article_snippet.sent: For years James Freedman’s been giving pickpocket demonstrations to teach people how not to become victims of street crime.
article_snippet.sent: Freedman, 49, describes Freedman as ‘the only honest pickpocket you will ever meet’.
article_snippet.sent: To describe his activities, Freedman uses old-fashioned pickpocket patter, much of which dates back to 18th-century thieves.
article_snippet.sent: However, Freedman admits one exception: Freedman once saw a woman being pickpocketed outside Harrods, decided to pickpocket the pickpocket and gave the purse back to the victim.
article_snippet.sent: Proudly, Freedman says the smartly dressed thief — who realised too late what had happened
article_snippet.sent: Freedman first became interested in pickpocketing as a child when Freedman was mugged.
article_snippet.sent: Not long after, Freedman saw a theatrical pickpocket on TV — and then saw Freedman father being pickpocketed on a trip to Paris.
article_snippet.sent: Freedman now uses Freedman skills to expose quite how vulnerable we all are to the growing number of pickpockets on our streets.