"The police here tell us not to carry our purses diagonally across the shoulder because that way they have to take you down to get it. If its over your shoulder, they can grab it and run without harming you."

There ya go dianavan; ask 2 people for advice, you'll get 5 opinions! The police officer friend I was discussing this thread with gave the advice I posted. He explained the difference:~ a bag snatch is usually opportunist and the ability to make a quick grab and getaway is paramount. Carrying your bag across your body gives you two hands free to fend them off and also means you're less likely to put it down on a chairback in a cafe and lose it that way.

Rapaire, if I could get my foot up to an attackers kneecap height, it would be fine. Bear in mind that although I'm not quite as round as I am high, my hips are a bit closer to the ground than the average person. The one time I was attacked, his kneecap was somewhere level with the middle of my thigh where he was trying to extinguish a cigarette at the time.

LTS