Not trying to be rude but why wouldn't you keep something so precious on your person?...
Not to be rude.
You're not at fault here, the thieves are, of course. Stealing sucks, and they probably did not care about your passport at all, but still...
I've done the same in the past, leaving my passport and stuff in the car in places I thought were safe. I got lucky so far, but I'll try to remember I was just lucky and be more careful in the future. Thanks for sharing.
"Progressive" are pro-crime, as demonstrated by their victim-blaming and trite phrases like "the optimal amount of crime in a is non-zero".
As I had just come from work and was going to an embassy, I had printed everything I needed and kept it conveniently together. It wasn't programmed into me to walk around with valuables at shopping centres where they could get stolen there, and I wouldn't have thought to keep the passport in my pocket separated from everything else.
I also think because the laptops had multiple layers of security, and had relatively low replacement values, merely checking that the boot and doors are locked felt sufficient.
I learnt a lesson though, I no longer keep valuables in the car. I even have the boot cover thing removed so people can see that there's nothing in there.
I don't have concrete evidence of this, however since criminals started breaking into our cars, the prevalence of crime related to identity and fraud increased because criminals suddenly had access to information on sometimes unencrypted hard drives.
My laptop bag got stolen in 2017, I parked at a shopping center to go pick up something at a store. I was in there for about 3 minutes, they took my laptop. It had my passport and other docs as I was on my way to apply for a visa.
A few weeks later I got alerts about someone trying to get credit with my details.
From my anecdata and hearsay, I'd accept that convenience crimes in this case increase other crimes.
I mean, if a getaway car is easy to find, it ups your chances at a robbery. Criminals have gotten good at the cat & mouse game with tracking companies. We also have an interesting problem where SUVs are stolen then trafficed across the border to Mocambique.
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