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I thought these guys did a pretty good job of deterring bike thieves in the area temporarily... Rope bike prank (2018) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-OwjoP

• mc32 4y ago
  Those looks like set-ups? Are they actual thieves trying to steal bikes? Wouldn't a thief notice the tether? I can see trying to pretend you're just getting on YOUR bike and taking off... Anyway, there is a difference in an insured bike recovery system that has the right incentives and SFPD which does not have the benefit of GPS tracking and profit incentive. Of course their success rate will be dire in comparison.
  • evan_ 4y ago
    > Those looks like set-ups? it's certainly very lucky that the thief always went directly towards the guy hiding behind a tree with a pie. Helpful also that they stayed in the sightline of the camera, even though several of them did have to look directly at it to be sure.
    • mc32 4y ago
      One other thing that would point to those being staged is the injury liability they could incur (the endos) --of course they would have to know who tethered the bikes like that. But the person running after the "thief" would be a good candidate.