Name: スリの手口は？9段階のレベルで実演 | Levels | WIRED Japan
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My name is Ben Seidman, and today, I've been challenged to break down pickpocketing in nine levels of complexity. ["Jingle Bells"] There are two types of pickpocketing, the criminally invasive type that is devastating, and the fun theatrical pickpocketing.

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I am, of course, the latter option, because if I was actually stealing things on the street, I wouldn't say it on camera.

So, as a disclaimer, this is my interpretation of the challenge.

Did they have you sign a release already?

No, can you, is that okay if we have you sign it?

We're gonna start filming in just a second.

Just give it a quick look through if you want.

Level one is all about simply hiding the steal.

A thief will typically use an object as cover.

The mark is the person who is about to be stolen from, otherwise known as the chump.

So, in this case, I'm using the release as shade on the clipboard.

So, she looked at the release, and the moment she looked up at me, using the clipboard as cover, I just picked the phone up.

At that moment, too, I wanted her to maintain eye contact with me, so I got a little closer to her visual space.

At that point, my hand went south with her phone, and I pocketed it.

This is a common steal used by criminals on the street, because it is by far the easiest to execute.

It requires almost no technical skill, but it does rely on distraction and some choreography.

To, with all the talent, anyone who's appearing in this video, we're doing a quick selfie, so smile.

Not yet, but I want you to take this index card with your left hand and the pen in your right hand.

I'm defining complexity in these levels based on how difficult the steals are to accomplish, both physically, but also based on the misdirection that I have to use to direct people's attention away from the steals.

Level two is all about hiding the motion of the steal.

This is also the easiest of any of the pocket steals because the shade and the movement is built directly into the moment.

I'm letting the mark use his own kinetic energy to basically do the steal for me.

So, I'm gonna have you get ready to write something down.

So, first of all, Sam, I want you to write down whether or not you like my new pair of sunglasses.

Alex, Ben, nice to meet you.  I suppose, I guess I could have just looked down and seen what your name was.

You know, they say that a good way to remember people's names, besides reading it, is to like make eye contact and then say it out loud.

For level three, my main goal is to hide my intent.

As I'm meeting the participants, I'm lying to some of them about who I am and what this whole video is for.

When I steal badges, I like to do it in two steps.

Typically, you don't want heat on the item that you're stealing, but in this case, calling attention to it helps hide the first move.

If you can't hide something, make it more obvious.

The release of the badge can sometimes be audible, so I snap my fingers in the context of the script that helps hide the sound.

I'm putting the ID badge steal at level three because it's closer to the natural eyeline of the spectator.

It also requires openly touching the item that I'm stealing.

If I don't execute the steal perfectly, the merc could feel the tug of the band around their neck or hear the sound of the badge detaching.

There's a lot of tripwires with this one.

But another good way to remember someone's name is to have it written down somewhere, which is why I have this.

Thank you so much for coming and being a part of this.

I have a deck of cards for you, actually.

Okay, tell me, out of curiosity, you can just relax.

Do you have, do you have inside jacket pockets in this jacket?

In that case, I'll have you just put these in your back pocket.

And then for the shot, can we get you guys to face our camera down there?

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スリの手口は？9段階のレベルで実演 | Levels | WIRED Japan

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