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I don't get it. If everyone (including police) knows that these bikes are stolen, why can't they arrest people that operate such "shops"? Or is property (bike)
by kbart 10y ago
I don't get it. If everyone (including police) knows that these bikes are stolen, why can't they arrest people that operate such "shops"? Or is property (bike) theft somewhat legal in US? Also, if somebody stole my bike (or anything) I would get really pissed off and knowing where to find these guys (like in this case) I would go get it back myself, possibly with much more dire consequences than police. Doesn't it happen in SF?
- the-dude 10y agoKnowing ~ Suspecting != proof. And there you go.
- pmiller2 10y agoBecause it's really, really hard to actually prove that a stolen bike is stolen. First, it has to be reported stolen, which does not always happen. There also has to be some way of positively identifying the bike, like a serial number, included in the report. Bikes do have serial numbers but not many people record them.
- 9935c101ab17a66 10y agoYou really don't understand this? You don't realize what a big city SF is, or how organized these groups can be, or how hard it is to track down bike serial numbers, or how that task is impossible after the bikes are "chopped"? Or how you'd get totally wrecked if you tried to show up and exert your dire consequences on an organized group of bike thieves? If you spent a few minutes thinking about these things, I think you'd have something valuable to add.