[1Old Pro]

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.

sounds like a typical lawful FBI sting operation.

[Arones]

I need a link to the videos. ;)

[JimRed]

When my kids were young there was a rash of bike thefts in our suburban neighborhood; we lost two in a month. I wanted to wet the ground in our yard and attach a live wire to a “bait” bike. Until Mrs. JimRed pointed out that, like the guy with the shotgun rigged to get the burglar breaking into his shed, I’d probably get some prison time. The law favors the criminals!

[Darteaus94025]

Arrested for hitting a home run?

[Envisioning]

Thieves are not victims.

Was what the couple did wrong? Maybe a little. Thieves are still not victims.

Play stupid games win stupid prizes applies to both here apparently.

[Captain Compassion]

Not cool. :(

[kanawa]

https://abc30.com/5828732/

some video

[Terry L Smith]

The crime is they let the thieves live!

[polymuser]

Maybe shoulda got a couple roadside freebie bikes, loaded the seats and grips with itching powder and loosened up the front axle nuts to barely snug, instead.

[DannyTN]

Two Wong’s don’t make a white.

Wait no, that’s why the Chinese couple got divorced.

[Hot Tabasco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BeTuNQUag4

[Hot Tabasco]

Years ago I had an expensive road bike that a kid tried to steal. I was chasing him down the sidewalk as he slowly gained distance from me when a motorist who saw me giving chase, cut him off at the end of the block. I caught up to him and yanked him off the bike while a store owner across the street called the cops. I held him down till they arrived and put him in the squad car. I filed a report and never heard a thing about it.....

Lesson learned: beat the crap out of him the next time and let him crawl home on his own since the cops won't do anything.

So yes, I approve what this couple were doing........

[Midwesterner53]

Put me on their jury. Not Guilty!

[Reno89519]

Honor them, not arrest them.

[glasseye]

This is what happens when the police fail to do their job.
We need/will see more of this as police fail in their most basic duties.

[Cobra64]

Couple posted bats on YouTube. Pretty funny.

[subterfuge]

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!

[Iscool]

Poor thieves...It's just not fair...Thieves would steal nothing if irresponsible people would not allow to things to become stealable...

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...

[trebb]

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....