What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)
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What Would You Do? Bike Theft (White Guy, Black Guy, Pretty Girl)
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I love those "What would you do?" videos.
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I haven't heard of these "What Would You Do" videos but I would make note of how the person looked and take a picture of them if I had a camera. If I later learned that a bicycle was stolen I would contact the police with the information. When I lived in an apartment building I would do that too when I saw unfamiliar cars or trucks parked in the parking lot.
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Or the moral may be that it is possible to initiate an "interesting discussion" and make sure it leads to the approved conclusion by posting, staging and/or editing a video that meets the requirement.
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Fine, it wouldn't be hard to set up the scenario, and upload the hours of raw video as a single cut.
I suspect reality would follow that, with some demographic shifts depending on the area.
I suspect reality would follow that, with some demographic shifts depending on the area.
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I saw this happening once at a local rec center, and it was a asian kid trying to use bolt cutters until I questioned where his key was? He got offensive so I said ya know I can call a guy who can help you with that? (cops)
I rode by 15 minutes later he was gone, but the bike wasn't!
I rode by 15 minutes later he was gone, but the bike wasn't!
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Apparently, a couple named George and Eileen did try to stop the theft (@1:12), but that was barely mentioned and the footage was edited out.
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that old guy could have gotten his head bashed in. confronting a thief isn't always the best idea.
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Any normal guy would call the police on either guy and asked the blonde for her number/email address while he helped
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I wonder what would happen if you had a white guy in an Arab, Hispanic, or black neighborhood. I would hope it's more tribalism in action (we're more suspicious of people who don't look like us) than racism. The reaction of the guys to the girl is funny/pathetic, but I can't help but admire assertive women.
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The behaviour of the three actors was very different... passive and polite, somewhat aggressive, and hot and sweet.
But they all said this was not their bicycle when they were asked.
I always carry a lock and a cel phone and would make it much harder for the suspected thief to take the bike by adding a shackle while I waited for the police to arrive and if they wanted to take issue with that they'd find their head shackled to the post.
I am not easily swayed by a pretty face either... thieves come in all shapes and sizes and colours.
But they all said this was not their bicycle when they were asked.
I always carry a lock and a cel phone and would make it much harder for the suspected thief to take the bike by adding a shackle while I waited for the police to arrive and if they wanted to take issue with that they'd find their head shackled to the post.
I am not easily swayed by a pretty face either... thieves come in all shapes and sizes and colours.
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"industrial sized bolt cutters" wtf? Love how adding a few words in-front is suppose to make it sound more powerful. Kinda like "assault rifles"
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I forgot to comment on that.
If those are industrial-sized, I wonder what these are: https://www.harborfreight.com/42-inch...ers-41151.html
If those are industrial-sized, I wonder what these are: https://www.harborfreight.com/42-inch...ers-41151.html
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