Stolen bikes

You are reading a single comment by @harpoonist and its replies. Click here to read the full conversation.

•

bothwell in reply to @harpoonist

And whilst I am absolutely sympathetic to people who this has happened to, if it wasn't locked I class it as 'taken' than 'stolen' (yes I am well aware that both are legally stealing, spare me the internet lawyers). Lock your shit up.

The reason it's useful to specify your locking method is because it helps other people understand the relative risk of each method / equipment choice.

It's not so really so that we can all say "LOL YOU DIDN'T EVEN LOCK IT?! HAHAHAHA FFS".

Besides, if it was taken from, say, your house (during a break-in, for e.g.), where it's unlikely to have been locked, does that make it any less of a theft?

•

harpoonist in reply to @bothwell

I think you misunderstood me. I was agreeing with @606. I wish everyone would say if/how it was locked, for exactly the reason you mentioned.

My own opinion is still that if you leave your bike unlocked, unattended, then you have made a conscious decision to dramatically increase the chances of it being stolen (taken).

About

Avatar for harpoonist @harpoonist started