I Hate Bike Thieves

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thewalker

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Right out in broad daylight at 3:00 in the afternoon my bike was stolen in front of the Lilian H. Smith library right at College and Spadina. Unbelievable. It wasn't a terribly expensive bike, $200 Raleigh from Canadian Tire, but still, man that really pisses me off. I thought with that discovery of stolen bicycles of that store on Queen street bike theft would calm a little but obviously not.
I really think we need to do something about this it's ridiculous.

And what about bystanders? Can't they see the guy is cutting my lock?
They don't think that's strange?
 
Had my bike jacked within a minute of going into a store on Bathurst a year ago. One minute.

Stolen bikes are not a priority for police. Deductibles on insurance policies mean that they just don't matter for anyone in the system.
 
The thieving in Toronto is out of control.

My car was broken into in the summer and was cleaned out. The haul was substantial. Work Lap top (in the trunk) gone. Consol contents - gone. Digital camera and Ipod in the laptop bag - gone. Glove compartment emptied out. Even took my stupid points cards that I kept overtop the passenger sun visor.

Fuckers damaged the door breaking in as well.

I reported it to the police. That was kind of funny. I went to the cop shop, I was the only person there. I'm waiting. I'm waiting. There's about 6 cops behind the desk talking about cop politics. Finally this 300 pound woman (civilian employee - which means that they are not cops, but get paid the same) comes over and says "Can I help you"

I tell her, "I'd like to report that someone broke into my car, blah blah blah"

"Take a seat I'll get an officer", she says.

There are no seats, just a ledge that covers the radiators. So I sit on that.

The 6 of them plus her just keep talking away like I'm not even there.

I'm looking right at them. Not even blinking.

Finally after at least HALF AN HOUR, if not more, this one cop (one of the 6) comes over and takes my information. I had the receipt for the laptop, complete with serial number, etc. I asked him if he wanted to see the car. No, was his answer.

Later that afternoon, I see the identical laptop for sale on CL. I emailed the guy selling it, but he wouldn't give me a photo or serial number. I googled his email and he's got all kinds of miscellaneous electronic equipment for sale all over town. (Including a 50" Panasonic LCD TV for $495.00 (advertised in some korean newspapers.)

I call the cops back.

"Blah blah blah - Craigs list"

"What's Craigs list?", the cop who answered the phone asks

WTF? I am thinking, are you seriously a cop?

I explain it to him and give him the address.

"I don't have internet", he says

WTF?

"Can I send you an email", I ask

"I don't have email", he says.

I figure he's lying to me and obviously, he doesn't give a flying fuck, so I let it go knowing full well that the cops aren't going to do anything.

The problem is that the thieves know fully well that the cops in Toronto are lazy and won't do anything either. Even if they do get caught (which is hugely unlikely), nothing is going to happen to them anyway.

The problem is the thieves being human pieces of shit. But the problem is also lazy cops and a lazy judicial system. The cops in Toronto only know how to sing the blues about budget issues (they didn't get their helicopter) and the courts won't do anything even if they do catch the guy anyway. (So why bother). Unless you get shot (and maybe not even then) or are involved in the sex industry (that's fun) then the cops aren't going to even bother.
 
Mao Tse Tongue said:
James, I would have agreed to buy the laptop, arrive with sixteen friends, and fuck that guy up good. I couldn't have restrained myself under those circumstances.
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That option was discussed at my place of work.

What if the human turd is packing heat? We corner him, he whips out a gun and starts shooting. You go to court, he says, "yeah, I stole the computer but these 4 gorillas attacked me and I was defending myself." He gets 6 months house arrest. Not worth it over a 2 year old lap top. You never know who's carrying and who's not. I depend on the cops to do that work and, well, they're not interested in it.

So you let it go. Besides, I have no idea if it was my computer, or someone else's computer. The loss was the data on the computer, which would have been wiped clean.
 
Lisa of Toronto said:
a couple of weeks ago my Raleigh was stolen from the bike rack in my own property...it really sucks big time, cause just like yours mine wasn't a fancy new bike but and old old beater, but it meant so much to me. Yeah it blows when that happens.
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Especially if it's on your property. My car & bike been stolen, house broken into over the years.

We need enforcement & harsh sentence. The next thief will be greeted by good old pine vintage baseball bat.
 
someone took my lunch money at work the other day and i had my dad go over and beat up that guys dad
 
Can bike thieves cut through those U shaped locks faster nowadays or something?

I haven't ridden in a long time but way back when, I spent a summer in Europe where N.American bikes are very rare and drooled upon. I took a shiny Specialized bike there where I could see the kids stare at my bike at stop lights. My friend's bike got stolen but I followed the advice of people who had been to New York. In NY the rule is to use 2 locks and that's what I did. Never got it stolen in Europe where bike thievery is perhaps worse than here.

Don't know if this advice works anymore but: USE 2 LOCKS. Psychologically, it apparently puts off bike thieves.
 
james t kirk said:
The loss was the data on the computer, which would have been wiped clean.
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Not meaning to add to your pain, but do you really think the thief went to any huge amount of trouble to clean out your data completely? Especially if it was your laptop the guy was selling that afternoon.
 
Moraff said:
Not meaning to add to your pain, but do you really think the thief went to any huge amount of trouble to clean out your data completely? Especially if it was your laptop the guy was selling that afternoon.
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The computer was double password protected. In order to access the hard drive, he had to either remove and replace it, or wipe it using a CD.

None of the data was that sensitive to tell you the truth.
 
tarkovsky said:
I followed the advice of people who had been to New York. In NY the rule is to use 2 locks and that's what I did. Never got it stolen in Europe where bike thievery is perhaps worse than here.
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True in NYC, they leave the frame but take everything else.
 
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