I have unfortunately nearly been the victim of pick pockets twice.

The first time was in Paris, I had just finished high school and was bumming Europe. I was on the metro, and I noticed this dude standing very close, then he moved to my other side. I noticed one pocket in my jacket was unzipped. The train jerks and I feel something against my body I look and see him with great speed removing his hand and my mobile, before I realised what i was doing I hoisted my leg between his, he was short. I am 6.5 and between his legs, lifting him off the floor. I picked my mobile up and he was on the floor, I got off at the next stop.

The second, was in Paris a few years later with college friends, under the Arc D' Triomf, some gypses came to me with their bands putting them onto your wrist, trying to sell them to you for an astronomical amount, the one was next to me who was skirting around I saw go for my wallet, I turned and shoved him, he fell onto the floor, before he could get it.

I am a very placid person but on both occasions I was very pissed off.