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I had my first fixed gear bike nicked from my hands on a sunday at BL 3 years ago. It was mental, the bike was between me and a wall (i was leaning against it), a group of kids came around from the side and while one pushed me other 2 blocked me and the bike was taken from me carried in the middle of hundreds of people (3pm), no one even blinked. People just opened way for them to run off, while I was left alone with another bike behind unlocked.... it was a quick stop. This means the worlds gone mad. The same kid that took the bike came to me 15min later, already with my gf around, I obvs recognized him, and he told me "50quid and you´ll have it in 10min"... by the time I got the money (yes i did not even think) the police was around, he denied everything. the police was useless. told me to report it at the station in BL. the guy never ran way from there... it was surreal. In that day i lost great hope in all this system. Have u all realised already that the market sells stolen goods because..... the people living in london, buy from them!?
There can only be offer if there´s demand. I used to work in a bar around shoreditch, and it was really frequent to hear people saying "I´m going to BL this sunday and try to buy a new bike".... this is fucking shocking. I gave up trying to educate people.
It would be necessary to act in a way to deter people that go to BL on sundays of buying stolen bikes. Imagine big fucking posters with really allusive msgs to both seller/buyers.
If there was poster, whatever, all over the market with this shit you would look really stupid in not giving a shit. Just an idea that crossed my mind in one of many other thoughts of those who lost something from their fucking sweat.
edit. Just one quick last thought: I read about a lot of people here going with stuff like"kill him if u see my bike", "punch him", etc.... But i was in that situation, all those thoughts came to me. It was just that when you´re surrounded by 5 fellas, things tend to change in perspective (speaking honestly). I praise myself in larger way than my property.