Is this theft?

**JohnE** · 05-09-2012, 07:43 AM

So a co worker of mine has noticed a 3 series Trek, locked up at a temporary lodging facility on one of the bases in my area. It has been there for some time...it was there when I pulled into town last fall, sat through the winter, covered in snow. The rotors are rusty, pedal spindles rusted...a bird was starting a nest in the rear wheel. Now it is in my office. He went and popped the lock, and brought it to work..."Hey, look what I got..."I warned him against theif kharma, but he picked it up nonetheless, calling it abandoned and fair game. I call it theft...what say you all?

**Pesqueeb** · 05-09-2012, 07:56 AM

That much rust and a bird nest? I say it was fair game, especially if it was located at temp housing.

**Kevin** · 05-09-2012, 08:04 AM

Anyone who leaves his bike out like that and for that long can suck it...

**kickstand** · 05-09-2012, 08:07 AM

sounds abandoned.

Kharma might get him, but damn, thats a long time.

**descente** · 05-09-2012, 08:08 AM

why would you want something that haggard in the first place?

**TheMontashu** · 05-09-2012, 08:08 AM

I'm calling good bike karma on this one, some one abandoned it, now it has a chance of being ridden again

**ICEBALL585** · 05-09-2012, 08:20 AM

Well if a bird had built a nest in it then technically isn't it the bird's bike since he squatted it fair and square?

**Ruffles** · 05-09-2012, 08:25 AM

If you leave your bike for that long you deserve to have it taken. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did, in my neighborhood that **** woulda been jacked in 2 hours haha.

**MMike** · 05-09-2012, 08:58 AM

Fair game

**stevew** · 05-09-2012, 09:03 AM

karma...better off believing in religion.

**S.n.a.k.e.** · 05-09-2012, 09:11 AM

fair game. Good karma for the bike.

You mentioned bases. If that's as in "Military bases", then I'd try to see if the owner is locate-able.

A little checking today might prevent bad person karma later...