Ethics of (probably) stolen bikes
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Hear something no one else mentioned: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
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Obviously, I disagree.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.
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[QUOTEObviously, I disagree.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.][/QUOTE]
True, but respectively you have no proof. You are basing your judement on a person's prior arrest record. I am not the most optomistic guy in the world. The guy may be a serial criminal. However, he deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Now if you see the pile grow or worse yet you see the guy selling bikes like it is a used car lot then I think it may be time to let it go.
I do agree with you that what goes on in a neighborhood is your business (especially if crime is rampant or it spikes). I also agree with Diesel.
I choose to socialize with some neighbors but not all. I have lived with nosey neigbors (not calling you nosey) and I hated it.
Here is a good rule of thunmb that I go with. If you are 100% sure someone has been wronged and can provide proof without being Magnum PI and the deed is heinous enough...by all means go to the authorities. If it is less than 100% or you have to become a detective....let it be........
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.][/QUOTE]
True, but respectively you have no proof. You are basing your judement on a person's prior arrest record. I am not the most optomistic guy in the world. The guy may be a serial criminal. However, he deserves to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Now if you see the pile grow or worse yet you see the guy selling bikes like it is a used car lot then I think it may be time to let it go.
I do agree with you that what goes on in a neighborhood is your business (especially if crime is rampant or it spikes). I also agree with Diesel.
I choose to socialize with some neighbors but not all. I have lived with nosey neigbors (not calling you nosey) and I hated it.
Here is a good rule of thunmb that I go with. If you are 100% sure someone has been wronged and can provide proof without being Magnum PI and the deed is heinous enough...by all means go to the authorities. If it is less than 100% or you have to become a detective....let it be........
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Why not just ask her? "Hey, granny, where'd your grandson get all these bikes? He's not getting himself in trouble again, is he?" Just a thought.
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Or visit the grandson in jail...drop off a carton of cigs and some old spice. Transaction complete
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Obviously, I disagree.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.
If you neighbor wore dress suits, and 4 cars, two trucks, and had racks in the back for about 8 bikes, would you say the "maybe stolen" too??
There is a thin line between this I hope you can see it. You mean well, but sometimes meaning well can do harm..
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