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209 · July 25, 2007, 08:44 AM

I'll have to dig back through my class handouts, but I seem to recall that an instructor mentioned the throwing the wallet trick was a bad thing. It seems in the "urban" culture, throwing your wallet on the ground may be interpreted as "dissing" the robber. Since people have been shot for just looking at someone who embraces the "urban" culture, throwing a wallet down may result in the same end. Don't be dissin'!

Food for thought.

July 25, 2007, 08:44 AM	#16
209 Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 269	I'll have to dig back through my class handouts, but I seem to recall that an instructor mentioned the throwing the wallet trick was a bad thing. It seems in the "urban" culture, throwing your wallet on the ground may be interpreted as "dissing" the robber. Since people have been shot for just looking at someone who embraces the "urban" culture, throwing a wallet down may result in the same end. Don't be dissin'! Food for thought.