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What can you do (legally) if you catch someone stealing your bike or parts?

Texas has a Home Castle law as well as the same law extending to your property and place of business. There, you can shoot someone inside your house/garage/ drive way stealing something. Cali... no such luck. Guy who said you have to be defending yourself is right
1) call cops and sit and wait and watch him run off with your stuff while you take pics :p
2) confront the individual from a distance and tell them you are making a citizens arrest. Watch as they laugh at you. If they run off with something of yours, you cant really do anything besides try and tackle him to complete the citizens arrest but you can not harm them unless they try and harm you. If they swing at you, you can wail away on them till they stop trying to cause you harm
3) Have a friend present willing to lie in court. Tackle the fool, bash his head in, have your buddy punch you in the cheek to give you a bruise... then say you confronted him and he attacked you. :D
.... P.S. possibly have friend help you bury the body out back...
 
California sucks! In Florida you can shoot them. I wish I could have seen the fuckers stealing my last bike. I'd just wing 'em though.
 
It all depends if there is a witness or not. (No, not Jehovah's either..)
 
thats why in california,it pays to be a criminal,not an honest person.
 
If you're in Texas, you can shoot to kill. Pat on the back from the cops and have a nice day.

Since this is California - the government forces it's people to be pussies.

So assume the position, head between legs, grab the ankles.
 
TCK! said:
My father worked with a guy, who came home to his house being robbed. He had his family wait outside went in and shot the guy, killed him. He was sent to jail since the guy robbing him was unarmed. If my memory serves me correctly he went to jail for a year or so.
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You can get away with this. Just get a knife and put it in their hands, all you saw was a knife, you did not know he got it from the kitchen.
 
T-1 Thunder said:
If you're in Texas, you can shoot to kill. Pat on the back from the cops and have a nice day.

Since this is California - the government forces it's people to be pussies.

So assume the position, head between legs, grab the ankles.
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Yolu already indicted yourself in one thread. Go make popcorn or something. :rofl

-jim
 
jrace said:
No one deserves to die for stealing a fucking turn signal. And don't give me that "but who knows what else they stole?" bullshit. You, with the gun or other deadly weapon certainly don't but are happy to play judge, jury and executioner?

Really, some of you would kill a person for stealing a turn signal or other small part? That's (in my eyes) 10 times more wack than the perp. Srsly. :shame

-jim
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OEM price of most turn signals is around $55.00.
 
jrace said:
Yolu already indicted yourself in one thread. Go make popcorn or something. :rofl

-jim
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As long as nobody fucks with my truck or my woman, they stay alive.
If they do either, I don't give a flying shit whether I'm on death row later.

:party
 
I really think California would be better if you could shoot anyone who entered your home without permission.
 
Just remember, it's only illegal if you get caught.

And it's within the statute of limitations. :shhh
 
Joebar4000 said:
Just remember, it's only illegal if you get caught.

And it's within the statute of limitations. :shhh
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There is NO statute of limitations on murder 1. So even if you bury them on the mountain, you hope the bears won't dig his ass up. :shhh
 
streetsquid said:
Could I say....accidentally slam my helmet into their face and say they fell down upon it when they were running away? Could I accidentally ride away with them still attached around the neck with the chain I use to lock up my bike?

But seriously, what would you be able to do and get away with? Just wondering.
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In addition to some great answers, a few things come to mind:

1) If there's no body... it never happened!

2) You could lock 'em up in the basement and get somebody to give it to them "Gimp" style ala Pulp Fiction:wow I'm sure you can find a surplus of freaky volunteers here in NorCal:)

3) If you want to try something more civil and have a better chance of a deterrent that you may get away with... 12ga. with salt rock does wonders. I know, as kids a few of us got nailed stealing oranges from the local grove... we wised up!!!
 
fraz said:
3) If you want to try something more civil and have a better chance of a deterrent that you may get away with... 12ga. with salt rock does wonders.
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I think that's considered assault.
California has strict penalties in place to protect criminals from good people like you.

I would love to have you as a neighbor, for what it's worth. :thumbup
 
T-1 Thunder said:
I think that's considered assault.
California has strict penalties in place to protect criminals from good people like you.

I would love to have you as a neighbor, for what it's worth. :thumbup
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just hang one of those sturgeon out,that'll scare them,but than again.PETA would probably come and burn your house down,:cool
 
Joseppi said:
just hang one of those sturgeon out,that'll scare them,but than again.PETA would probably come and burn your house down,:cool
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[derail]
Funny story. During a prom night from the local school I brought home a 6' long, 100 pound dino. I slayed him in the parking lot. Pulled out that nervous system which stretched to 20' long. In the parking lot. A limo pulls up, well dressed boys and girls get out to see my bloody hands and this dismembered carcass on the pavement. Needless to say, I doubt anyone got nookie that night. :laughing
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