anyone see crimewatch earlier?

edited December 2014 in Chit chat
that guy who walked into the newsagent and hypnotised the owner in about 3 seconds, stole all the money out his pockets then left...

did I just imagine that bit or was it real, lol
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  • edited December 2014
    Is that a crime. If I politely ask for money in a bank am I robbing it? :D
  • edited December 2014
    No, that never happened

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    You imagined the whole thing
  • edited December 2014
    I've just watched that on iPlayer (42 minutes in, if anyone wants to do the same). Quite remarkable!
  • edited December 2014
    good, so I haven't slipped into an alternate dimension then (nice try guesser) . presenters almost didn't even seem that fazed by it.

    mile wrote: »
    Is that a crime. If I politely ask for money in a bank am I robbing it? :D
    depends if youre holding an uzi :)
  • edited December 2014
    ccowley wrote: »
    I've just watched that on iPlayer (42 minutes in, if anyone wants to do the same). Quite remarkable!

    I just did too. I was disapointed that a watch wasnt involved.

    I assume the police provide the footage. As the chances that the owner would be that side of the counter with the days taking in his pockets seems fishy. And that he got hypno-robbed.
  • edited December 2014
    mile wrote: »
    I assume the police provide the footage. As the chances that the owner would be that side of the counter with the days taking in his pockets seems fishy. And that he got hypno-robbed.
    I see your point, but that's got to be a risky strategy... If it's an insurance job, surely just taking a punch or two to the face has got to be a better option than trying to convince the world that you were robbed by Derren Brown's chavvy, less-successful younger brother? :)

    Unless it's a very cunning double-bluff? Now I'm confused. Which bag do I empty my wallet into again?
  • edited December 2014
    ccowley wrote: »
    I see your point, but that's got to be a risky strategy... If it's an insurance job, surely just taking a punch or two to the face has got to be a better option than trying to convince the world that you were robbed by Derren Brown's chavvy, less-successful younger brother? :)

    Unless it's a very cunning double-bluff? Now I'm confused. Which bag do I empty my wallet into again?

    I don't mean an insurance job, but a YouTube stunt or something.

    And if the guy had those skills shouldn't he be out picking up burds.

    :-D
  • edited December 2014
    mile wrote: »
    And if the guy had those skills shouldn't he be out picking up burds.

    :-D
    probably just hypnotizes them so he can cop a quick feel then walks off !

    he could take over the world pretty soon tbh
  • edited December 2014
    def chris wrote: »
    probably just hypnotizes them so he can cop a quick feel then walks off !

    he could take over the world pretty soon tbh

    We need this guy to stop him. :D
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21654930
  • edited December 2014
    Bradford batman :) "eey oop Robin, t' batcave!"

    reminded me of this
  • edited December 2014
    i saw the hypnotist robber mentioned on the news with cctv footage of it lol, said it took 50 seconds
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited December 2014
    i saw the hypnotist robber mentioned on the news with cctv footage of it lol, said it took 50 seconds

    The whole thing maybe.he seemed to have the guy 'under' within about 10 seconds of walking in.

    not that I'm advocating crime but I kind of hope he strikes again now :smile:
  • edited December 2014
    how would he get caught?

    police " your under arrest"
    him " no im not"
    police "no hes not" "ooh look at those flowers, how pretty"

    do they make anti hypnotism vests?
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited December 2014
    how would he get caught?

    police " your under arrest"
    him " no im not"
    police "no hes not" "ooh look at those flowers, how pretty"

    do they may anti hypnotism vests?

    Haha yes.

    The need a magneto helmet.
  • edited December 2014
    mile wrote: »
    Haha yes.

    The need a magneto helmet.

    ooh i like them

    oh wait, no thats cornettos Oo
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited December 2014
    Found this whole subject quite intriguing and did a bit of googling. It was also covered on the BBC London news this evening, with an interview of the victim, who seemed pretty genuine. He said the guy kept tapping his (the victim's) body while speaking quickly and telling a confusing story.

    Seems it's a type of hypnotism referred to variously as "conversational hypnotism" or "covert hypnotism" and this isn't the first time it's been caught on camera:-



    There is also this recent story of Derren Brown allegedly reducing a would-be mugger to tears using a similar tactic. Seems it is a genuine "thing".

    Fascinating.
  • edited December 2014
    So my grandad wasn't senile, he was trying to rob me. :grin:
  • edited December 2014
    ccowley wrote: »
    Found this whole subject quite intriguing and did a bit of googling. It was also covered on the BBC London news this evening, with an interview of the victim, who seemed pretty genuine. He said the guy kept tapping his (the victim's) body while speaking quickly and telling a confusing story.

    Seems it's a type of hypnotism referred to variously as "conversational hypnotism" or "covert hypnotism" and this isn't the first time it's been caught on camera:-



    There is also this recent story of Derren Brown allegedly reducing a would-be mugger to tears using a similar tactic. Seems it is a genuine "thing".

    Fascinating.
    thats in foriegn, and i cant read the subtitles, i keep staring at the womans breasts, sort of, well, hypnotised Oo
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • edited December 2014
    thats in foriegn, and i cant read the subtitles, i keep staring at the womans breasts, sort of, well, hypnotised Oo
    Yeah, there are several vids of that other robbery on YouTube (all in foreign, I'm afraid) so I thought I'd best go for posting the one with the tits in it. :)
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