London has been suffering an ever-increasing crime wave of motorcycle bandits. Their operating mode has varied, from the stealing of mobile phones, other motorcycles and raids on jewelers to the physical assault of pedestrians. Policing wise it seems there is very little active pursuit and action. The reason we are told is it is more dangerous to put life at risk speeding after these theives. Just in case a thief is seriously injured or worse still a pedestrian. So they get away in most part in what can only be considered a successful criminal career move Yet today the news broadcasts indicate a gang of these people were caught and sentenced to justice. The remarkable fact was they were all in their late teens and male. The thrill of being chased, doing something risky and the speed of a motorcycle are the perfect allure to the simple minded just out to make a buck.
Solutions are in fact very thin on the ground. The courts could come down heavy on these criminals with mandatory sentences, but to a teenage the concept of doing the time doesn't come into it when the thrill of a chase is on, when adrenaline is pumping and a few quid will end up in their pocket. Perhaps there is a technological response, maybe there is also an uninvented defensive weapon just waiting to be put into production which stops motorcycles? Maybe there isn't?
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