Originally Posted by
iahphx
Well, that's why I wonder about this story. If two pilots go out for dinner in BA, get mugged and wind up in the hospital, that's more than a bit concerning. But if there's more to the story -- and I wouldn't be surprised if there is -- it's obviously less concerning for most visitors.
I suspect there is more to the story however what happened to them doesn't surprise me. In a city the size of BA with its fair share of poverty it's statistically bound to happen some time but I'd say it's a pretty rare event on the whole.
Although I feel relatively safe in BA I certainly wouldn't walk its streets at 3am in the morning especially if I'd had a few too many drinks and made it known I was a foreigner. Ditto for most cities I've visited around the world.....that's the time when the dodgy characters are out and about.