Well, we all here wondered how theft was this prevalent. In most places you probably would have to wait weeks for a bite. Guy didn't have the patience, or friends in bad neighborhoods and probably also worried about losing the device, so he paid people to stage it. The whole video is very professionally made. Unfortunately there isn't much "reality" anywhere, not on TV and not on the internet. This is why you need to stop watching other people do crap and go out and do it yourself!
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