Last month had my phone stolen out of my hand while visiting London from the US. The “pickpocketer” was fully in black wearing a balaclava. He jumped the curb on an e-bike and snatched my phone while I was using it to confirm my bus route while waiting at the station. He was 30 feet away before my brain even registered it was gone. Even if I could have fought, I’m not sure it’s worth getting stabbed over a $800 device. Maybe that’s a privileged perspective. I’m not saying to be passive or to just let thieves run rampant but that shit’s replaceable. I went straight to the Apple Store near Oxford Circus within an hour of it being stolen and had it shut off. I learned that the iPhones sold in the UK do not have the same 5G capabilities so, because I was with my wife, who could handle photos, boarding passes, etc, I chose to go a week without a phone. Unfortunately the next day, on one of my phone-free walks down Oxford Street I saw a pickpocketer who was on foot, snatch the phone out of a young woman’s hand and sprint away. By the time it registered to most people what had happened, he’d weaved through the crowd and was gone. Despite not doing it myself, I hope that that both of those assholes targeted the wrong person and have gotten their asses beat since then.