elzy0000

Sorry if this is a repost but it was too good not to share.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba5_1345006502

sstang13

"Take my bike and I'm fanatical about it, it's my favourite thing in the world, I'll do whatever it takes to get it back." That's a cyclist who loves his bike.

moxell1

That is Awesome. The university police have been planting bait bikes on campus here at Texas A&M. They wait a few days then go to the guy's house and bust him.

dstrong 

They should do a show...like Bait Car. Where they film the thief taking the bike and after riding a few blocks, the chain gives way...or the rear brakes lock up. And then a cable comes out and straps the thief's legs to the bike. Yeah...that would be an awesome show!

ultraman6970

They did something maybe last year, they did it in NY, there are videos at you-tube i believe.

ericssonboi

Pretty awesome.. karma..

KLiNCK

Bicycle thieves suck.

Essex

Glad the thief was convicted of Class B felony. It's always interesting thieves and their accomplices lie about stuff. A tad dangerous I think running a sting like this because you never know what thieves might have on their person, or who might be lurking around the corner to aid them....though this thief looked like a complete doofus.

OiS

Happy to see it. I have had 2 bikes stolen from me, unfortunately I have not got either of them back.

GiantDefyGuy

Damn.
As much as I want this to be real, it's apparently just an advertisement for that "Burner" app that he "casually" mentioned during the video....which was released just a few days before this video.

I hope that app dies a horrible death now. I really don't like this kind of "marketing."

mwandaw

CAUTION - chasing down criminals is a dangerous job and should be left to professionals.

Doohickie

He needs one of those matchmaking services.

Doohickie

Did it say convicted or charged with?

GiantDefyGuy

Doesn't matter. It's a fake viral marketing video.

Nachoman

Rude. In retaliation, I'll boycott the stupid product.

I_Like_Bike

Not saying I do not trust you, but where did you hear that. Seems like solid acting and such. I am impressed.

I_Like_Bike

Right, I hate being tricked. Should be illegal, like false advertising.

Essex

You're correct. The video states what the felony could be but no conviction. There's a local news followup here:

https://gnli.christianpost.com/video/...ike-thief-5951

GiantDefyGuy

I read it in one of the comments posted to the video in the OP link. It also said that the people in the video were on the app development team.

I thought it was pretty good/real too, but I will admit that I did think it was strange that he mentioned the "burner" app just out of the blue and said "I couldn't have done all this without it." I actually noticed that while watching it. Once I read that comment, it all made sense.

I also thought the cop was too cooperative, and the girlfriend was too "not-upset." The main guy also seemed a little too "calm" to me. No shaking voice, too confident, etc.

I found an interview with the guy that was just gleaming with praise for the stupid app. He said he was originally going to buy a pre-paid cellphone....and was actually on the way to to the store to buy it when his friend texted him that he could get this great new app for only $1.99!!!!! So if he was going to do this with a prepaid phone, why would he say in the video that he couldn't have done this without burner? Why mention ANY of that in the video?

So I don't have proof or anything, but there are too many red flags for me to just let it go.

st3venb

Caution -- Not chasing down the criminals will lead to you never getting your stuff back.

Police can only do so much, and if you expect them to handle all of the world's wrongs... You're going to be left severely disappointed.

Joe360

I remember seing a COPS episode where the police department left a Mercedez Benze bike in front of a liquor store and caught a buch of would be bike theives. It caused quite the discussion between my wife and I about wether it was intrapment or not. I say haul them off to jail, better they get scared then with a bike that does not belong to anyone that have them steel my bike.

Timothy

It's not a fake

https://www.komonews.com/news/local/166221456.html

SCochiller

Hell with the citizen's arrest. Time for a Citizen's Ass-whopping.

GiantDefyGuy

Good. I really don't want it to be fake.

However, there's always the chance that it really IS fake and that this guy is now having to keep telling this lie on all the news stations and everything because his little video went a little TOO viral. LOL. If so, I hope they put him in the stockade!

PhotoJoe 

It would be easy enough for someone to find out if it's real or not. Is there a police report on it?