Comments on: Glendale Mugging

By: W. Gibbets

W. Gibbets — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:54:53 +0000

You may have missed this part from the above post:

“Every economic level in a society has it’s criminals–the economy has very little to do with it… ”

I was actually thinking about Madoff and Spectre, but Enron fits well too.

By: Another Rick

Another Rick — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:32:48 +0000

When talk turns to crime committed by lower income persons, I like to remind the talker that crime is not limited to certain income groups. Think of the Enron crimes and more other more recent examples of corporate crime.

By: Chris 2.0

Chris 2.0 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:16:19 +0000

…can’t hurt to keep an eye on craigslist either.

By: what_what

what_what — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:51:40 +0000

sorry to hear about the bike! i was going to ask why no-one stopped the thugs when they inserted a four foot piece of pipe into the end of the kryptonite lock to pop it off, or how they stole the quick release front tire since he didn’t pop it off and lock it with the back tire, or they stole the quick release seat since it wasn’t locked on or he didn’t take it with him.

and then i re-read your article and saw “it is always a dumb idea to leave a bike unlocked in an urban area.”

ouch.

i feel bad for your son; a) he lost a bike b) probably has a nice lock with nothing to lock with it c) had to walk home d) had to tell mom and e) lost a bike,

when i was 13, the bike was freedom, expression, a part of me. it was old and junky but it was mine. and when it got stolen when i brought it to college (locked up with a chain they cut), luck prevailed and a few months later i saw it locked up outside the dining hall. so i stole it back. speak softly and carry a big piece of pipe.

good luck to your son!

By: Freakonomic

Freakonomic — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:26:11 +0000

yep