[nycgal]

Why wear it if he could simply put it in his pocket?

[Registered]

I WOULD NEVER TRUST A POCKET with a ring that I thought was valuable.

[abner]

What if they patted him down? Who knows what would be going through his mind at that point? He wouldn't know what to expect from the police, and if the police decided to search him, why would he have that ring in his pocket?