Posted on 02/22/2017 5:15:58 AM PST by sevinufnine
A Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputy has a message for the community after his bike was taken from his home earlier this month by a stranded 19-year-old. The deputy took to his Facebook page to express his concerns for her safety.
“A young lady found my bicycle and she was out here alone in the dark and decided she needed it for a ride home. So she took my bike,” said Bowden.
Bowden said he didn’t know it was missing until it was returned to his grandmother’s house next door with this note, apologizing for taking it without permission. The 19-year-old wrote it was 2 a.m. She had no cell phone, money or a ride because of “drunk boys.”
(Excerpt) Read more at wsls.com ...
FWIW... I hope the girl has learned a valuable lesson from all of this. And yes... I think she did. I can’t imagine being out alone, in the dark and miles from home. She did borrow the bike and returned it with an apology note. She may think the officer will charge her criminally if she spoke to him directly OR she didn’t tell Mom and Dad (and doesn’t want to). Personally, I am just glad she got home safe and sound. JMHO.
yes, bicycles are a constant problem on Robinson Tract as well. They choose to ride over the mountain to Little Creek area. This is a DANGEROUS road. Straight up one direction to straight down the other....yet with those tight S-curves because hey, it’s going over a dang mountain!
So, here one is driving up the mountain and often there’s a bicycle rider (or 5) in their little tight pants and you don’t dare pass them...and they don’t pull over. If one was to come around a blind curve a bit wide they could take out the entire group.
some roads really should be off-limits to these bikes (yeah, I’m evil according to avid bikers.)
yes, I’m glad too. I do believe she could do great justice by speaking out about anything scary (like the entire ride) and inform the young ladies out there stranded of better options. there are always other options!
She is obviously a thoughtful, young lady with a strong conscience. Teens make terrible mistakes not the least of which is picking bad friends. This is a young woman who needs to be nurtured in her sense of responsibility.
Yeah, I didn’t bother with the article (not that important of an issue to me) and figured it was probably something like what you said, but I was focusing on being concerned for her safety now that the event is over and she is fine.
i.e. it seems like a “slow news day” story.
A few weeks ago, I witnessed a DUI car vs telephone pole crash. The obviously drunk driver walked into the freezing dark while I was on the phone with 911.
The police response rapidly went into “find this guy for his safety” rather than “we need to arrest him.”
Several cruisers and helicopter with FLIR were deployed.
I was impressed.
“i.e. it seems like a “slow news day” story.”
yes, it is.
Nuts to all the feel good crap. The girl is a thief. Any way you slice it, she is a God rotting thief.
“Nuts to all the feel good crap. The girl is a thief. Any way you slice it, she is a God rotting thief.”
I’m guessing you are perfect and made no mistakes in your youth? Especially any that could have wound up seeing you death or grave injury?
Fortunately I wasn’t perfect (still not), so I have compassion you lack for my fellow humans.
Nuts to all the feel good crap. The girl is a thief. Any way you slice it, she is a God rotting thief.
Apparently she did what she did because her safety and perhaps life depended on it. She was also apparently sorry for what she did. Now, I am about as bad a Christian as you can possibly get, but I would forgive her, if the story was true.
Proving yet again that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
The tone and wording of the letter was respectful, used correct grammar and English, and had a minimum of misspellings.
Same here.
The girl saw the Sheriff department car in the drive. She had made some bad choices up to the point she went after the bicycle but seeing the patrol car, she amplified her bad choices by not seeking help from the lawman instead of stealing. I am sure she is sorry now but so are many other criminals. To me, thievery is on par with murder.
You are being sarcastic/ironic, right?
Oookay... never mind...
No.
Like many on FR (but obviously not all) I have always tried to do what is right, but my judgment in some things is not always what I would like and I don’t succeed.
I live in a glass house so big the US Seventh Fleet could berth in it. I can’t throw stones. Given her note, I would give her a pass.
It would have been nice if she had left a note and returned the bike later or something, but...she returned the bike and explained it. Nobody prompted her.
I think most sensible people would give her a pass.
I think most sensible people would give her a pass.
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Agreed. Apparently, she was desperate, and her note suggested that she felt guilty for taking the man’s bike.
This is a young woman who needs to be nurtured in her sense of responsibility.
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I agree that she showed good character by returning the bike with a note of apology. ....However, someone needs to teach her to write in cursive. That note looked like something my granddaughter would have done when about 6 y/o.
I applaud the young lady for finding a solution to her problem.
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