[Casseres]

I'm not in Startup Chile, just visiting my grandfather and doing some sightseeing. I use an over-the-shoulder bag like many of the businessmen here use. I only keep valuables in one pants pocket that I can be more aware of and control access to rather than using multiple pockets.

Being attacked with sticks to steal bags is pretty bad, it would be difficult to try to prevent that. Poor access control and letting people walk in to steal stuff is not good either. It seems to me that the rest can be prevented by having better control over one's belongings and being more aware of their environment. The same things happen to Americans in the US.

In highschool, I would mess with my friends by either removing things from their backpacks while walking behind them in crowded hallways, add random things to their backpacks, or put things in their pockets without them noticing. I would also tie their shoelaces to desks or backpacks when they weren't paying attention. Even though it was just highschool, it taught me that most people don't pay attention to their stuff, themselves, or the things around them.

Since I've traveled a lot internationally for school, work, and family, I've learned to operate in "Condition Yellow" (Cooper Color Code) and I've never had any problems.