LogFAQs > #932865325

So people who don't bring their bike with them in to buildings are clearly just asking for it.

No, because you lock your bike up, thus meaning you arent asking for it since youre taking the steps to prevent theft. Of course, people can and do try to steal locked up bikes, which, again since the bike owner took reasonable precautions would mean they are not asking for it. Even if they left their bike unsecured that wouldn't make the theft right, and if the bike owner caught a thief trying to take it if they wanted to beat some ass, fine.

The reason this is different than other scenarios is because it was planned beforehand. They intentionally made something easy to steal and then beat some ass when it happened. They wanted somebody to steal their thing. The intent of the victims does matter, which is why we see their mugshots above. In a case of a "natural" not baited theft, I really doubt we'd see the victims who got stolen from taken in by police after beating some ass.