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What measures will you take to protect yourself from harm if you're one of the few lucky X owners?

What measures will you take to protect yourself from iPhone X-inspired crimes?

  • Hire a bodyguard or become friends with one

  • Never take it out of pocket, ignore calls and texts from jealous wife and angry boss

  • Always leave it at home inside a plastic container in the fridge with the label "not iPhone X"

  • Only use in bed, under blankets, after midnight, after your deranged wife starts snoring

  • Upon UPS delivery, leave the box unopened until your next-door neighbor gets one too, circa 2020

  • Put it in a case mimicking Nokia 3310

  • Chain it to your ear, arm, neck, foot, or other body organ

  • Wear dirty smelly clothes pretending to be a bum who clearly does not, can not, and will not have X

  • Become an iPhone apostate, convert to Androism

  • Buy iPhone 8

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It's no doubt that if you are lucky enough to get your hands on iPhone X this year, you will be a huge target on the streets of wild Wild West. The unlucky ones all around you will salivate with envy and desperation at the sight of your fairy-tale iPhone X. What measures will you take to protect yourself from iPhone X-inspired crimes?
 
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sniffies said:
It's no doubt that if you are lucky enough to get your hands on iPhone X this year, you will be a huge target on the streets of wild Wild West. The unlucky ones all around you will salivate with envy and desperation at the sight of your fairy-tale iPhone X. What measures will you take to protect yourself from iPhone X-inspired crimes?
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This seems a bit extreme. I understand it's a sought after phone, But what measures should anyone take when walking around with the iPhone X, even when using it in public after the launch. It's a commodity, not a rare piece of jewelry has a six figure price tag attached.
 
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Relentless Power said:
This seems a bit extreme. I understand it's a sought after phone, But what measures should anyone take when walking around with the iPhone X, even when using it in public after the launch. It's a commodity, not a rare piece of jewelry has a six figure price tag attached.
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They're also incredibly pointless to steal with Find My iPhone enabled on most of them. But criminals tend to be ignorant morons that probably don't even know what that is, so meh.
 
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AdonisSMU said:
None of the above. My muscles will keep it safe.
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The average person doesn't steal.
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your muscles are bullet and knife proof?! :oops: Thieves usually have a weapon when attempting to rob someone.
 
Most people won't recognize it as the new iPhone since it won't have those huge bezels. For the record I just bought a new iPhone 8 and love it.
 
dannyTO said:
Highly doubt anyone would notice you have the X unless you're flaunting it and bragging about it.
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That's my thinking. These days, EVERYONE has a smartphone, and many (if not most, depending on your location) are iPhones. Unless you're flaunting it or someone is watching you very closely, they're unlikely to take notice.

Also, I generally don't hang out in sketchy places after dark, and I'm not huge, but I'm a well-muscled 30-something black man. There are easier targets.
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bigjnyc said:
your muscles are bullet and knife proof?! :oops: Thieves usually have a weapon when attempting to rob someone.
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This is true, but most robbers will choose targets that present the least potential threat. I hate to say it, but there will be plenty of women, elderly, and kids/teens carrying these phones as well. They are far more likely targets that a strong looking man.
 
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your muscles are bullet and knife proof?! :oops: Thieves usually have a weapon when attempting to rob someone.
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They gonna need more than that. Thieves aren't usually counting on people telling them no either. They are hoping things don't get messy. The more chance for things to get messy the higher chance they will be caught and brought to justice.
 
AdonisSMU said:
They gonna need more than that. Thieves aren't usually counting on people telling them no either. They are hoping things don't get messy. The more chance for things to get messy the higher chance they will be caught and brought to justice.
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Reminds me of a story I read a while back...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/08/oak-park-carjacking-man-dragged-from-car/

That one got messy. It's probably not worth getting killed trying to save personal property... but that's just me.
 
I carry a Glock 27 everywhere I go. There isn't a jury in the world that would convict me if they knew I was in fear of losing my iPhone X and shot someone full of lead. In fact, I'd expect congress to amend the stand your ground laws shortly to include "someone noticed you had an iPhone X".

So yeah. I'd shoot first and go on enjoying the phone. iPhones Matter. Duh!
 
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