Purple Pedal Push plundered
Rebecca Hoeffner
Issue date: 11/1/07 Section: Opinion
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When I learned that the bikes being released around campus would not be locked up, I figured I would see them on campus for maybe one or two days before they disappeared. And for the most part, they have. I saw one the other day though, and for a week old bike it was in horrendous condition. The seat looked like someone had gotten bored and decided to rip chunks out of it. I didn't examine it long enough to observe any other damages, but from conversations I've had around campus, the couple that are still floating around are in pretty bad shape.
I don't understand this. I assumed that the bikes would be stolen; any person who has been breathing for very long knows that people steal things. Simply put, people are selfish. While it's a sad state of affairs, that's how things have been since the beginning of private property, but I didn't expect people to tear the bikes up just for destructions sake. Assuming that Tarleton students are responsible for the damage, it saddens and frustrates me. I would hope that by the time students get to college, their brain would be developed enough to recognize the advantages to keeping things nice, especially things that can be useful, like bikes and cars.
I hate to rant about an issue and not offer a solution, but I don't see one in sight on this one. Obviously, the bikes will just have to be chalked up to a loss. It was a charming idea, but in the real world, things that require a general belief in the goodness of people rarely work out.
I don't understand this. I assumed that the bikes would be stolen; any person who has been breathing for very long knows that people steal things. Simply put, people are selfish. While it's a sad state of affairs, that's how things have been since the beginning of private property, but I didn't expect people to tear the bikes up just for destructions sake. Assuming that Tarleton students are responsible for the damage, it saddens and frustrates me. I would hope that by the time students get to college, their brain would be developed enough to recognize the advantages to keeping things nice, especially things that can be useful, like bikes and cars.
I hate to rant about an issue and not offer a solution, but I don't see one in sight on this one. Obviously, the bikes will just have to be chalked up to a loss. It was a charming idea, but in the real world, things that require a general belief in the goodness of people rarely work out.
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