Posted on 01/13/2020 10:16:49 AM PST by lowbridge
A California couple was arrested after police say they left out bikes to lure thieves and then recorded themselves beating them with bats which they posted to YouTube, police say.
-snip
Police say videos of the assaults were posted on YouTube. In the videos, police say the suspects appeared to plant a bicycle in the front yard of their home, unattended, and wait for someone passing by to stop and attempt to steal it.
When someone would try to make off with the bike, the suspects would rush from the house and assault the person with a baseball bat.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxcarolina.com ...
Bingo.
Call the police to report your bike was stolen. In many places they'll either place it at the very bottom of the list of stuff they give a sh*t about or tell you flat out they no longer investigate property crimes.
Vigilante justice is the end result. Expect more of this.
I’m aware that entrapment is putting the idea of a crime into someone’s head. I don’t necessarily think this was entrapment. But I also do not think what these idiots did was lawful. Their intent was to assault people.
Couple posted bats on YouTube. Pretty funny.
Where do you live? A ghetto? Where I live, we don’t lock doors, we can leave cars running while dashing into a pharmacy, never locked the house... if anyone got caught stealing, we’d beat the shit out of him. Simple justice.
Fixed it for you.
If they knew people would be stealing the bike right and left there are a few things they could do that would be a lot funnier and get more likes on whatever. And bonus, they wouldn’t go to jail!
Hide a wifi tag on the bike. It is nearly free. Every few days, an app shows you the bike’s location.
Besides, if someone owns something you like and want, you are entitled to it, even if its tied down, if you can get it loose...
What about the “bait” cars that the cops park along side a road? The people that steal them are doing what they normally do...
They gain entry to the car, hot wire it to start and then drive away. ...Of course, the cops are watching and the cars are rigged so the cops can shut down the engine and then arrest the car thief.
It’s Kalifornia - if they get their way, cars and such will be illegal and bicycles will be like horses in the Old West - surely a hanging offense to steal one for any reason...
Unless the couple was having a lot of problems with theft, they should be shot for being stupid and wanting to make “those memorable moments” of themselves beating folks with baseball bats....of course, as a hunter, i did shoot deer that had been accustomed to finding salt licks in certain areas...maybe I’m just like them.
I guess I’m torn on the subject....
Leaving your bike in front of your house is your right.
There’s no way to force someone to steal it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.