I nearly got into a fight at an LA bar once. I practice pickpocketing people when I'm drunk and bored in a club somewhere. I give it everything back, unless it's a bottle from the bar. There was a time I tried pickpocketing a random girl in a toronto club called isabelas. She had an iPhone sticking out of her left backpocket. A friend dared me to lift it from her, and because I was drunk and bored, I did it. Only, she caught me. I was too sloppy with the technique. Anyway, that's not the reason for why I almost got in a fight. The toronto girls took it lightly. The men in LA did not. First, it was the end of the night, but the bar had an afterparty reserved for a friendgroup celebrating. My friendgroup managed to sneak in somehow. Again, I was drunk and bored, so had my sights on a man. I had my wits and thought rather than going straight for the target, start by telling their friends you want to pickpocket the target. That way, the friends are aware, I return what I steal, or get caught with credibility.