Petty crime inside the church

By Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

Cainta, Philippines

December 4, 2019 5:55am CST

Quiapo church in Manila is very popular hence it is always packed with people. As I was exiting the church, there was this boy running to the exit. He was chased by a community police. Unfortunately for the boy, the police caught him right at the exit. I heard that the boy tried to steal something from a person praying in the church. The vendors knew the boy but they don't want to give the name to the police. Snippets from Manila huh. That's the way life is in that city.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

Thief is everywhere either small or big. The grand thieves are elected by people.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

You gave me a laugh with that harsh reality of the grand thieves in the government offices.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Dec 19

@Nakitakona yes, that is the sad reality in a 3rd world country.

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@Nakitakona (56486)

• Philippines

5 Dec 19

@Alexandoy for that's the reality. Isn't it?

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

4 Dec 19

Thats a way of life for some people.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

Yes, the hard life in the city is mirrored by that picture I posted.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

@mlgen1037 I'm just sad that at a young age those kids have learned to take advantage of the innocent people.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29886)

• Manila, Philippines

4 Dec 19

@Alexandoy sadly. The realities of life.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

Oh that is such disappointing that the people seem to protect the pickpocket. Instead of teaching the boy a lesson he will get more emboldened to do it since he knows he is being protected by the people around it.

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@rsa101 (38166)

• Philippines

5 Dec 19

@Alexandoy I guess she is family. Since they ate minors they would not even get to worry him being incarcerated.

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Dec 19

@rsa101 minors do not go to jail and unless the crime is something major like stabbing, the child would always be released after questioning.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

I was waiting for the flower vendor to castigate the boy but no, she was trying to protect the identity of the boy.

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@rakski (122901)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

really? even inside the church?

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

Yes, I was there as a witness.

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@rakski (122901)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

@Alexandoy oh my

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

4 Dec 19

What a shame! We have seen so many little kids begging or trying to steal on our travels.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

Yeah, when you come to our country it would seem like you cannot trust anyone... except me, waheehee

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@DianneN (247186)

• United States

4 Dec 19

I will visit you only when we visit!

@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

4 Dec 19

I thought even thieves would not steal inside a church.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

That's what I thought too. But some people really have no respect for religion.

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@JudyEv (339930)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Dec 19

I guess the bigger the city the more incidents of petty crime.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

I think so too and I don't agree that committing that crime of stealing is due to poverty, no Ma'am, that certainly is not the case. The criminal boy just wants to take advantage of innocent people.

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

Thieves and robbers do no choose the place to do their nefarious activity - even the church is hunting ground for them.

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

It really pains me to see that boy being arrested but it pains me more to think of the parents, what were they doing to their boy.

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Dec 19

@sunrisefan you are right, I also have that notion that the boy is learned in stealing techniques.

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

4 Dec 19

@Alexandoy Sometimes though, these boys are used by mature hoodlums to do their trade for them.

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@amitkokiladitya (171927)

• Agra, India

5 Dec 19

I guess every city is like that

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Dec 19

You can say that again. I was really shocked yesterday to witness that incident.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

5 Dec 19

@amitkokiladitya but I think thieves will always be with us. They are about greed and taking advantage of others.

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@amitkokiladitya (171927)

• Agra, India

5 Dec 19

@Alexandoy yes....sometimes I wish all the thieves get caught.

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Aleskys Cardozo

@Aleskys (5879)

• Venezuela

4 Dec 19

It's good that a policeman could talk to him, maybe he will learn the lesson and stop stealing.

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@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

I don't know what happened next but I cannot say that the boy had learned a lesson.

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@samysotelo18 (7744)

• Mexico

4 Dec 19

Hmmm this is an unfortunate situation

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

4 Dec 19

Very unfortunate because the boy has learned to commit crime at that early age.

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@samysotelo18 (7744)

• Mexico

4 Dec 19

@Alexandoy I hope he has the opportunity to learn from this and not do it again