Relieving ...
Passing
in review the various ways of relieving other people of their property,
picking pockets occupies a special position.
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The pickpocket is a man of bold personal action, living from contact with
live people, however one-sided this contact may be. Within the profession
of thieving, he works without a safety net or false floor. |
His risk of being caught in the act is much higher. Among thousands of potential
victims he picks out one, intuitively recognizes the place where the valuables
are kept and thus relieves his clientele of their possessions in the manner
of a virtuoso. |
