...YES!

I just had to re-post this late-breaking video of street justice in action.Judging by the surroundings, it looks like it went down somewhere in LES, a known stomping ground of messengers and the fixed scene in general... not people you really want to fuck with, to say the least.

Bike Thief vs Street Justis from triple on Vimeo.

Video via Prolly... thanks Prolly

While i generally deplore outright violence and vigilantism, I have to applaud these guys for standing up to a bike thief and teaching him a lesson. The NYPD pretty much doesn't give a damn about cyclist's rights, and as I've noted before, filing a 'police report' does more for insurance and proving your tardiness to your boss than it does justice.... At least not as effectively as a fist to the kisser and a stern warning, "DON'T STEAL BIKES!"