Something I’ve not seen in this discussion yet, and the reason I waited to post to this thread until an outcome was known, is that the local knowledge (including the “feel” of something just being off) can allow one to take action as a close neighbor that in a different block would be foolish. It is entirely possible the actions of a good neighbor, because they know the info on the ground, can appear to be a vigilante, when in fact they are being neighborly. The proof here is 1) the bike was stolen; 2) lots of effort when itno reuniting the bike with the owner, at the expense of neighbor; 3) bike returned to the neighbor. Had the bike not been stolen, it would have still likely ended up with its owner — because of the care of the neighbor. I have benifited greatly from the care of neighbors and hope I’ve helped a few myself. This is the gift and wonder of subsidiarity in action — and why people helping people as directly as possible trumps (can I say that anymore without being political?) bureaucratic solutions.
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