Beware of pickpockets! We’ve been to Europe a bunch of times, and never had any problems – and I guess we got lax. Two weeks ago, my wife, kids, and I are walking to our rental in the gothic quarter of Barcelona – at about 10:30 at night. The streets were lively and we felt safe. My wife had put her cell phone in the side pocket of a small backpack she was wearing. A…

Beware pickpockets in Italy. My 70 year old mother pick pocketed on the metro. Group of teens drop coins and rush them. Boom phone gone. Then have to wait 2 hours with 150 other tourists who have had their phone jacked. F these criminals submitted by /u/Straight_Earth4755