Originally Posted by feba
EDIT: Not to mention these are crowds of people, in broad daylight... I doubt anyone with a bit of sanity would attack someone in broad daylight, with that many witnesses (and most likely security cameras)
What makes you think you can judge how sane a bike thief is? Most likely he (because they're mostly men, I bet) isn't a raving lunatic, but you can never be sure how the thief will react if approached.