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UK Street Crime Rise Blamed on iPods

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the disarmed-populace-has-nothing-to-do-with-it dept.

CNET reports that the British Government today attributed the country's 22% rise in street crime to iPod robberies. This has hit CNET close to home. Guy Cocker, a CNET (Gamespot) journalist based in London, was mugged last week. The muggers held 'a semi-automatic weapon to the back of Cocker's head and told him, "we're taking all your stuff"'. CNET's solution to the problem is suggestions on how to conceal your iPod from attackers. These include 'The gaffer tape method,' 'The Coke can method,' and 'The Christopher Walken method.'

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  1. Magnets?? by Alicat1194 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    From TFA The Coke can method Get a Coke can, drink the contents, rinse out the can. Carefully cut the lid section off the can. Superglue a small magnet to the inside of the upper lip of the can so that it's flush with the open top of the can.

    a) Aluminium isn't magnetic, it wouldn't hold the can closed

    b) Is it really that good an idea to have a magnet that close to your ipod?

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    1. Re:Magnets?? by CXI · · Score: 4, Interesting

      This is an article from the UK. They have steel cans in Europe, which confused the hell out of me when I first drank from one. They are heavier so I kept thinking there was soda left in it!

  2. Attractiveness or visibility? by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Now there's an interesting question there - is the rise in iPod thefts due to the fact that iPods, associated with white earbuds, are more popular and hence worth stealing? Or is it simply because the white earbuds are more visible at night, thus making their owner a more obvious target?