What struck me about the movie was how casual the police were when the main character's bike was stolen. Just fill out a paper and sign it. That's all. And he and his son traveled the neighborhoods looking for his bike, while nobody cared about their plight. Finally, he's desperate, he gets the message from everybody that bicycle theft is no big deal, and he comes to the conclusion that there's not much wrong with replacing his stolen bike with another stolen bike. Maybe it's just the man's resignation that trying to combat theft is futile.