Originally Posted by
CliffordK
There is a limit to what the police can do for search and seizure. Although, riding unlicensed motorcycles on the road would probably be enough to demand a S/N search. I didn't realize that motorcycle theft was that big of an issue though. The police may not have had adequate staff to actually do more than disperse the crowd.
Somewhat different, but in Eugene there is a skateboard park under the Washington Jefferson St. Bridge. I'm not big into skateboarding, but for years the city was fighting against the juvenile culture in that area. But they've now decided to build it up instead, and I think the result is a rather nice skateboarding area.
I wonder if rather than conducting raids, the government needs to better evaluate what kind of resources that are needed to suit all community members.
I know near me motorcycles, scooters, dirt bikes and ATVs get stolen all of the time. They're light and small enough to just lift and toss in the back of a pickup truck. The angle grinder thieves everyone is so afraid of don't target bikes in my area - they're stealing this stuff. One estimate I heard was that 65% of the dirt bikes/ATVs in philly were stolen at some point (often from the burbs...right out of garages).
The main reason I don't have a motorcycle now is fear of it being stolen without a secure parking spot.
Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
It's really hard to catch guys on dirt bikes, they can ride almost anywhere, and fast, especially when there are hundreds of them. The risk for the cops and community was probably not worth the reward of catching a few guys.
Police here are under orders not to chase them. Personally I'm in favor of pulling a rope across the street.