nyc.general

On Aug 27, 12:30 pm, "fltchrp...@ "
wrote:
> Chinese or not, you do yourself a disservice by being a bigot.

I don't see what the problem is. There are certain behavioral
patterns which often correlate with certain groups. Women tend to be
a certain way, hispanics tend to be a certain way, Republicans tend to
be a certain way, bicyclists tend to be a certain way, etc.

> on a much different note:
>
> /watch?v=J7zb8YXrmIA- Here is a video from
> youtube about a guy stealing his own bike in NYC to see what happens.
> This may have already gotten around the forum but I'm too lazy to
> search for it in the archives. And anyways, its worth watching again
> and there may be some new readers.

It's a great video, and particularly hilarious when what appears to be
a passer-by even tries to help him break the lock!

> My only crit on this video is the situation in which he is stealing
> the bikes ( . rush hour) is almost too absurd for him to be anyone
> but the owner. Though there are other reports of public indifference
> to crime in progress ( . the murder of Kitty Genovese: /wiki/Kitty_Genovese- this is a more
> conservative version that the one that is usually reported. What
> really happened is probably somewhere between the two.) Getting
> OT...The important part is the video, I dont want to start some long
> thread about Kitty Genovese.

Indeed -- what would you do if you caught a bicycle thief,
particularly not one stealing your bike???