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i dont mean to undermine the impact of the assaults on people in order to steal their bikes, but we do seem to be living in a culture of FEAR. Oooh something bads gonna happen so that will justify whatever we fancy doing.
This is exactly the shit that people use to justify torture or detention of unconvicted people and that kind of madness.
So, it sucks big time when people are cnuts. Unfortunately we live in london and there are a bunch of them here.
legally you cannot arm yourself with a weapon with a view to using it in self defence unless you have a reasonable fear of immediate unlawful violence.
i think arming yourself goes down a slippery path.
anyway,i dont know how many people ride bikes in London vs amount of attacks. i imagine statistically small. i live in Camberwell. its your phone they're after here. they are too small to get on a 54" frame :)