Video of attempted camera robbery...

[jsrockit]

Sucks not to know the language sometimes...

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/cyclist-held-gunpoint-videotapes-incident/

 

[Lauffray]

He just kept repeating "give me the bag", that's all he said

Must have been pretty damn scary, I was also robbed in BsAs once, though not as ehm entertainingly

 

[Out to Lunch]

Excellent video material: "How not to respond in an armed street robbery attempt".

 

[Solinar]

A mochila is a backpack. It's possible that these foreign tourists may not have know what the robber was saying - but I doubt it.

By the way, these folks were damn lucky. Buenos Aires is a huge city, with sections that are 3rd World slums, no matter how you look at.

 

[Lauffray]

A mochila is a backpack. It's possible that these foreign tourists may not have know what robber was saying - but I doubt it.

The guy looked pretty clueless, he wanted to give him the bike

 

[Ronald M]

I keep a D40 and 18/135 for areas like that.

 

[kuuan]

scary, great document! he was naive, hopefully will be less now and extremely lucky. next time in a similar place he better chose a less conspicuous bag.
( putting it into the bicycle's basket, as the guide did, under normal circumstances is not a good idea! )