Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
In NYC, you don't start screaming at someone stealing stuff- they might shoot you or knife you! Likewise bopping them one- do you want to get knifed over something like that? Calling 911 won't get you anywhere either- they will not respond to burgleries, etc, they'll tell you to call the police. By the time the police send in a request and get there, the thief will be LONG gone with bike. Your only chance would be if you can flag down a passing cop who can snag the guy before he sees the approaching cop and simply runs off. Altogether, not very good odds.
Agreed. Exactly true. Hell, even if you see someone being physically hurt and do call 911 it may be minutes before you even get through. Add traffic into the mix and more minutes have gone by before the police/ambulance arrive. NYC is the absolute last place on earth you should have a heart attack because the ambulance literally cannot get to you in time.

I will say this, the chain used to lock the bike doesn't look at all like the chains I usually see locking bikes in the city. It is a fraction of the size. A bike thief is bound to go for a lighter weight chain like that. Not to say the heavier chain is a sure thing, heavens no, but at least the thief would need some SERIOUS cutters or longer than 6 min to cut through it.