Arguably the main unwritten rule in the thief's manual is that you don't be seen or recorded while committing the robbery.

That could be understandable before a hidden video surveillance system, but when you appropriate an object that is not yours before a television camera of a national network, you run the risk of making the job easier for the police.

This is what happened with a robber on the beach of Barceloneta who appropriated the bag of a bather taking advantage of an oversight.

At that time, a team from RTVE was interviewing a tourist about his opinion of Barcelona and you can see how the thief steals and leaves and shortly after the victim arrives complaining about the theft and asking for help as well as someone who has identified the offender.

At that time neither one nor the other could know that they were being filmed and that the crime was recorded.

It was precisely those images spread on social networks plus the victim's complaint that the Barcelona Urban Guard identified the suspect to whom they attribute a theft on the San Miguel beach.

The robbery occurs in a live TVE connection and while a tourist explained that "I love" the beaches of Barcelona to questions from the reporter.

After the robbery, the victim appears screaming in the images and a voice is heard reminding him that they are "live".

Several political parties and organizations took advantage of the images to attack Barcelona City Council for insecurity.

The PP councilor, Josep Bou, assured that "criminals feel such impunity in Barcelona that they don't care about anything... A live robbery, one of the more than 36,000 in this first quarter of 2022. The city must be returned to law and order. We can't wait any longer."

The Provincial Secretary of Communication in Barcelona for Citizens, Sonia Reina, highlighted this "robbery live while" on television "interviewing a tourist on the Barcelona beach" and assured that it is an example of "the impunity of criminals in the city governed by the PSC and Colau. Not even the television cameras daunt them".

The general secretary of Valents, Albert Guivernau, assured "this is not a new Monty Python movie, it is the real Barcelona. They steal his bag in front of the cameras, and nothing happens. We urgently need more police, tougher laws and that these laws are enforced.

The police organization Politeria also points out that "reality prevails directly. Not even the public or subsidized media can hide it, although they make an effort," in reference to the insecurity in the city.

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