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A West Seattle woman who is an avid runner saw a man stealing her husbands bicycle. She took after him. He soon abandoned the bike, maybe thinking that she would break off the chase, but she kept after him. She yelled to neighbors to call 911, which they did. She told the thief she had planned on a six miler that day but "could probably do 12 if need be."
They continued running until a Seattle police officer intercepted the chase, bringing it to a close.
Just one more side benefit of distance running as a form of exercise.
Also for got to mention that according to one of the comments on the story, the local specialty running shop, 'West Seattle Runner,' " will be offering a limited run of t-shirts, coffee mugs, towels and bumper stickers in honor of Sarah’s bravery"
Stupid in my opinion. What is the point of endangering your life over a stupid bicycle? This thief could have easily shot her, stabbed her, beat her with a hammer, etc.
It's not about the bicycle. There's a much larger picture. First, it's about the next victim. If no one ever puts up resistance, the result is an unending stream of victims.
Second, it's about being secure in one's home. The guy went into her garage. What if one of her kids had been in there?
Anyway, if she kept a 30 foot or so gap, she was pretty safe. It's unlikely that a bike thief is going to shoot her over this. If he had turned to charge her with a knife, hammer, or bare hands, he wouldn't have been able to catch her.
This is what she posted in the comment section of the blog that reported it:
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Originally Posted by Sarah
It is powerful to experience those primal instincts in a potentially dangerous situation. I can’t say it feels brave – I was frankly pissed and simply unwilling to be victimized or let others become victimized. Thanks for all the Kudos amigos! Love this WS community.
Comment by Sarah — 12:06 pm June 7, 2013
If you look at the other comments, she is universally admired, and only one or two chide her for having put herself at risk.
A local tv station picked up the story and did a pretty nice treatment of it. They interviewed Sarah and one of the neighbors. They say that once the chase was on, other neighbors started running along with her (albeit had problems keeping up), so that meant even less of a risk to her.
Hedgehog, it might be worth considering that it doesn't really take a lot of brains to be a theif!!
Yeah. No kidding.
My friend's window was broken when the thieves came. The one right next to the unlocked back door.
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