• NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      Someone rips the phone out of my hand? Monetarily and socially that sucks but I can also protect myself by pocketing my phone any time we are near a stop where the doors open.

      Someone says “gimme your wallet”? I’m old school. That is why you always carry 40-100 bucks in cash (I like a money clip) and just give them that. The vast majority of muggers are doing it to survive and understand that credit cards get cancelled immediately and cell phones are just a tracking beacon that needs to be fenced. And they don’t want to steal your IDs and make your life hell. Give them cash without complaint and they move on.