Brick Lane Vandalism - Please Help

hello all,

first, i'd like to say i'm completely overwhelmed at the amount of support i have received in the past 48hrs. the number of people who offered their time and/or parts was incredible and already yesterday i was able to cobble together a new ride to get around for the next week or two and by the end of this week i should have a setup that i can use for a few months until i get the money for wheels together. even my friend from back home who built my bicycle up for me is rallying people to the cause, which is totally unexpected and way beyond the call of duty.
to all of you who've helped or offered support or just read this in solidarity, thank you. your support has gotten me through an unbelievably shitty weekend and today i feel as though i can just move on.

which brings me to point 2:
as difficult as it is for some to hear, i do not believe in an eye for an eye. even were i sure that the man in the window was responsible for the damage - and i am by no means sure it was he [when i got a new chain fitted at BLB yesterday, the guy who did it, Adam, told me that the damage to the frame and rear rim is consistent with someone having tried to force the locks off by using the frame itself as a lever against them; the locks themselves were also attacked, but thankfully held up against the onslaught] though i am sure that he is an absolute wanker - i would not pursue violent or direct revenge. however infinitesimal the chances, it is possible that he did frighten away the thieves ...
i could keep guessing all day. the point is, i believe in the rule of law. there are always going to be exceptions in society: those people who think they have more to gain by fucking everyone else over rather than working together with everyone. carrying my broken bicycle over my shoulder through hackney like a wounded friend, i of course doubted whether the moral high ground was the right course. but at the risk of repeating this too many times, everyone's support on here convinced me that it was. by grouping together to help each other when in need we achieve far more than we could if we were constantly at each other's throats trying to gain the upper hand. these ass/arseholes are the exception to the rule, even though they have made their presence felt to too many of us on the forum and outside.
i think roxy's point extremely valid. if we can somehow bring it to the attention of people who can actually make a difference, then we will have done something useful and enacted positive change. and i don't mean my isolated incident: anyone who has had a bicycle stolen or vandalised, anyone who feels threatened leaving a locked bicycle on the streets for any amount of time or riding in traffic amidst cabs and angry drivers.
if we could get the police to actually step up their efforts to take bike theft seriously, maybe to crack down on those who are selling stolen goods (at brick lane and wherever else they/we might know of), but also to make people more aware of the problem of bike theft and to encourage them not to support the thieves, more rights for cyclists, etc...
we need to think exactly how to word it, how to propose a campaign, but i would much rather see more police on brick lane (for example) and fewer bike thefts (or fences for the thieves to sell through) than a rock through this idiot's window.
all this said, i am not around on thursday, i'm going up to the midlands with my girlfriend for a family thing, will be back on monday. so i'm around tonight or tomorrow, or anytime next week. if people are still going to go out this thursday, believe me i am there in spirit.