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CrispyQ

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30. The only part of the story I don't believe is the contents of her purse.

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 10:50 AM

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$3K? Okay, maybe, but no gun? As if. Is carrying legal where this happened?

Restaurant purse snatching is very real & they are very devious. A friend came up with a sort of clip or vice that you hook your purse straps through & then secure to the table. It has a bluetooth locking device that you access via an app. I'm not sure if she got it in production but someone must have something out there like it.

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Videotaping diners? Call me a bit naive or behind the times, but that part [View all] niyad Wednesday OP

I think we are on video wherever we go now. The night has 1000 eyes. Walleye Wednesday #1

And now I have an earworm! niyad Wednesday #2

Oh, it's in my ear too, happy to share it with you Walleye Wednesday #3

So remember when you (R) tell those little white lies BoRaGard Wednesday #5

Thank you. Just watched a clip of him singing that on a beach set. niyad Wednesday #7

Outside of your own home, there is no place safe to scratch when you need to. elocs Wednesday #10

Now you're just showing our age mdbl Wednesday #11

My folks had a sign Marthe48 Wednesday #15

If Ring wasn't enough, there are bird feeders that hang in a tree with cameras in them. -nt CrispyQ Wednesday #29

Oh yeah. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #46

I think that most restaurants with cameras markodochartaigh Wednesday #4

Thank you for that rather appalling link. Big brother is watching, indeed. niyad Wednesday #6

Meh... druidity33 Wednesday #8

Many places with cameras don't review the bittage Old Crank Wednesday #14

I work at a restaurant AKwannabe Wednesday #28

Nope Polybius Wednesday #34

While it seems intrusive, it also protects the wait staff. HeartsCanHope Wednesday #9

"patted a young lady on her rear end." Prairie Gates Wednesday #13

The Secret Service reviewed the video. A red flag right there. John1956PA Wednesday #12

How many meals can you buy there for $3000? FSogol Wednesday #16

There was a similar robbery in another restaurant near there Meowmee Wednesday #18

Thanks for the info. It seems to be the work of a serial purse thief. John1956PA Wednesday #19

Yes probably a serial purse snatcher etc. Meowmee Wednesday #21

I wear masks too but don't wear them into a restaurant. Irish_Dem Wednesday #24

Yes then there is no purpose to masking because you can be infected in the restaurant Meowmee Wednesday #40

And if you are just going to pick up take out, why sit at a dining table? Irish_Dem Thursday #54

I don't know, people do things we would not expect all the time Meowmee Thursday #55

Most restaurants have a waiting area for take out orders or people stand and wait. Irish_Dem Thursday #56

I posted a link to the article- it was in another restaurant in the area Meowmee Thursday #57

Thanks Irish_Dem Thursday #58

Yes it may be a high priced fancy burger place Meowmee Thursday #59

I live in the midwest and we don't have high end burger places, but maybe they do in DC. Irish_Dem Thursday #62

Capitol Police wouldn't have jurisdiction Jose Garcia Wednesday #25

Thanks for correcting. I was using "Capital" (with the "a") to denote the D.C. police dept., but that was confusing. John1956PA Wednesday #32

Why haven't they released the footage? I'm calling bs in her & SS! SheltieLover Wednesday #26

Hi, Shelti. Yours is a good question. Let's see the video. John1956PA Thursday #53

Privacy? Wtf is that? They collect & sell every shred they can steal. SheltieLover Thursday #60

Ages ago, my mom had her purse stolen at a D.C. restaurant just the same way. summer_in_TX Thursday #51

When I was young I was against any cameras keeping track of everything. multigraincracker Wednesday #17

You should assume you're being videoed everywhere you go in public because Maru Kitteh Wednesday #20

"I have not encountered it in any restaurants around here," WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #22

I will take your statement as it was intended. You have no information niyad Wednesday #36

I mean, you said right in the OP "call me naive or behind the times..." WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #39

Do keep trying. I need all the amusement I can get these days. niyad Wednesday #45

People sue restaurants all the time GreatGazoo Wednesday #23

I can understand why they have the cameras, but it is not something niyad Wednesday #38

Here only doors & cash registers have cameras SheltieLover Wednesday #27

Reminds me of the casinos years ago.It was endlessly fascinating. niyad Wednesday #37

This place is more like living in interesting times SheltieLover Wednesday #41

Exactly! niyad Wednesday #43

:-/ SheltieLover Thursday #50

The only part of the story I don't believe is the contents of her purse. CrispyQ Wednesday #30

If I owned a restaurant (or any business that served the public)... rubbersole Wednesday #31

Are you asking if restaurants have security cameras? Polybius Wednesday #33

I very clearly asked if it was common there, slight difference. It is not niyad Wednesday #35

Perhaps a location thing Polybius Wednesday #42

Quite possibly. I live in a slightly bluer area of fundieville, which John Sayles niyad Wednesday #44

I smell a rat ecstatic Wednesday #47

That whole story, whichever version they try, stinks like week-old dead fish. niyad Thursday #48

"All the world's a stage." -Shakespeare Buns_of_Fire Thursday #49

I'm guessing you don't live in a metroplex? Skittles Thursday #52

No, I don't. And, to be fair, I tend to stay with dining establishments I have niyad Thursday #61

not all surveillance devices can be seen Skittles Thursday #63