…Here’s the full story via NHI.
This is what the victim usually looks like:
The Victim: Asst. Dean of Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Robert "Easy Money" Harper-Mangels
…this is what he looks like for poor kids in the ‘ville…
Posted by: BNH | June 9, 2009
Canal Trail Mugging
Posted in Commuting | Tags: bicycles, bikes, canal trail, New Haven, newhallville
That is a set back for the trail. Won’t find me on that section. OTH, I guess you could say the theives didn’t get much except a bike you readily by at Dick’s or Sports Authority
By: Mark on June 10, 2009
at 6:33 am
Mark,
I wouldn’t avoid that section all together. I’ve been through there dozens of times. I think the nice weather and the opportunistic nature of these particular youths led to the assault. I see the potential for that energy to be channeled into legal activity. With their talent for ripping people off, I think these kids would make great politicians or hedge fund managers.
By: BNH on June 10, 2009
at 9:44 am
Does Cannondale make a cycling holster for a 9mm?
By: scott on June 11, 2009
at 11:30 am
Mark,
They took more than my bike. They’ve robbed me of a bit of my faith in humankind. And this was only my second time on the trail.
The Victim
By: Robert on June 12, 2009
at 1:11 pm
Robert,
Don’t lose faith. You should definitely be shocked at your treatment at the hands of your fellow human beings, but try to apply your situation toward the greater affliction in our society. That is, the vast disparity of wealth within our own communities. With this done, you may see that it is not humankind that has lost your trust but rather the foundations of our economy, because any system that would allow one group of beings to dominate another is surely unjust and inhumane.
–BNH
By: BNH on June 15, 2009
at 10:52 am
i’ve had kids mess with me in newhallville on the trail too, but i just flipped them off, told them to find something better to do with the days of their youth and pedaled my ass off. i totally support bill. being afraid of the youth, and believing that this is anything but a consequence of the socioeconomic classing and segregation that exists is ignorance in itself.
By: Re:New Haven on June 15, 2009
at 1:03 pm
http://seeclickfix.com/issues/6492
By: yep on July 2, 2009
at 10:55 am
Assault and theft are inexcusable no matter the perpetrators’ socioeconomic status. I hope the trail becomes a safer place and Robert gets his bike back.
By: 3rd party on July 23, 2009
at 8:23 am