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The article is a little vague on what it is they’re doing to the pickpockets that isn’t legal. Filming them? Do the laws in Milan not allow filming people who are in public? Are they assaulting them in some way when they see them pickpocketing or about to? Are they posting videos of it and that’s the legally gray part? It just keeps reiterating that the national laws aren’t clear about it so it’s a little confusing what exactly is going on.
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New high score?
(Venice isn't Milan! But they are both in Italy, in neighbouring regions.)
It seems like some far right group is trying to get views. And I wouldn't be surprised if they just target coloured & queer folk.
Basically they walk around & secretly film random people they think they might pickpocket someone at some time & shout loudly whilst pointing at them. And then post videos online (TikTok). Even if no pickpocketing occurred or was tried.
And ofc everyone should be allowed to seek legal consequences for that.
Imagine Batman doing that (actually, with no superpowers that might be the best strat against enemies ~~with superpowers~~).
As why this garbage article was written this way (or posted here) idk. It's more 'The Onion' than 'Not The Onion'.
Oops, that’s on me for glancing at the site name instead of double checking the article, lol.
Thanks for the additional context about the harassment and targeting minorities aspect of it, that wasn’t something I realized was going on here. In that case it makes total sense for the ‘pickpockets’ to sue them.
I don't know if they do target minorities, it just seems like a very probable context to the legal proceedings (I don't know much about the subject in general, I rarely follow any news).