Footage shot in the centre of Manchester shows the moment a bike thief punched and kicked a cyclist who was trying to stop his bike from being stolen.
The video, shared on the UK Motorcycle Theft Protest Community page on Facebook, shows a man wearing a suit trying to intervene while other people watch the incident, which happened on Oxford Road.
After unsuccessfully trying to wrest the bike from its owner, the would-be thief, wearing a black hooded jacket, makes off with a friend on another bike, but not before shoving the woman filming who is trying to get a shot of his face.
It is not clear when the incident took place nor whether it has been reported to police.
59 thoughts on “Video: Manchester bike thief filmed punching bike owner”
Is stuff like this why they
Is stuff like this why they’re not allowed to have Mobike any more…?
Who says Britain’s broken? It
Who says Britain’s broken? It’s the absolute brazeness of it that gets me.
don simon wrote:
Exactly. “The rest of you are just puppets in a play put on just for me, and if I want to break you, I will.” People that do stuff like that in broad daylight, and who then get p!ssed off if someone tries to stop them doing whatever they want are acting like toddlers rather than adult humans – total ego obsessed sociopaths.
Not totally broken. Suit guy,
Not totally broken. Suit guy, the lady filming it (assuming it was shared with the police as well as social media), and others who checked the cyclist was okay restore some faith in human nature.
The would be thieves are toal scrotes though.
CygnusX1 wrote:
Exactly.
If those bystanders were helping the thieves then you could claim it to be totally broken but claiming that while those factors exist, is all a bit ‘Chiken Licken’
OK, so two people did
OK, so two people did something, but most of them stood around watching! I hope someone at least called the police as an emergency situation.
burtthebike wrote:
They probably hung up after waiting in the queue to be answered!
Why didn’t the bloke with the
Why didn’t the bloke with the umbrella administer a few blows?
Assault, attempted theft both covered under citizen’s arrest and as long as he didn’t use excess force then nothing to be concerned about.
The owner doesn’t even look
The owner doesn’t even look like the real owner imo, looks like the sort that cycle around all day looking for smack. Not sure what model it is but it’s got decent forks on so not a Halfords Apollo job.
‘great’ city though. Must remember to visit sometime when I want my bike stolen and face rearranged.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
The other day I was in Leeds for work. I watched a drug deal take place in broad daylight in front of me, and two blokes out of their head on spice ‘fighting’ in the middle of the street. I say ‘fighting ‘- it was really more like slow-motion tai chi set to a soundtrack of slurs and invective.
As a result, I instantly dismissed all denizens of Yorkshire is thieving, drug-taking scoundrels.
Oh wait – no I didn’t – I just went away realising that all cities, everywhere, have a high number of inveterate junkie scumbags, with violent tendencies
Grow up with the ‘Yorkshire vs Lancashire’ shit
Zebulebu wrote:
He’s just bitter cos we won.
It’s only been 500 years…
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
I’m sure they’d be happy to visit you if you asked.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
The bike is a Voodoo Canzo – so it’s a Halfords (or Cycle Republic) bike.
Nice sterotyping there.
regards,
A yorkshireman
Edit: Voodo Canzo 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srM-3thPfEs&feature=youtu.be
bike thieves are parasites
bike thieves are parasites
I think one of the main
I think one of the main reasons I wouldn’t physically intervene is the danger that these kind of thefts are often carried out by people carrying weapons and possibly under the influence of drugs. Filming, helping etc. are all good, and if as much evidence can be gathered for a police response then great. I’m in the comfortable position to be able to afford cycle insurance, and my attitude to the bike (which I love) is “it’s an object and can be replaced”. Sorry if this doesn’t sound very ‘hero’ but my life and health are worth more to me than my bike.
Multicultralism working well
Multicultralism working well as usual
wingmanrob wrote:
You mean Yorkshire/Lancashire?
Yup – its as bad as Devon/Cornwall, except that they didn’t fight a war over it.
brooksby wrote:
Are you kidding? There’s a jam & cream (or cream & jam) war going on down there for centuries.
wingmanrob wrote:
Lovely bit of casual racism there. Perhaps this hasn’t ever been explained to you yet?
In areas where there are a large number of shitheads, those areas which have a large proportion of non-white youths will obviously have a larger number (proportionately speaking) of non-white shitheads. Areas which do not have a large proportion of non-white shitheads will not have a larger number (proportionately speaking) of non-white shitheads
Do you know why that is? It’s because – and here’s where it gets complicated – EVERY RACE HAS IT’S PROPORTION OF SHITHEADS, IT’S BASED ON LACK OF OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
Of course, it might be a bit much to expect a man who can’t spell ‘multiculturalism’ to understand that…
Zebulebu wrote:
BOOM!
Nice.
Zebulebu wrote:
Here’s hoping it was indeed a Yorkshire/Lancashire joke, because we know what happens to thick racist cunts around here, don’t we? Abusing racists isn’t against anyone’s rules and you can’t be a racist without being a thick cunt, to the point that thickcuntracist should be one word.
Zebulebu wrote:
I wondered how long it would take for the Guardian readers to get offended. I figured I’d get a bite.
Get over it.
wingmanrob wrote:
And accept thick cunt racism? Over by cold and decomposing body.
wingmanrob wrote:
Never read the Guardian in my life. Tend not to read newspapers, as they’re all just confirming the bias of their editorial staff and owners.
Don’t need a newspaper however, to clue me into the fact that you’re a thick cunt who feels emboldened by the current climate of fear, bigotry and antifacts, to the point they’re able to spout utter bollocks online from the safety of their mum’s back room with impunity.
Fuck off back to the stone you crawled out from under
wingmanrob wrote:
hawkinspeter wrote:
Good effort, at least you injected a degree of humour into it, unlike our dear friend Don.
wingmanrob wrote:
What makes a thick racist cunt think I’m trying to amuse them?
Make me laugh and justify the shit that you spouted, explain and educate me as to why it’s funny/warrants not being called racist.
Then explain why it’s OK to be racist.
Explain why you think reading the Guardian is negative.
Lose your thick racist cunt moniker.
The floor is yours.
don simon wrote:
Oh Donald, you really are butthurt aren’t you. I made a simple comment, and you’ve lost the plot.
Knew you were a Guardian reader, you’re so predictable. xx
wingmanrob wrote:
So you can’t and it was all a simple off the cuff remark… If only life was that simple.
Silly old me, I do apologise you thick racist cunt.
don simon wrote:
Oh I could, but quite honestly Donald, you’re not worth my time xx
wingmanrob wrote:
To those wondering why more
To those wondering why more bystanders didn’t intervene, a little perspective.
I intervened in a similar situation in south Manchester in 1999, and was stabbed twice in the back. Cue two weeks in hospital, unimaginable distress for girlfriend/family, loss of work and long rehabilitation.
You never know if one of the feral scrotes is packing a knife until it’s too late.
Don’t really care about
Don’t really care about Lancashire tbh, West Yorkshire is bad enough.
Stereotypes are great because they do actually come from somewhere even though people looking not to cause offence cry about their use.
I went to Hull a little while back and remembered it to be full of deadbeats. As soon as we got off the main road in……first person I see is sat on the floor surrounded by beer cans and the town centre was like the Tour de Smack with seriously low body fat guys on bikes with ‘the hunger’ in their eyes. Couldn’t wait to leave. What culture. Pretty much fit the stereotypes I was imagining.
Flame away.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
sounds like confirmation bias to me. That’s similar to drivers only ever noticing cyclists who jump red lights, and never noticing other drivers, including themselves, who do ditto.
Stereotypes come from across the border, whatever the border happens to be. The Other is always depicted the same way, and it’s always the nearest Other. Look at the similarities internationally of jokes about the Irish, Belgians, Poles, Sikhs etc.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
Mostly stereotypes come from a power imbalance. It’s usually the less powerful group that gets made into a stereotype. There’s exceptions, of course, and sometimes even some basis for the stereotype, but it still leads to lazy (or lack of) thinking.
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
I’m in! Where do I sign up?
Yorkshire wallet wrote:
I lived there for 9 years. It’s a fair assesment,
What’s with calling them ‘non
What’s with calling them ‘non white’? Why not say ‘black’? I think you both misunderstand rascism.
A new low don simon ^
NorthEastJimmy wrote:
So you accept racists then? Good on you.
You don’t need to say black, you don’t need to say non-white. So I’d say that being a thick racist cunt is the low, not a little sweary word.
don simon wrote:
Don Simon, you don’t need to insert your misogyny by imagining that “cunt” is a valid insult.
janusz0 wrote:
In what way is calling someone “unpleasant or stupid” misogynistic?
NorthEastJimmy wrote:
Cos not everyone who isn’t white is black. Some are yellow and some are brown. Pretty simple that.
These scrots need teaching a
These scrots need teaching a f*cking good lesson.
All I see is poor oppressed
All I see is poor oppressed man who needed it more than the privileged owner.
Enjoy the diversity you dummies voted for.
Jamminatrix wrote:
I didn’t vote for the rich/poor divide. Or are you talking about another diversity? Could you educate me on this? The other thickcuntracist couldn’t.
Jamminatrix wrote:
There’s an article not too far from here with footage of a cop chasing a white bike thief.
Perhaps you could you elaborate on your comical worldview on that thread, or is that fake news?
Jamminatrix wrote:
We had a Nu Labour / neo conservative government in the nineties, then a Conservative government since then (face it, the Lib Dems were just a beard). In what way is all that rightwingyness “voting for diversity”?
(PS – I didn’t vote for any of them
)
Jamminatrix wrote:
Diversity were voted winners of “Britain’s got talent” in 2009.
I seemed to have missed the relevance of this fact though?
Deeferdonk wrote:
Diversity were voted winners of “Britain’s got talent” in 2009.
I seemed to have missed the relevance of this fact though?— Jamminatrix
I think Jamminatrix never really got over the fact that Susan Boyle came second.
hawkinspeter wrote:
Came? Could you keep the sexual references out of the conversation, please?
don simon wrote:
I think Jamminatrix never really got over the fact that Susan Boyle came second.
— Deeferdonk Came? Could you keep the sexual references out of the conversation, please?— Jamminatrix
I’m sorry, but she just has a certain affect on me.
don simon wrote:
I think Jamminatrix never really got over the fact that Susan Boyle came second.
— Deeferdonk Came? Could you keep the sexual references out of the conversation, please?— Jamminatrix
You, Don Simon, are the one who bought cunts into the “conversation”.
janusz0 wrote:
Why, how observant of you! But you were the one who incorrectly accused me of misogyny, failed to respond to the earlier point that cunt has multiple uses, one of which is derogatory to women. You even claim that these alternative uses, even though they can be found in dictionaries, are imagined. Which seems extremely odd. The second thing that seems odd is that you seem more concerned about my use of the word cunt (you have failed to pick on others that use the same vocabulary) than you are about the racism expressed here. I can defend my use of the language in that it is suppposed to cause outrage and attract attention. But I would, if I were you, pay more attention to the racist content here than a few naughty words, unless, of course, you’re happy for racists to ply their ignorance on these pages.
I’ve managed to find a
I’ve managed to find a picture of both Jamminatrix and wingmanrob and you can almost see their superior genetics.
It’s often puzzled me why it’s the most ridiculously stupid people that seem to think that THEY are the master race whilst demonstrating absolutely no features that an ordinary person would actually desire.
What a pair of inbred fuckwits.
The state of this comments
The state of this comments section.
To be a racist is to be a cunt, but to not even have the balls to just say “I don’t like brown people” but instead say “multiculturalism” or “diversity” means you’re cowards as well. To summarise, ably assisted by don simon’s prior surgical insights: thick cunt cowardly racist cowards. May you be sterile. Go in peace.
Wow this is still going, good
Wow this is still going, good effort guys. You’ve kept me amused.
I’ll just leave this here for
I’ll just leave this here for a moment…
But some of my best friends
But some of my best friends are… (insert suitable word here)
OldRidgeback wrote:
“Cunts”?
Certainly true in my case