Sorry about your bike. Good luck finding it.

What did they do with horse thieves back in the 1800's?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ho...ef_hanging.png

http://www.findlegaladvice.org/forum/Law-Enforcement-Police/They-used-to-hang-horse-thieves-Should-we-start-hanging-car-thieves-351867.htm