[Closed] Photo of a bike thief?

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.