How would you punish a bike thief?

[GGB_Andrew]

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[Barrus]

I would just ignore it, it really is not worth the effort going after bike thieves

 

[Boeing]

hanging by the testicles from cheap hemp twine until they became bush oysters

 

[Archibald]

I would just ignore it, it really is not worth the effort going after bike thieves

depends if it's your bike or not...

 

[Barrus]

depends if it's your bike or not...

Meh, luckily my bike has never been stolen. But really if it is stolen, the chances of getting it back are nill, the chance of catching the person who stole it are nill. And if it ever was stolen, I'd just by another one for 20 euro or less from a junkie. Only thing I would be agitated about would be the lock

 

[twothirds]

U-lock them around the neck to a bike rack!

 

[Roland Rat]

Steal their transport - take away their shoes.

 

[flyor64]

Meh, luckily my bike has never been stolen. But really if it is stolen, the chances of getting it back are nill, the chance of catching the person who stole it are nill. And if it ever was stolen, I'd just by another one for 20 euro or less from a junkie. Only thing I would be agitated about would be the lock

This being the "Amsterdam Special" that is thicker than a downtube, heavier than the entire bike, and quite a bit more expensive than the "standard bike" seen downtown???

 

[Barrus]

This being the "Amsterdam Special" that is thicker than a downtube, heavier than the entire bike, and quite a bit more expensive than the "standard bike" seen downtown???

Well, actually my current lock, is a flimsy cheap thing, that is actually quickly broken by hand At least nowadays, but when it was new, it costed quite a bit

 

[Oldman]

What I saw happen to a ski thief seemed appropriate: the Forest Service guy took him into "custody" by cuffing him to a ski rack outside the lift ticket office in plain view. He then waited a little while to call the State Patrol to pick the felon up and told them they need not be in a hurry; he was secured. The local skiers had plenty of snow to use for public justice.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Ok. If I knew where the bike was and was able to track down the thief, I'd go through the legal process and get the thief jail time.

 

[Finbouy]

Left hand, thumb, index and little finger off..

 

[brianf7]

Hang him on the clothes line and cut his b!!!s off with a blunt knife.

They are scum of the earth.

 

[flicker]

A 2 hour lecture on doping by a certain Mr. Joe Papp. Like 2 hours of hearing nails scratching on a blackboard!

 

[The Hitch]

If my bike ever gets stolen Ill go to the Dutch Mafia. Dekker T added it me as a friend yesterday. The thief who stole it will wish he had never been born.

 

[Barrus]

If my bike ever gets stolen Ill go to the Dutch Mafia. Dekker T added it me as a friend yesterday. The thief who stole it will wish he had never been born.

You do realize it is most often the Dutch who steal the bikes

 

[The Hitch]

You do realize it is most often the Dutch who steal the bikes

Which means my bike wont get stolen in the first place then.

 

[the student]

just let them clean out the sewers... with a toothbrush...

 

[Ergovideo]

I once watched a thief take my bike which was parked against the window of a shop so I could watch it while looking for some tat in Argus! I chased him in vain down the road & I think looking back at the feeling of pure rage inside me that I would have ended up doing time in a box some place if I was "unlucky" enough to have cached him!

 

[The Devil]

I chased him in vain down the road & I think looking back at the feeling of pure rage inside me that I would have ended up doing time in a box some place if I was "unlucky" enough to have cached him!

Exactly, that is one of the reasons why one should never take the Law into their own hands dude!!

 

[hiero2]

Exactly, thats why one should never take the Law into their own hands dude!!

I am not in agreement. The reason this guy should not take the law (Law??) into his own hands at this moment - when there is NO question of guilt - is because he might get hurt.

Since criminals are more likely to be accustomed to violent response, this outcome could be considered to have a high probability.

But if he's got a stick handy that will reach the thief's head? I say hit the epher.

And hit him hard.

It is the belief, on the part of the thief (not just bicycle thieves), that they will get away with the crime - to the thief it is low risk. So . . . increase the risk.

Now, if you don't know who it is? Then let the (sic) "Law" take over. Like Barrus said, unlikely that any good will come of any action after the fact.

 

[The Devil]

i am not in agreement. The reason this guy should not take the law (law??) into his own hands at this moment - when there is no question of guilt - is because he might get hurt.

that is what i was implying dude BUT IF YOU ATTACK SOMEONE IN ANGER AS THE GUY SAID HE COULD VERY "WELL END UP IN A BOX" AS HE MEANT JAIL TIME FROM ASSAULT CHARGES OR EVEN END UP " IN A BOX AKA A COFFIN ALWAYS KEEP A COOL HEAD AND THINK BEFORE YOU ACT. THAT IS WHAT THIS GUY DID. WHICH WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO

since criminals are more likely to be accustomed to violent response, this outcome could be considered to have a high probability.

that is stating the obvious
but if he's got a stick handy that will reach the thief's head? I say hit the epher.

And hit him hard.

that would be stupid because you would then be charged with assault
it is the belief, on the part of the thief (not just bicycle thieves), that they will get away with the crime - to the thief it is low risk. So . . . Increase the risk.

it's a good job that you don't implement law policies
now, if you don't know who it is? Then let the (sic) "law" take over. Like barrus said, unlikely that any good will come of any action after the fact.

as i said "one should never take the law into their own hands under any circumstances"

 

[mr. tibbs]

Kinda unrelated, but Bicycle Thieves (or The Bicycle Thief) really is one of the greatest films ever made, and I hope that everyone in this thread has had or will have occasion to see it. (Especially the more passionate posters!)

 

[nvpacchi]

Kinda unrelated, but Bicycle Thieves (or The Bicycle Thief) really is one of the greatest films ever made, and I hope that everyone in this thread has had or will have occasion to see it. (Especially the more passionate posters!)

I was so depressed at the end of that film, but it was fantastic nonetheless

 

[Cyclestar]

I've always found the best form of punishment is something truly humiliating...pain and discomfort are temporary - getting over something horrendously embarrassing takes far longer! I remember when I was little...whenever I had done something bad my mum made me walk around shopping centres with her with a sign around my neck saying "I have been bad today"... doesn't sound too bad but i know at five years old it worked a treat as a deterrent!