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Blockquote. He is a top gent and perfectly decent
Not if he's knowingly handling stolen goods and making money from it, he isn't. Almost the opposite, in fact.
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But he is not. In fact he runs the workshop for free every week to fix bikes for kids who can't afford to go to a bike shop. I do believe he does know what the gangs are up to to a point, and when my bikes went missing, he had a good enough idea who the suspects might be and spread the word for me. Would you really wanna be the snitch if you have to still be around the estate? He doesn't even live there by the way, It's all very well to stand on the moral high ground and talk ideals remotely, like on here, but the reality is if he became the snitch every time petty crime like a bike is stolen, do you think him and his volunteers would still be able to provide for the good kids round there?
ExTra
I can't remember who and what it's called exactly, but there is or maybe was a bike workshop on Walworth Road next to an estate, I think it's call 56 bike room?? The guy who runs it is called Tim, or maybe Simon, I could be totally wrong with his name... He is a top gent and perfectly decent, but I know for a fact he does know what the kids / youngsters are up to in the estate. Let's just say with his help, I managed to buy back my own bike for £40 a few years ago. Not what I would have liked, but £40 without breaking the peace around his workshop and the area was a somewhat twisted worthy price to pay.