Thief dies

Gid your right. I think my bike is probably worth what...£1100, 1200 max.

But to me its better than any GSXR or Fazer or VFR, so hence to me worth more than any of those bikes

the more miles it has on it, the more it means to me

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I dunno. I wouldn't expect my family and friends to show any sympathy if I hurt myself nicking someone's pride and joy. Therefore I have no sympathy for his family who could have maybe taught him some morals.

Bang on. I am certainly not sad about this, its a wonderful demonstration of natural justice, karma and Darwinian laws all rolled into one. They should teach this at school

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I dunno. I wouldn't expect my family and friends to show any sympathy if I hurt myself nicking someone's pride and joy. Therefore I have no sympathy for his family who could have maybe taught him some morals.

And they could have tried as hard as they could to bring him up as a respectable member of society but failed. I feel for his family.

I know personally friends who have done all they can to bring up their kids to be nice and considerate, to not steal and not do drugs. One is a lovely person, the other you would not want to meet.

[yorkie_chris]

Sorry but I've got more time for his past victims, and indeed his would-be future victims. Since being a thieving little tw4t is rarely a one-off event.

My brother inlaw killed himself in a car accident.
he was going way over the speed limit
Over taking 3 cars
His tyres were not maintained to correct pressures
I was distraut afterwards and still miss him now....but I still think he brought it on himself.Only 3 days earlier ,I had made him stop driving and move over so I could drive.May be I could have tried harder to grt him to listen.Would he have /Probs not.
some people dont ...untill it bites them on the ass

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Don't get me wrong, I am certainly not standing up for the lowlives, but just think, if it was your son who had stolen it and crashed horrifically, wouldn't you just forget it was stolen at all and be distraught? Or will you all be saying you'd gladly disown your child if you found out they'd stolen a motorbike?

I know for a fact if I stole someone's bike and killed myself on it, my parent's and girlfriend would be gutted, but they'd have more dignity than to bang on to the press about what a great kid I was. The reason that I know this for a fact, is because only a couple of weeks back we were discussing a very similar case (but in a car) that was in the local papers. My dad expressed his amusement/amazement at the claims of what a great lad this kid was and said that if it'd of been me, all he'd be saying in the paper was how stupid I'd been, how ashamed he was and how glad he was no one else was hurt.

What do these people think "bigging up" their lowlife mate/child is going to achieve? Everyone who reads the article is still going to think they were lowlife ****s we're better off without. Making them out to be great in spite of doing something so stupid and wrong, just gives the impression you're the kind of permissive tool who allows/encourages this sort of behaviour in your mate/child.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by hob

I'm still amazed how you can kill yourself on a 125, 4 stroke.

Does this mean they are too powerful for learners? lol.

You can kill yourself on a TZR, by a Vauxhall Omega colliding with you, because they don't know the highway code. The karma is that it wasn't your fault and Im upstairs sends you back.

I'm sure that im upstairs decided not to hand him back to steal another day.
Fair enough his family will morn him, and be devastated, but they will also be left with the scars knowing that he did something really bad, so for them its awful.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

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Lol, at no point did I say the parents etc should bang on to the press about how wonderful he was, didn't mention the press at all. The point I'm trying to make is that folks on here might react differently if the thief in question was their own relative. Obviously making out their kid is the best thing since sliced bread makes the parents look just as bad and may reflect their parenting "skills". Although a bad egg doesn't necessarily come from a healthy and well behaved chicken

I sit here in disbelief at some of the comments posted. I don't share the 'good riddance' mentality. I don't like bloodlust. I don't believe that people are intrinsically 'bad' or whatever label you like to apply.

This lad did not deserve to die. No helmet. Two up. Did he know how to ride in the first place. Might have been high - who knows. Perhaps he was a good lad, perhaps he had gone off the rails, it simply doesn't matter.

I find it very very sad.

RIP Gareth.

Bit harsh Lozzo, I hope no-one near and dear to you ever goes off the rails (lets face it many kids do albeit temporarily)