SF Weekly: “Bike vigilantes: Victims strike back”
Check out SFWeekly.com to read Lauren Smiley’s article about the CCCP. Excerpted from the piece:
McMahon decided to do something. He posted an announcement on Craigslist headlined “Bike Thefts Must Stop/You Can Help ($1)”, calling for people to “band together” for “ethical and legal methods of capture and prosecution”. In three days, he received more than 130 e-mails.
Make sure to post your comments to the SF Weekly page, as well as at the end of this post or on the message board. We want to hear what you have to say!
November 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm
The thing no one seems to act upon is the fact that petty crime in SF leads to more serious crime. If you curtail the graffiti, loitering, littering, car break-ins, bike theft, and other simple problems, the more serious issues (drugs, gang violence, etc.) are likely to be reduced as well. See http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=2836
November 19, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Good point, Jim G. The link you provided is interesting and informative as well. Sounds like it would make an interesting thread on the message board…
November 23, 2009 at 3:21 am
I’m surprised the issue of stolen bikes hasn’t been taken more seriously before and think the article linked above suggests an interesting link between these thefts and more serious crimes.
Want to know a prime spot to get your bike stolen? In front of the Metreon. After my girlfriend’s bike was stolen there the completely unhelpful security people at the Metreon let us know that bikes get stolen there all the time. When I posted an ad on CL someone responded and said their bike was stolen just days before.
November 23, 2009 at 10:34 am
Greg S.: I’m sure there are many people out there who feel just as surprised as you about the lack of action against these criminals. That’s why the CCCP was started after all, to get out there and do something about it!
Also, thanks for the Metreon tip! That will go straight into the upcoming “Lookout Locations” page alongside the Mission Branch Library and Potrero Shopping Center.