"I got mugged...and my bag contained £200" Options

[Guest_xjay1337_*]

http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/l...w_this_mugger_/

So it seems mugging is still a common occurrence and it's regularly happening in fairly populated areas, sometimes even in the day.

It's a shame that it happens and it shouldn't but it makes me laugh that whenever it does and someone's wallet or purse is stolen, it always magically contains a large quantity of money.

As if that would somehow get them more sympathy or the hope that when they get their bag returned and the perpetrator is arrested (and likely given a community service) they will somehow cough up £200 and pay that back?

Taken from the link I posted at the top of the post:

A man approached the 29-year-old |victim as she sat on a bench, and asked her for a light. He then grabbed her bag, which contained around £200, and left the park.

No-one in Basingstoke has ever owned £200. And if they did they should never have it in their bag in public! Who carries £200 cash with them, honestly, really?