Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tourists have been dragged to death in Rome by this method. - ----- Original Message ----- From: <InfinityDT@aol.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 7:20 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Travel Security > In a message dated 7/2/99 7:46:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > horst.schmidt@actek.com.au writes: > > << In a previous message, someone mentioned a camera bag with a steel rope > inside. > Don't use it in Rome!! They nick it from you on passing and drag you along, > if its to securely attached.. Its not worth it. >> > > > Do you think that's what would happen if someone were to suddenly grab onto a > couple hundred pounds while travelling at speed on a motor scooter? The > wearer of the bag (unless a very small woman or a child) might be knocked off > his feet and perhaps suffer a bruise or two, but the thief's arm would > certainly be torn out at the shoulder. Which would be the least of his > injuries if the bag he grabbed was mine. > > DT > > DT >