[squirrel_hunter]

I've never been in a bike shop where the bikes inside have been locked up. This is because if you want to sit on a bike to see what its like you can, you can move the bars and get a feel for it. It also helps the sales staff as they don't need to spend 5 minutes getting the keys to pull a bike out of the line so you can get a better look at it.

Looking at the video I would expect that the intention was to get the bike out of the shop and then push the stolen bikes along with the mopeds. I wouldn't fancy doing that, but there are a few videos on line of it happening.

As for the staff that stood up to these scum, total respect.

But there is a lot of speculation regarding an adverse outcome for these members of staff, which I feel is misinformed. The staff are allowed to go hands on with reasonable force to protect the property. I only saw reasonable force from them and I would find it very hard to believe that there would be any prosecution on them. At the beginning there was some pushing and shoving which is usual in a shoplifting theft and at least one attempt at a detain, which again is allowed. The gang then come back with weapons, the staff need to defend themselves. But there were no fists flying and nothing unreasonable from the staff. The staff handled the situation very well.

As for the speculation regarding the chap in the hi vis, I'll join in. Anybody here travel around with just a hammer in their top box?