I was delivering an order for a customer and saw some guy messing with the bikes on a bike rack using a screwdriver. Then another guy showed up, so the first one stopped, slipped the screwdriver into his pocket, and started smoking a cigarette like nothing was going on. I was debating whether to report it or not - but then I noticed his jacket said “Russia” in big letters on the back, and that settled it for me.
That was only the second time in my life I’ve called the emergency number.
That sounds way too exciting for here. What is this, a bond movie?
I always feel queasy when people of a certain minority confirm the prejudices one has about them.
To be perfectly honest, I feel kinda queasy when people see the misdeeds of an individual as substantiation of a prejudice against an entire minority demographic…
also, a bit queasy when someone uses minority status as part of their reasoning to call the cops
We Finns tend to be leery of Russians by default, given our history with them. Everyone gets a fair chance from me - but the moment someone confirms the stereotype, I can’t help but think, this is why you have the reputation you do.
Wearing a jacket like that while there’s a hot war happening just 1,000 kilometers from our border shows poor judgment at best - and at worst, it signals support for that war.
If you want to accuse me of being biased against Russians - well, damn right I am.
Yeah there is a difference between being Russian and being a Russian nationalist who is proud enough of current Russian actions to wear a Russian jacket in public. The fists isn’t a choice, but the second is!
A jacket with “Russia” written on it does not show minority status, it shows one’s support for a terrorist state.
The emergency number being, of course, 0118 999 88199 9119 725 …. 3!
…Russian mafia?
Could be. Maybe they’re running out of motorbikes too and are about to start storming Ukranian positions with bicycles next.
Jesus wept.
I’m pretty sure I saw footage of exactly that happening
So what happened? Did you stick around to find out?
No, I went inside. I doubt they ever reached him.
Good on you.
New club rule: No narcs allowed
Fuck bike thieves
On the one hand, I agree.
On the other hand, the cops aren’t going to stop them. At best they show up and provide a note for your insurance. At worst they shoot your dog.
Fuck people who call the cops
Fuck generalizations.
I’ve thought about this problem and don’t have a generally applicable answer.
On the one hand, I don’t want someone to steal my bike or have their bike stolen.
On the other, the police are the worst and will probably make the situation worse.
So I lean towards “don’t call the cops”, but it feels like there should be something to do other than taking on the full risk of intervening yourself.
I’ve literally had my home broken into and stuff stolen from it. It was the one time in my life that I ever called the police. They trampled through my place, made a mess and broke more things, and then decided I was reporting a suspicious amount of electronics and accused me of trying to do some kind of insurance fraud.
Fuck cops.
