Originally Posted by
Northwestrider
I really have no problem with your post, but for one item. That is that it was an attempted theft. The cop I talked with described it as such as well. But my question to him was if a bank is robbed and the thief drops the money as he is leaving the bank, is it still attempted theft ? I really don't know, but my guess is that it would not be considered a miss demeanor , or would it ?
Big difference between a bank robbery and someone making off with your bike. For one the value. That cop probably thinks your bike is somewhere around a $100. Plus a robbery usually means a weapon or at least a threat of a weapon. That is a very serious charge all by itself. Then there is the fact the bank is an established business and you are transient. There is the simple fact that strangers get no love but more important an established business is more likely going to press charges and pursue prosecution after the police do all of the work to bring the guy to justice. There is a good chance that the strange would not bother, too much hassle to come back to town for the trail, specifically if they had no real loss.