[wils1245]

These bikes are a nusicance in Mountain View if you don’t work for Google. They’re left all over the place - in lawns, in landscaping, right in the middle of the sidewalk. The article blames non-Google employees, but they’re often carelessly placed right near Google buildings with nothing else but office buildings around.

If I lived in Mountain View (I used to work there) I’d help myself too.

[lern_too_spel]

How does "helping yourself" solve the problem? Why not report the bicycle thieves instead for causing the nuisance?

[wils1245]

It doesn’t solve the problem. It’s Google’s problem. If Google is going to do nothing whatsoever to secure their property, it’s not the police’s job to do it for them.

[lern_too_spel]

And it's not your job to be a bicycle thief.

You're like a tagger who believes you have the right to spray paint a wall just because the owner of the wall hasn't installed a security alarm. In my eyes, the bicycle thieves are worse because they are rich adults with money.