Yesterday 40 scooterists met up and took part in a peaceful and well-organised ‘Show of Strength’ ride out in Gloucestershire. As we reported here last week, Steve Stuckle had his Vespa PX stolen from his house after the thief covered his CCTV. Steve appealed through social media to try and get his scooter back, the scooter was later found dumped, and with £1000 worth of damage. Thankfully he also found out the identity of the thief and decided to do something about it.
Steve’s stolen PX
Steve and the fellow riders (some had ridden up from as far as Weston-Super-Mare to show their support) rode over to the renowned local thieves house. Once there Steve knocked on the door (the wrong door as it happens – you can see in the video in the comments that he’s then directed across a green to the correct address). Once at the right house, as neighbours and onlookers watched in bewilderment Steve spoke to the lad’s brothers, who told Steve “They are fed up of him and he deserves a good kicking.”
Steve also had the support of locals, he told us “People in the street came out and actually said it’s about time someone did this as it is getting bad with him”.
£1000 repair bill
Before leaving, Steve handed over an invoice for £1000 for the damage to his scooter. We’ll be surprised if it gets paid but it may just make the thief realise he’s known, as is his address and that the scootering community will stick together.
Update
This story went viral, we had over 50,000 readers and it was shared hundreds of times. It shows the strength of feeling around crimes of this kind. It was a simple show of strength, rather than vigilante gang out for justice. Just as well really, seeing as the original information was incorrect and the riders turned up at an innocent families address to begin with.
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Steve and the fellow riders (some had ridden up from as far as Weston-Super-Mare to show their support) rode over to the renowned local thieves house. Once there Steve knocked on the door (the wrong door as it happens – you can see in the video in the comments that he’s then directed across a green to the correct address). Once at the right house, as neighbours and onlookers watched in bewilderment Steve spoke to the lad’s brothers, who told Steve “They are fed up of him and he deserves a good kicking.”
Steve also had the support of locals, he told us “People in the street came out and actually said it’s about time someone did this as it is getting bad with him”.
£1000 repair bill
Before leaving, Steve handed over an invoice for £1000 for the damage to his scooter. We’ll be surprised if it gets paid but it may just make the thief realise he’s known, as is his address and that the scootering community will stick together.
Update
This story went viral, we had over 50,000 readers and it was shared hundreds of times. It shows the strength of feeling around crimes of this kind. It was a simple show of strength, rather than vigilante gang out for justice. Just as well really, seeing as the original information was incorrect and the riders turned up at an innocent families address to begin with.
SLUK Petition
Have you signed our SLUK petition? We want to increase deterrents to try and stop the theft and use of scooters by criminals. You can sign it here.
New products always in development…
Brilliant. This needs to happen a lot more. I think we should bring back the “Stocks” for these types of criminals.
Placed in the town centre. The scumbag is put in the stocks, named and shamed and debagged. The public can throw spoiled produce at said scum for a pound a go, with all proceeds raised going to victims. The whole event is video’d and uploaded to social media.
In Germany, the equivelent punishment was to lock the thief in a barrel with his arms and legs sticking out. Write his name and crimes on the barrel and bundle and kick him through the streets.
Call me old fashioned but this is much more satisfying than yet another worthless probation order dished out by the impotent criminal justice service.
+1^
Tar and feathers like in the good old days…………
Well that’s well n truly got his card marked, I have to say you’ve made him walk the “named & shamed” plank in style… He’ll now be “to hot handle” around his town so if he stupidly attempts to destroy another person’s life by swiping their beloved Scooter or Motorcycle he’ll no doubt have the full weight of the massive “2 wheels society” bare down on his miserable little shoulders…
And he can be 1000% sure of one thing ~ The nxt time they have to pay him a visit ~ it definitely won’t be a peaceful one.
Just saying
Luanna
Good job !!
Glad it went off peaceful. Confronting innocent family members could have gone wrong but at least the turnout forced some sort of response from his brothers.
I’m liking the idea of “the stocks”. I’ve never heard of it before but sounds satisfying. Well done to all who participated.
So whats his name and address?
Well done Lads, my Yamaha MT09 was stolen about 6 weeks ago and recovered about 3 weeks ago the bike is a write off because the headstock cracked when the bastards broke the steering lock, it had only Done 1,000 miles
good to see it /// it should happen more often I also like the idea of stocks better than an asbo or community order and maybe the towrag would have second thoughts well done fellas
Bloody well done I say ! Good job all round ! 100 per cent behind you. Name and shame! It’s about time people stood up and stand together in peaceful protest like this.
Well done lads and lasses . Good on you for a peaceful talking to. I bet he got the message
Nice one lads and lasses of the scooter world. You are dead right about public punishments and I for one condone it even if it does mean the poor poor thieving twat is named and shamed. The people ( victims of crime) are in need of recompense when it comes to crime and punishment against those who destroy other people’s lives.I say name and shame this piece of worthless scum bag and lets see him squirm in the gutter. The justice system of this country is a joke and those that are in the position to enforce it are a even bigger joke with people who in most cases have never ever been the subject of a crime ( other than committing one by not enforcing the law properly). If it works, then bring back the old days where those who insist on committing crime were dealt with imminently by the public, i think you call it being a vigilante now a days but who gives a toss.
Just a shame that the pic in this ain t the person’s house that stole the bike
We’ve removed that picture and added some additional text.