Bike stolen in Herne Bay, Auckland (4 March)

[Nasty]

More news to light .. e.g. he bought a stolen bike - revised my thoughts ... loutish behaviour respects no one.

[Finn]

Excellent news! They should make his parents fix that persons wall and take down all the flowers and shit. Die scumsuckers, die...

[The Pastor]

Police estimate that Mr Livemore was doing about 80km/h at the time of the crash.

[BAD DAD]

The only tragedy in this story is the damage caused to the brick wall.

Not to mention one beloved motorcycle.

[SixPackBack]

What a bunch of sad fucks you lot are.

*Newsflash*...............stealing a motorcycle is not worth the death penalty.

[discotex]

Police estimate that Mr Livemore was doing about 80km/h at the time of the crash.

Interesting to see in the paper that the Police believe he may have been doing a runner from them when he saw their lights. The were on the way to another call out though.

Reackon this one should be submitted to the Darwin awards. Bet you the dude was on P and paranoided out.

[barty5]

i lost my brand new bike last year just before xmas and couldnt think of a better way for the prick to go hopefully he trys to jump it a breaks his freakin neck

[jrandom]

couldnt think of a better way for the prick to go

If you read the thread on the fatal crash in Glenfield, you'll see that there's a good chance that the rider had simply bought the stolen motorcycle and was unaware of its provenance.

These kneejerk reactions are tiresome.

I'd say that the vast majority of stolen motorcycles are immediately sold, parted out or otherwise dealt with to minimise risk and get a fast cash return. You'd be very unlikely to see them simply being ridden around by the thief in the same state they were stolen in.

The inevitable braying mobs of thoughtless self-righteous idiots in such situations don't do any more for my faith in human nature than the bike thieves themselves.

[georgie]

If you read the thread on the fatal crash in Glenfield, you'll see that there's a good chance that the rider had simply bought the stolen motorcycle and was unaware of its provenance.

These kneejerk reactions are tiresome.

I'd say that the vast majority of stolen motorcycles are immediately sold, parted out or otherwise dealt with to minimise risk and get a fast cash return. You'd be very unlikely to see them simply being ridden around by the thief in the same state they were stolen in.

The inevitable braying mobs of thoughtless self-righteous idiots in such situations don't do any more for my faith in human nature than the bike thieves themselves.

Here here, well said.

[slopster]

If you read the thread on the fatal crash in Glenfield, you'll see that there's a good chance that the rider had simply bought the stolen motorcycle and was unaware of its provenance.

These kneejerk reactions are tiresome.

I'd say that the vast majority of stolen motorcycles are immediately sold, parted out or otherwise dealt with to minimise risk and get a fast cash return. You'd be very unlikely to see them simply being ridden around by the thief in the same state they were stolen in.

The inevitable braying mobs of thoughtless self-righteous idiots in such situations don't do any more for my faith in human nature than the bike thieves themselves.

Even if the rider wasn't the theif he must have brought the bike for a ridiculously low price for a dodgy individual who had no ownership papers etc etc. He would have known it was stolen and thats no better then stealing it yourself.

[Okey Dokey]

The inevitable braying mobs of thoughtless self-righteous idiots in such situations don't do any more for my faith in human nature than the bike thieves themselves.

For what it's worth, I took quite some time before posting my thoughts because I found it really sad that my heart was so hard. I even thought about it being Easter and reflected on forgiveness. Stealing a bike doesn't deserve the death penalty, but I've come to realise that the same people who steal often do a lot of other bad/illegal things, too. And sadly, I still feel more bad for the guy who did nothing wrong and had his hard-earned bike stolen than I do for the disqualified speeder, and possible thief, who died.


I guess I'm just sick of it. I'm not gloating over the fact that he has died. I also believe that it would have been pretty obvious that the bike was stolen if he did indeed buy it, for reasons someone else has already posted.

[marty]

If you read the thread on the fatal crash in Glenfield, you'll see that there's a good chance that the rider had simply bought the stolen motorcycle and was unaware of its provenance.

These kneejerk reactions are tiresome.

I'd say that the vast majority of stolen motorcycles are immediately sold, parted out or otherwise dealt with to minimise risk and get a fast cash return. You'd be very unlikely to see them simply being ridden around by the thief in the same state they were stolen in.

The inevitable braying mobs of thoughtless self-righteous idiots in such situations don't do any more for my faith in human nature than the bike thieves themselves.

although jR, there's bought, and there's 'bought'.

$500 at the pub does not constitute a legitimate purchase.

call me a cynical old bastard, but disqualified, racing around, possibly doing a runner from an imaginary police chase, on a stolen bike? Mr Darwin's ghost was following him very closely I would imagine....

[Toaster]

Sounds like he would have met the tests applied in court for receiving stolen property and likely unlawfully takes a motorvehicle due to the proximity in time to the actual act of theft. Its a common law principle.

[barty5]

so i a space of just over two weeks it has its lock replaced dressed up with papers etc etc and sold again to some unsupecting guy who then dose a runner the first site of flashing ligts he see. Im no saint but i dont run frm the cops just cause im going a little faster than i should. I dont beleave he didnt knowit was a hot bike at all.

[discotex]

If you read the thread on the fatal crash in Glenfield, you'll see that there's a good chance that the rider had simply bought the stolen motorcycle and was unaware of its provenance.

We interrupt this thread to bring your this breaking news:

Witnesses overheard suggestions for the new Tui advert in Glenfield...

"He didn't know it was stolen"
"He wasn't speeding"
"There were no legal or illegal substances involved"

I agree the lynching gets tiring but it wouldn't be KB without it would it