Comments on: Suspicious Cyclist Jailed for No Light

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:53:48 +0000

I guess if the thief was on a bicycle with a light at 2:30 in the morning, he would have gotten away with busting out car windows and stealing our stuff? No one knows for sure what color he is, only those “assuming” he was being racially profiled. Again, thank you WUPD for some common sense, for catching this thug and for putting him in jail where he belongs.. For those who ride their bicycles at 2:30 in the morning — get a light.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 02:35:39 +0000

I too cringed when I heard they arrested the guy on the bike with no light. Sure it’s great they later found out he was a thief. But still I wonder, how can it be appropriate to jail someone for riding a bike without a light? Is that REALLY the legal reason to jail him? That’s what scares me. Yet all of you race obsessed people focus on his skin color instead of the fact that we are jailing people for riding bikes without lights! THAT is what you should be outraged with. If you investigate and find him to be white, does that make it OK that he was jailed for riding a bike with no light?

By: Tangley Resident

Tangley Resident — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:48:04 +0000

It’s because of Obamacare.

By: miltonwatchdog

miltonwatchdog — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:55:15 +0000

Dear DelayedNews. The person arrested for riding a bike without a light had busted out the windows of a car to steal the property of another. Whether he was black, green, purple or blue doesn’t change the fact that he is a thug and a criminal and needed to go to jail. Thank you, WUPD.

You walk in the street . . . . .

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:47:25 +0000

I think you are missing the point: I think the police should investigate any suspicious person particularly at 2:50am riding a bike without a light or driving a car with the lights off.

What I take exception to is that the person is arrested rather than ticketed. If we do not normally arrest people for riding a bike without a light, we should not be doing it selectively, and i would be curious to see if the person were black.

A month or so ago, I read were a person was arrested for walking in the street. The person was black. I walk in the street three mornings a week with a group of friends. Police cars drive by all the time and never say a thing.

Are you really OK for arresting a black person for doing something most of us do regularly without interference from the police?

By: LHG

LHG — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:37:29 +0000

You don’t want to hinder your police department from doing their job by being too judgmental. Practicing extreme political correctness can result in avoidable crimes.

By: neighbor

neighbor — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 06:08:09 +0000

i really don’t see why the race card needs to be played here? would you react any different if the suspect were hispanic? asian?

People drive through WestU at 2:50am, even if their headlights are out. But riding a bicycle at 2:50am w/o lights seems to be very unusual behavior…

By: DelayedNews.com

DelayedNews.com — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:45:05 +0000

You make a good point. However what would happen to a car driving without lights is that if they were not drunk, they would get a warning or a ticket and move on. They would NOT get arrested. I would like to know if the bicycle guy was black. Instant News should find that out.

By: Another View

Another View — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:35:20 +0000

Note the time 2:50 A.M of the call about a suspicious person on a bicycle. A male suspect was located riding a bicycle without a light on. Would expect the same police response for a motor vehicle cruising the neighborhood at 2:50 AM with no running lights on. Too bad we do not have surveillance cameras at key intersections throughout West U to help deter this.

By: Give me Liberty...

Give me Liberty... — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:55:54 +0000

I guess that is true if you are comfortable with a police department arresting someone for riding a bike without a light. I’m not comfortable with that. My guess is the guy is black and that if you search through the records of the West U police department you will find that no resident of West U has ever been ticketed for not having a light on their bike, much less arrested.

By: Robert Gartner

Robert Gartner — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 01:48:50 +0000

Seems these police officers are doing a great job. Cant say the same for the HPD however.