Pickpockets

I don’t know if what I am going to say is something that only happens in my country or everywhere (in the EU at least). We have a big problem with pickpockets here in Spain. They worked as they do everywhere, in markets, subways and any other crowded places. Though tourists are always their favorite victims, we are all suffering because of this problem in Spain more than ever before. I know you can find pickpockets in many places but what I’m interested in discussing here is the response that the justice system gives to tackle this problem. Here, stealing a wallet is a small offense which doesn’t stop the delinquents from acting again a few hours after being arrested. Police says they have to be arrested many times (even hundreds of times) before they end up in prison. In practice, this means that when a band is operating in a city, they are left alone for some time and then asked to leave when the citizens can’t stand it any longer. They are expelled from one city to another from time to time. That’s where the problem is, the justice system considers these as small offenses many yet these actions that can make our life really hard to live. You feel impotent when you see a guy acting stealing on the street the day after you reported him to the police. Committing criminal offenses is very cheap, you can do it without fear fearless of any consequences.

Interesting topic with only minor corrections. :)