Is this a thread about Boris, or is it a thread about cycle theft?
Based on the latter: well, one of my colleagues remarked this morning that his bike had been stolen. Simply that. He'd only had it a few weeks, nothing flashy, just a cheapo hybrid that he'd picked up second hand for £15 (he had the wisdom not to sink a lot of cash into something he planned to leave around!). Burgess Hill Station is simply 'not a nice district' anymore, you can't leave anything there - nor at any railway station IMO.
But it was his wheels, his mode of transport. If he decides "'Oh sod it, I'll use the car from now on" - that's another one lost to cycling. I can try and persuade him to get another, give it another chance. Do I have the right?
But of course he's not Boris, so this doesn't get in the papers. He didn't even bother with the cops, though he reported it to the station.
I'm not religious, but I do have a code of ethics. I was brought up in the belief that thieving turned the perpetrator into a class of vermin. Now, kleptomania is so commonplace, most convenience stores don't allow two or more schoolkids into the shop at a time...