That'll learn him..

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,392
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l?ITO=1490
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!

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  • blu3cat
    blu3cat Posts: 1,016
    Nice story, just a little bit of a hollow victory me thinks. She smashes her car and her bike in one go, and if I read it right the thief got away still. :x
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    What's the odds that if I, not being a mayor of anywhere, chased down a bike thief in a car, mounted the pavement and rammed him, that I'd be getting a visit from plod to discuss a charge of dangerous driving, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder or something similar?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    girv73 wrote:
    What's the odds that if I, not being a mayor of anywhere, chased down a bike thief in a car, mounted the pavement and rammed him, that I'd be getting a visit from plod to discuss a charge of dangerous driving, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder or something similar?

    Yeah, that is rather what I thought, I have to say. Irrespective of the Mayor bit.
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    If I was the thief, I'd be suing for the above and for injuries sustained.

    As me, I don't like that the system allows that. "She has no right to run me over!" he'd cry. "You gave up the rights afforded to you by this society the moment you decided to live outside it's rules and nick people's bikes", I'd reply.

    But it's not like that, is it?

    *sigh*

    I know it's not as black-and-white as that, I don't have a solution.
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  • MartinGT
    MartinGT Posts: 475
    That will TEACH him

    *sigh*

    GILF GILF GILF :lol:
  • alex16zx
    alex16zx Posts: 153
    I just read the URL to get the gist:

    Dripping-wet-wearing-towel-mayoress-leapt-shower-run-bike-thief

    Saves me going on the mail website! :lol:
  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    what if the guy own and just riding the same bike down the road?? good for her that she caught the thief but the way she did it is out of order. :x
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  • BigJimmyB
    BigJimmyB Posts: 1,302
    Out of order?

    Is it Fcuk. The scrote deserved it. As has been said, he (IMHO) gave up any rights the minute he decided to thieve the bike.

    I'm just sorry she bashed her car and bike.

    I hope they catch the tw@t and cut a hand off.

    Wishful thinking.......
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,392
    MartinGT wrote:
    That will TEACH him

    *sigh*

    The thread title was a bit tongue in cheek.


    In her account she claims to have blocked his path and he ran into her. F..k him. He stole a bike and then rode it on the pavement.

    Take this as a warning, underestimate a female on a hybrid/ town bike at your peril


    Also I don't read the Daily Mail either, it was the only link I could find to the story I heard on Five Live.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    "reasonable force" would apply here I suspect, good on her, even if car and bike were damaged the theiving git didn't prosper, and no doubt will think twice next time.

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