Is vandalism and theft of medical records the same thing as taking an abandoned bike that's been sitting outside for three years? Methinks no.

In Chicago, if you find a bike outside for at least a month, you can call the city. The city will come out and affix a sign to it saying the bike will be removed by the city and junked if somoene doesn't claim it within 2 weeks. Then if no one comes, they remove the bike and junk it. So what's the difference? I still say take the bike. But if you want to go by the book, contact the city, let them come out with a sign, then the day they come to remove the bike, make an arrangement to meet up with the city workers, and when they break the lock, take possession of the bike. It's still liberating the bike, but for the naysayers out there, you can do it legally and with clean hands.

Koffee