Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Kinda skipping the part about the cable lock, aren't you? That's pretty damn suspicious.
I see locks on bikes for sale and don't think they are stolen. I think they were locked up when ridden places.
I see bikes for sale with stuff on em that isnt for sale like bottles, GPS, and wedge bags. I see bikes for sale with flat tires, chains off rings, and bars flipped up.
i mention this because i see bikes for sale in various forms of condition and don't think they are stolen. I just think the owners are lazy and/or don't know any better.
Leaving a lock on the bike isn't an indicator of theft to me. Maybe I am missing something obvious here.
Originally Posted by
livedarklions
The logic of posting this meme here sucks.
If you buy it, you're jumping to the conclusion it's ok. If you don't buy it, you're risking erring on the side of caution, which is a vanishingly small cost in this case. If you suggest someone should investigate it, you're not jumping to anything, but leaving the conclusion to someone else.
Its all about what the default perspective is. If Glenn looks at all bikes and considers them stolen until proven otherwise, then the Glenn didn't jump to conclusions.
Thats an exhausting way to live, but sure i accept he wouldn't jump to a conclusion since its his default position for everything used.
One sould ask why they would participate in used sales if they consider everything stolen though. And perhaps Glenn only buys new unless someone has paperwork dating back decades in hand.
The jump to conclusions mat is a perfect meme as it references a hilarious scene of a funny movie and describes Glenn's response. He hears a bike has a lock on it and is sold by someone with a drug arrest and concludes the bike is stolen- thats basically the perfect reason to say he jumped to conclusions.
At least it is the perfect reason for me to say it.
Perspective is fascinating.