Left Behind...

My apologies to you all for being so unbelievably late starting this blog. My first weekend back in Bozeman, I found myself in a little scuffle with a vicious duo of  rather unsavory characters. These ruffians seemed to believe it would be wonderfully entertaining to attempt to practice the detestable art of pickpocketing on me as I walked down Main Street. It was clear that the dolts who chose to rob me had surprisingly good technique, yet they made one damning mistake.


Let me explain, for I may, or may not, have some first-hand experience in the matter...

First, you must pick your mark, or target. Study the way your mark moves, how he carries himself, where he keeps his hands, and most importantly, where he keeps his valuables. You have to know everything about your mark to conduct a proper lift. Next, you must distract. Because they were working as a team, one of the hooligans "accidentally" bumped into me while walking toward each other on the sidewalk, and began apologizing profusely. During that brief period of confusion, I was momentarily distracted. In the same moment as the collision, the second hooligan made the lift.

Well, he tried to make the lift.

If he had used the proper hand configuration to make the lift, he would have had my wallet and subsequently disappeared, presumably leaving me to discover my missing item when I returned home. But he didn't. The would-be-thief used his thumb and index finger to pull the wallet from the back pocket of my jeans. One who is not familiar with the art of pickpocketing may ask, "Why would that matter? What difference does it make?"

It makes all the difference. When the thumb and index finger are used to make a pull, the other three fingers softly press up against the mark's body, causing the mark to instinctively look at the place of contact. The proper technique

Not finished....apologies.