You know, a year ago my sister put a small bag of trash in a dumpster located in the parking area of a small apartment complex. They got her liscense plate on camera, called the police and she was sent a citation.

She is still mad to this day and I can't tolerate it. She was too cheap to pay for her trash pick up...not too poor, so she would impose herself on people who pay for trash pick up by sneaking her trash in their dumpsters. She makes the claim it's just a small bag in a big dumpster.

The point here is that it is a stupid little thing but it's more about my sister's mentality that it's "no big deal". I think people that don't agree that it was ok to take this bike out of the trash are tired of the mentality of people who will do this in the first place - a mentality like that of my sister.

Have you ever looked out onto your curb and found a person picking through your trash? I feel violated when I see this. If I have an item that I feel may be still somewhat useful, I put it on the curb the day before trash pickup and put a free sign on it. Never have I had an item there for more than an hour. Never has any of these people knocked on my door to say thanks. It's the mentality of the trash pickers that upset people - a big attitude, like this guy who took the bike.