. I absolutely hate thieves.
Paris has it too. I saw a video about the Paris vigilantes. Same modus operandis.
never been to these touristy big cities and never wanted to.
Great video Elliot. Gran video. Gracias.
You guys are doing a highly risky job, take care of your own safety! Appreciate your work so much !!
Fabulous initiative. When I was in Lyon, a Roma girl regularly sat underneath the ATM so I went inside to ask the bank to ask her to move. Allez, allez.
I have many friends who have been victims of pickpockets in Europe's cities and the police do nothing to stop it. Thank you very much for your actions.
These thieves are a hybrid or Turkish, Iranian mixed with North Indian.
@@EVA-ki5vw They are Gypsy's ! None of them have ever worked an honest day in their life !
mass immigration worldwide has done nothing but make places less safe, especially if the laws are soft like they are in europe and new york. UAE on the other hand is pretty safe despite being pretty open to immigration, because they don't have these soft laws Europe and US democrat cities have
@@stevenscummy1458 UAE immigration is different, they only go to Work (Mainly Indians, bangladeshis, etc... and from other Neighbouring countries as a Bricklayers) not to live like in Europe or USA. In skilled jobs they hire mainly Europeans or Americans and gave them visa to live there with out problem.
@@Adrianalonso24 Good point, in UAE if you have money it's super easy to move there, but if you're a poor immigrant you probably do need a work visa to stay. Meanwhile Europe and recently the US is just letting them in just because
Such a great service....keep up the good work.
wow! what a video i just watched!! thank you brother!!!
Thank you for exposing these creeps. I was in Paris many years ago and more than half my group got pickpocketed, all of us were attempted pick-pocketed. Yup. The pick-pockets never got money from me, 'cause I was very vigilant. Steal from a grocery store if you are hungry, but don't steal from individuals on the street. Be careful, as I also warned some German tourists on the metro in Paris, France about pickpockets (who are mostly Moroccan). The Moroccan pickpockets then physically attacked me when I exited the metro train onto the platform. The pickpockets are always in groups. One way to avoid the pickpockets in Paris is to ride the bus, not the metro. The bus is much nicer, you can look out the window and see the scenery, and no stinky crowds to deal with, and a bus driver to help you if you need it.
Good tip
I worked there for a while. Had a few near misses.
One of the charity scammers tried to pocket dip me at the sacred couer. I smashed her clip board onto the floor.
Next minute four or five guys appeared from sidelines and started to bee line to me.
I was about to jog off, maybe hit the first one, all were big belly males and I was in my prime.
A van pulled up rapid of unmarked police and saved the day. That was crazy hahaha
How do you know if they are Morroccan? Did you ask their identity papers? Egyptians,Libians,Algerians,Tunisians,Moroccans,Bulgarians,Romanians,Turks, Israelis etc have a lot of similarities (brown hair,tanned skin colour, a lot of similar specific in their face etc! How can you tell the identity
Btw stealing from a grocery store are you for real? How about them working for their money instead! People owning grocery stores are going bankrupt because all of the thefts!
@@user-ne8ik6ms8o just a figure of speech. Do not steal.
Why is stealing from a grocery store ok? Fool 😂
As a Romanian I can recognize and confirm that the pickpockets are from Romania and we call then Tigani, Gypsy, someone has named them "romi" in 1998 because they had dirty their name by stealing, the new name "romi" was designed to confuse them with existing hard working Romanians. Congratulations for your work, you do a great job. You need laws to strongly punish them. You need more people to do this and police does nothing! Put the in prison and never let them leave.There are always 3 pickpockets, need to find them:one blocks, one steals, one runs with the money. The european laws are protecting the pickpockets, incredible.
In Europe is one allowed to use weapons such as pepper spray or a tazer? Or are these thing illegal? Also if while being pickpocket I decide to defend myself will I be charged with assualt?
yes Romanians and Romanians is 2 different people so to speak.. i know well
The romani people didn't steal their name from anyone else. You are full of prejudice, but what can we expect from someone who's from Romania, the country that enslaved the romani people for centuries, mudered thousands of romani people during the second world war and burned down hundreds of roma homes in the 90s. When did you think the romani people should have been more "hard working", back when they were slaves or when your fellow countryman were murdering them?
we know its the gypsies bro, Romanians are good people.
Unfortunately when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU pickpocketing on the London underground went up 130%. I've worked with many fantastic Romanians, but we should be able to prevent those with criminal records from entering. One of the reasons why Britain left the EU.
I am a Hungarian but a Romanian citizen, but these people just keep putting shame on our country, and they are romani, just a part of the county's population.....it is a shame, some better laws should be put in place in these countries to make them move away, but more so to make them accountable for their doings....
My friend you are doing great work…💪💪hi from the Netherlands
Your country is run so much better than Spain, pickpocketing in Amsterdam is only a small fraction of that in Barcelona or Madrid
Most of the scams are selling fake drugs to tourists and sex workers overcharging
Not a big problem
Thank you very much for this great work that you are doing for my country, which we should really be doing.!!! Greetings from Japan amigo!!!
My brother was pickpocketed his first day in Barcelona. They got all his money and his passport. Beware of groups of young people who surround you then make a scene. In Italy, I called them out but spoke to a lot of people who had been victimized this way.
His money and his passport? Oh no this is awful :( How did he manage to go back home?
Leave your passport indoors safely at the hotel Take a picture of it on your phone to show if stopped for i.d.
I'm glad you're calling them out. I can't stand these thieves. It's a shame the police don't lock them up.
It's the law, it's the government...police can do nothing!!!!
This coming from someone who cowardly fled Ukraine instead of fighting like a man is hilarious.
Keep that "Holier Than Thou" attitude to yourself, Johnny. It's embarrassing.
Thank you for this excellent video. This is very important information for any tourist. May I also add that people need to be extra vigilant when travelling all day and they're tired and may not be as careful as they normally would be. I nearly lost my handbag in a cafe at a French train station because I had it slung over the back of my chair. A strange looking man started circling around our table staring at me and it was then that I discovered to my horror that my handbag had slid off the chair and was on the floor! My passport, credit cards etc. could have been lost. I don't know what the man's intentions were but had he not acted so strangely I wouldn't have noticed my bag on the floor.
This is such a powerful action. I love what you guys have done to protect the innocents.👍
Its like this in the UK, especially central London. It got 100 times worse when Romania joined the EU.
These are gypsies, they will go anywhere where the laws are not harsh enough and they can play the minority card. We tried to integrate them into society but its very hard when they dont want to. Same as some UK travellers.
But how many of them work legally and pay taxes for your UK who will become a Muslim country soon 😅. Romanians are not thiefs , the gipsy ones are thiefs and romanian is not the same thing with gipsy even some of them have romanian passport. How in UK are a lot of africans , asians and they call themselves British but they are not.
I love how people like you send your time being so mad ant something you can't control. It entertaining
@@ojoo6858dude what are you talking about?🤷
Romanians are not to blame. Blame EU's protection of gipsies. They are also stealing in Romania on much higher scales
I used to work at a London Museum and we had our fair share of pickpockets from Eastern Europe
These thieves are a hybrid or Turkish, Iranian mixed with North Indian. eww
They are gypsies And no east europeans !
I was doing this on my own 15 years ago in the metro of Rome and Barcelona. But this is 2.0 level. you guys are geniuses !
Thank you for making these videos
Back in 2019, I was gifted a new Samsung phone. Second day I had it was on December 25, Christmas day, landed in Barcelona. Not even an hour in Barcelona, my phone got stolen! It was worth €1200!!! And when I went to the police station to report it while I was crying, the police officers told me that they won't be doing anything because it is their JOB TO STEAL. what the hell?! And during the same trip, my brother's wallet got stolen!!
Read up on the history of the Roma people. They actually consider it work to steal! Shameless. Disgusting
My mum got her iphone stolen in Spain a few years ago and unbelievably the police recovered it and posted it back to her in Scotland a few months later.
A pick pocketer stolen my phone last year in Paris. I was inside a really busy bus, was helping carrying my aquintances luggage heading to the airport. Went to checked my pocket to find that suddenly my phone disappeared out of thin air. Luckly my insurance covered it but not without having to go through endless and tiring emails. I think i guess we all found our common ground here lol
I live in Russia , my phone was stolen and within 2 days the police caught the thief and fine him for stealing. They will never come to Russia because they will jail them all for stealing
It’s an American, by the name of Soros who’s brought this to us, with his sick ‘Open Society’. They’ve taken away our country.
How amazing is that, the locals coming out to protect the visitors... lots of love ❤ from Scotland
Awesome work!
Wonderful video! Thank you from Canada!
I’m from Barcelona and when I go to visit family I don’t like going to the city. It’s such a shame that these people make the experience of the people that visit a terrible one.
These guys who are catching these pickpocketers should be recognized by the city... they are proud of their city, and don't want to see it waste away like NYC or Chicago...
Content for views..... Just that.
they should have flyers on poles as most wanted
Ummm chicago and nyc are nothing alike lol.
I was once pickpocketed in Barcelona by a "flower lady" who wanted me to buy her flowers. However, you didn't catch any pickpocketers. You have to do a "sting" with some baffled looking tourist with a big bulging wallet set with a tracker/alarm. When I travel now, I have a fake wallet and phone to distract them from the real ones.
Thank you 🙏 keep up the good work!
I was robbed in Birmingham 7 years ago. While walking the streets, two girls came up asking me for help , they wanted small changes. I took out the money, they just grabbed from my hand and run. I was shocked, i always thought western countries are much more civilized than us. From Vietnam.
I'm sorry you had a bad experience in Birmingham. How people treat you is their Karma, how you react is yours. 🙏
The original colonialists more civilised? 😂😂😂
Welcome to America!
They stole our country why wouldn't they steal your change?
The UK specifically..Imports the dregs..Sad I know,but true
I lived in Spain 20 years ago, and these same people were perpetrating this same, sad crime. It's nice to see so much progress...
Gypsies are historically known as one of the lost tribes of Israel.
LOL.
@@elaine1034Gypsies have nothing to do with descent from the tribes of Israel. The origin of the Gypsies was traced historically to India. More recently their origin in South Asia has been confirmed by DNA genetic comparisons.
Must be their kids :(
there's a special punishment you can impose on the good looking gypsy women (there aren't many)
awesome job!
I was a victim about 20 years ago, a “mother and daughter” stole my purse out of my backpack in Zara. All my IDs, my bank cards and a considerable amount of my holiday money. First day in Madrid. I have never been back, and I don’t think I ever will.