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Thief stole something from lady. I chased him down. Lots of people watched him get away. wtf, China?
First, I highly respect you for your heroic action.
But I have some shallow personal opinions.
1: It is nearly impossible to catch a thief in China all alone. Normally ,they are very skinny and fast.
2: Chengdu is a relatively moderate city, the thieves are usually mutually independent poor boys who are driven by the cruelty of the society. Most of they would not hurt you in most cases. But in southeast China, like Canton, nearly every thief is connected with organized violent underworld, even if you catch one, you might get bloody revenge
If I were you, I would just call the police. as for the reaction of the police, it’s none of my business, cause I already do what a citizen should and could do in this society of Chinese characteristics.