Keep handbags hidden and out of reach

IT is unfortunate for Amarjit Kaur that she had her bag snatched from her car when she stopped at a red light “Grateful for kind souls in time of trouble” (The Star, Nov 11). I cannot help but feel that she is partly to be blamed because she could have put her bag on the floor of the car, out of reach of even the most skilled snatch thief, but she didn’t. Given that there have been many cases of snatch thieves on motorbikes smashing car windscreens to snatch handbags left on the passenger seat, it is puzzling that many women drivers continue to place their handbags on that risky passenger seat. What makes them think this kind of incidents will not happen to them? Why have they not wised up to the fact that snatch thieves are skilful at targeting their prey. Ladies, get your act together. Stop making yourselves easy and helpless victims. There is no point in moaning about the rising crime rate if people themselves failed to take the necessary precautions. No doubt, we cannot completely stop crime and criminals, but we can do everything in our power to make it not so easy for them.