One
of the best pickpocketer’s of New York was recently arrested. Wilfred Rose is
58, and married. He moved to Harlem as a child to live with his aunt and become
fascinated with pick pocketing after watching Sherlock Holmes. Mr. Rose never
finished elementary school, therefore, at a very young age he became involved
with an older thief who taught him everything he knows. He became a master in pick
pocketing and lived for no other reason until he met his wife. Mr. and Mrs.
Rose got married in 1989; she had a daughter of a previous and they had three
boys. His older son was autistic so he required more attention, for that reason
Mr. Rose decided to stop pick pocketing to avoid being arrested. However he
started selling drugs; one afternoon when there was no one home except Mrs.
Rose’s daughter and their older son the neighbor’s apartment caught on fire and
both children ended up with severe smoke inhalation. Their daughter died in
2009 and their older son in 2011. After losing a child Mr. Rose found himself
completely lost and started pick pocketing again. As a thief, he liked crowded
places like the subway or big crowds like a parade, and working alone. The one
time Mr. Rose had a partner in crime, was when he got arrested. Mr. Rose is
sentenced to 1-3 years in the New York State Jail but is looking forward for a
better future with a new job and no more stealing.
The
author of this article, Joseph Goldstein, focuses completely on Mr. Rose. The
way Goldstein writes it makes the reader actually pity the criminal. After a
while the reader understands that Mr. Rose did not know any better even though
there were consequences to his actions. The author used direct quotes from the
interview and illustrated scenarios. Goldstein used simple language focusing on
the story being told. The author did a lot of research and it is depicted
through the article as it presents more facts. Goldstein is very effective
during the article showing the perspective of the thief instead of the police
man who caught him. It gives the reader a different view and understanding of
the pickpocketer, showing that Mr. Rose is only human.
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