They dont fool around in Australia

[woody]

The following article illistrates how passonate we are about our bikes down here in OZ

(NSW) Crash victim robbed while impaled on stake
Posted by: "Graham Pryor" pryor@fishinternet.com.au
Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:38 am (PDT)

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/crash-victim-robb
ed-while-impaled-on-stake/1590999.aspx

Crash victim robbed while impaled on stake
BY MICHELLE HOCTOR
10/08/2009

<http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/multimedia/images/full/556152.jpg> The seriously injured man is loaded into a helicopter after he was impaled on a stake after coming off a motorcycle. Picture: FRANCES RAND, South Coast Register

A Nowra man who was impaled by a garden stake in a motorcycle accident is believed to have been robbed and assaulted while suffering his life-threatening injuries.
The 39-year-old allegedly stole a bike and was riding it along Adelaide St, Greenwell Point, when he lost control and slid into a garden bed at 1.45pm yesterday.
A timber metre-long garden stake was driven through his right armpit and out his back. A puncture wound was also found on his leg.
NSW Ambulance officers said they responded to reports of a man who had a garden stake in his torso and required surgical intervention.

Paramedics arrived to find the man conscious and the stake already pulled from his body.
Nowra police confirmed there was no motorcycle at the scene when authoritiesarrived.
A source said the owner of the bike had caught up with the rider, pulled out the stake and punched him on the nose before taking his wallet and reclaiming the motorcycle.

The injured man was airlifted to St George Hospital suffering internal injuries and a suspected broken nose.

[TheValk]

Paramedics arrived to find the man conscious and the stake already pulled from his body.
Nowra police confirmed there was no motorcycle at the scene when authoritiesarrived.
A source said the owner of the bike had caught up with the rider, pulled out the stake and punched him on the nose before taking his wallet and reclaiming the motorcycle.

Fair enough taking his bike back- but a bit rough lifting the wallet- unless he had to pay for a tow truck. Cheers from Oz.

[Cliff]

....Fair enough taking his bike back- but a bit rough lifting the wallet- unless he had to pay for a tow truck. Cheers from Oz......

Or possibly pay for repairs required after the crash. 

I question the motive behind pulling the stake out... depending on the vessel damage caused by the stake removal without prep for blood loss could prove fatal.

[Hoser]

The owner probly knew that.  hoser

[Cliff]

The owner probly knew that.  hoser

My thoughts exactly   

[woody]

Our local motorists association (NMAA) had quite a time with this, sumed up they said that the owner of the bike:
Pulled the stake as a first aid measure.
Lifted the wallet to pay for the medical treatment, repairs, transport of the bike and travel costs.
Punched him in the nose for pinching the bike, and being stupid enough to think he could ride a bike without being in possession of a brain.

I know its not funny, but if he had not stolen the bike he would not have been injured.
For every action there is a re-action.
I have had bikes stolen, never to be seen again......not happy

I would like to think that the turds that stole them hurt themselves, as It cost me good money to replace them.

[Big Rig]

Way back in the day they would hang horse thieves here. ..never got a second chance to do it again...a punch in the nose is getting off lightly ...I am also sure that Stu McMoron  didn't have much cash in the wallet...

JM2C