[Closed] Photo of a bike thief?

Perhaps the real world is not so full of politically correct, sue happy, daily mail reading idiots afterall.

Wow politically correct, daily mail reading idiots eh? Think you have got a bit mixed up there. The correct newspaper preference generalisation in that case would have been The Guardian 🙂

But he has a high rez digital picture now that he can spend the evening examining and then come up with identifying features!

uplink, I got the delivery. the courier looked rather embarrassed

Don't know why she looked embarrassed

Just a guess but...

it was a seatpost wrapped in brown paper?

I am a lawyer. We have a word to describe such actions - "defamation"

shouldn't you be overcharging someone for this advice?

Just call the police, stop taking stupid pictures and putting them online you mong.

well Mr lawyer - I hope you manage to deliver fee paying advice without the name calling - how old are you?

anyway, sue away, I have insurance 🙂

ha ha you silly silly man! you might want to read the terms of your "insurance" that somehow covers you for all the stupid and illegal actions that you do. you truly are a muppet.

this is the t'internet, i can name call all I like. It's like therapy.

Is that yoohoo999 in the original picture?

ha ha you silly silly man! you might want to read the terms of your "insurance" that somehow covers you for all the stupid and illegal actions that you do. you truly are a muppet.

this is the t'internet, i can name call all I like. It's like therapy.

I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public
You're as sharp as a marble, you are

yup, i'm finding it quite enjoyable actually. nice to see so many people completely ignorant of basic principles of law. keeps me in a job

i'd love to see this insurance policy that covers your legal fees and damages payable as a result of libel....you don't happen to have a copy handy do you? they sound like great insurers!

Just call the police, stop taking stupid pictures and putting them online you mong.

Yeah, and why don't you get back to churning out boiler plate letters and charging people £100 for the privilege?

And how did you know the OP has Down's syndrome? Or does "mong" mean something different to alleged 'lawyers'?

lol with baw jaws 😆

The bit I'm not clear on is has your insurance paid out for the bike when it was stolen?

If it has then technically it's not your bike it's theirs.

If not then liberate away I'd say

i haven't drafted a letter in years, this is 2009, we use email.

also, boiler plate generally refers to provisions in a contract, not letters. but then again, you weren't to know that, full marks for effort.

£100? you wouldn't get much for that really. that's about 3 units of time. i can't even take a wee in 3 units.

The bit I'm not clear on is has your insurance paid out for the bike when it was stolen?

nah, the excess is £250 so I didn't bother

oops - see below 🙂

Catch him hold out his right hand and drop a rock/brick
on it.
Sure wont do it again

Blimey, the Leeds branch of Carter-Ruck's struggling a bit.

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But the lawyer chap does have a point about the defamation, even if he expresses it in a way that makes him look like an idiot

actually ian, i don't work in litigation at all, it's the kind of basic stuff that they teach you at school being discussed here though, so i thought i would throw in my 2p worth.

i'm actually a finance lawyer. does that make me even worse? i hope so! ooooooh, this is exciting stuff!

Like everyone else, I used to take a dim view of lawyers. But this thread is really challenging my prejudices.

seven, i express it in a way that entertains me. just look at the reactions, it's beautiful.

i can't even take a wee in 3 units

No, I suppose not but we'd have the benefit of knowing that the best part of you was gone 😉

Why would you hope that it makes you worse?

because i'm enjoying the responses so far, if i had responded to all those without a clue in a patient and friendly manner it would have taken me far longer and been far less interesting for me 😆

i can't even take a wee in 3 units

Presumably because you are absolutely full of piss?

No, I suppose not but we'd have the benefit of knowing that the best part of you was gone

finally, a bit of sharp wit! I applaud that. 8)

i love forums like this, I actually came on here with the intention of saving you from a bit of potential grief, but your attitude to the repercussions of your actions was so arrogant that it made it more approriate for me to point out that you were being stupid rather than misguided.

you can judge me all you like from a few posts, but at the end of the day, I am correct. I offered some (I admit, harshly worded) advice, and you have chosen to completely ignore it. That's your perogative.

I wish you all the best in recovering you bike and genuinely hope that the chap in the photo doesn't own a bike remarkably similar to yours and shares the same love of MTB and frequents the STW forum (only to find himself in a photo, being branded a thief).

😉

I'm only being an @rse because it's just tooooooo easy right now

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Anyone know this person?

because i'm enjoying the responses so far,

We're certainly enjoying [i]your [/i]responses.

So once again... what exactly would the girls in the shop be suing him for?

Seven, An easy arse apparently.

wow, well done seven, you found my pinkbike account. amazing bit of detective work there.

Can this woman sue me for saying she looks a bit odd?
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thanks 🙂

uplink's proving a bit harded for some reason or another 😕

So once again... what exactly would the girls in the shop be suing him for?

Title of thread = "Photo of a bike thief"

I can see three people in that photo, with the alleged stolen bike in the foreground.

I can see three people in that photo, with the alleged stolen bike in the foreground.

and in context, in the first post, clearly stated by the OP

this is my bike that was stolen on June 24th
The guy in the window is the one that was riding it

Again, what would the two girls in the photo (or the shop owner as you threw in in your original post) be claiming damages for?

[Edit] How have they been libelled?[/Edit]

Title of thread = "Photo of a bike thief"

I can see three people in that photo, with the alleged stolen bike in the foreground.

Uplink clearly stated in the initial post that:

The guy in the window is the one that was riding it

Google "reading for comprehension".

uplink's proving a bit harded for some reason or another

I don't think I have this logon anywhere else, maybe, but I don't think so

Good luck liberating your bike back, let us know how you get on 😉

You're not a lawyer, you're a dreadful, dreadful liar. You're also a complete tool, and extremely entertaining. Please keep it up.

Can I expect a lawsuit?

You're not a lawyer, you're a dreadful, dreadful liar.

He's clearly an expert on wild and unsubstantiated allegations... 🙂

crispedwheel - Member

I can see three people in that photo, with the alleged stolen bike in the foreground.

and in context, in the first post, clearly stated by the OP

this is my bike that was stolen on June 24th
The guy in the window is the one that was riding it

Again, what would the two girls in the photo (or the shop owner as you threw in in your original post) be claiming damages for?

[Edit] How have they been libelled?[/Edit]

there is also this bit

Well OK he might not be the one that lifted it

Is yoohoo999 the new forum muppet?

well can't they all sue uplink for public use of their image or that won't work in the UK.

yes an uplink is a rather common word in internet land 😥

did find this odd bike - [url= http://velospace.org/node/19834 ]how to make a fixie even less safe[/url](allegedly)

I have nothing productive to add but am also enjoying the thread.

OP you want your bike back we all agree with that I am sure it is just simply your Bronson esque approach to achieving this that is a touch worrying.
You need to be certain (and you cannot be) that the person on receipt of it nows it was stolen. They are just as likely to be a victim of crime as you are.

Mr Lawyer if you use the same technique and style in court can I attend

I don't post on here that often....but yoohoo999, if you have something to say, why not try and say it without sounding like a complete c@&t.

I'm a lawyer
[i]I assume you work in a call centre[/i]

Havent sent letters in years
[i]Wasn't aware that emails had been admissible in court for 'years'. Oh well, what would I know, I'm not a lawyer[/i]

OP, good luck with getting your bike back, stay safe however you do it!

I see my subject line has been edited 🙂

s'pose it make sense

i can't even take a wee in 3 units

You should see a Doctor.

Can't believe it wasn't said before.

I can see how the title of the thread would be libelous but only if the OP had posted the photo and not clarified things in the post.

OP you want your bike back we all agree with that I am sure it is just simply your Bronson esque approach to achieving this that is a touch worrying.

Well, I won't be looking for any confrontation
If I get the chance to take it back, it's downhill for about 1/4 mile from there so he'll need to be pretty good to catch me

oh - the police station is at the bottom of that 1/4 mile 🙂

uplink, what about having a quiet friendly word with the staff in the shop to see if he is a regular?

Then take it from there?

The police should have CCTV footage of him riding to the sandwich shop 😉

uplink, what about having a quiet friendly word with the staff in the shop to see if he is a regular?

Then take it from there?

It's an option isn't it?
I'll go there tomorrow & see what happens

The police should have CCTV footage of him riding to the sandwich shop

You're just trying to wind me up now Mike 🙂

reading this all a bit late but afaik a claim of compensation has to be substantiated and quantified by the claimant. and seeing as the person pictured is
1) unnamed
2) not easily identified.
side shot obscured by window shop frontage.
3) and previously acknowledged as possibly "having bought it in good faith".
4) and posted onto an MTB forum as opposed to a national newspaper.
Can you substantiate any damages from the readership of this forum?

BOTTOM LINE - I DOUBT VERY MUCH A SUBSTANTIATED CLAIM FOR DAMAGES COULD BE MADE.

yoohoo999 - Member

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I am a lawyer. We have a word to describe such actions - "defamation".

Only if he is not a theif or in receipt of stolen goods and has a reputation to lose.

Just call the police, stop taking stupid pictures and putting them online you mong.

whereas calling someone a mong is suable - you numpty - and I can safely call you a numpty as your posts on this thread show that you are an ignorant numpty.

miketually - Member

Is yoohoo999 the new forum muppet?

I guess so - he may have out numptied Hora / Fruit / me all in one thread.

ha ha, you lot really are a great bunch. lighten up!

[b]chris82[/b], yes i work in a call centre full of lawyers 🙄 Also, it might interest you to know that probably less than 1% of lawyers involved in commercial law ever have the need to go to court, and that you are confusing "the law" with "the judicial system". Easy mistake to make.

I accept that my attitude has been rude throughout this thread, but let's be fair, you lot have hardly been outstanding internet citizens have you? I've taken way more abuse than i've handed out.

for all those who think they are more qualified to provide insight into the law, you might want to get yourselves one of these first (like the one on the wall beside my desk)

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Ohh, he's got a stickyfut. MUST be important then. 😉

i work in a call centre full of lawyers

A call centre full of lawyers who are twiddling their thumbs and messing about on the internet?

i can't even take a wee in 3 units

So how many units does it take to find your cock?

Yeah, well come back when you've finished practicising

We all have one of those

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A lawyer working in a call centre? That will be ambulance chasers then

Hope your advice is better than your grasp of the law on here would seem to be.

You still haven't told us what the other people in the picture could sue for as you claimed.

Yeah, well come back when you've finished practicising

sorry to be pedantic, but if you're going to make a fool of someone, you might want to learn to spell first.

keep it coming, as you can tell i'm not particularly busy today so the entertainment is most welcome.

At what point did you drop your briefs and take up soliciting? 😉

Is it laminated and stuck to the wall with a drawing pin?

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you work in that call center cos you couldnt get a pupilage.

am i right?

This just keeps getting better 😉

if you're going to make a fool of someone

Oh, we're not trying to make a fool of you. You're doing a great job yourself.

miketually - Member

Is it laminated and stuck to the wall with a drawing pin?

LOL

Ohh, he's got a stickyfut. MUST be important then

and

Is it laminated and stuck to the wall with a drawing pin?

Two of the funniest things I've heard this week. I always thought that solicitors were a high flying bunch. At least the ones I know are.

Yoohoo999, you are Lionel Hutz and I claim my £5!

On and your stickyfut covers the year 2008 - 2009. At what point in 2009 does / did it expire?

Me too. I'll get out my astronauts certificate too soon 🙂
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And mines framed.

And here it was being presented to me...
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OK, pushed that one a bit far.

ha ha, it's considered poor taste to frame a bit of paper that every lawyer on every floor in your entire building has and is renewed every year.

Still, I bet you didn't get cheer leaders presenting it, did you now? 😆

also, it's not laminated, it's actually in a very exclusive polypocket.

and it wasn't presented to me by cheerleaders, it was presented to me by Jimmy Saville.

On and your stickyfut covers the year 2008 - 2009. At what point in 2009 does / did it expire?

every solicitor has their practising certificate cover 1 Nov to 31 Oct each each year, it doesn't vary, then the firm gets you a new one when your old one expires. a nice new bit of paper on your desk one morning that looks exactly the same as the one before but with new dates one it. it's terribly exciting.

I've had diarrhea today. But with free mobile internet, this thread and the mojo one, it's hardly been any inconvenience at all.

(As an aside, for a statement to be defamatory the imputation must tend to lower the claimant in the estimation of [i]right-thinking members of society[/i] generally, so posting it on [i]here[/i] might not count)

^ i'm no litigator, but there are certainly a number of cases where libel has been established where newsgroups and websites have been the medium used.

stop feeding the troll 😕

to be fair, pitduck. i'm hardly trolling.