nytimes.com— With 2,396 bicycles in his collection, Igor Kenk is the unofficial world champion of bicycle thieves. But why?
Aug 22, 2008View in Crawl 4
"But why?" "The police are baffled by what Igor Kenk planned to do with such a surplus of bikes?" "The biggest mysteries of all are Mr. Kenk’s motives and his ultimate plan for the armada of steel, rubber and aluminum he amassed."I believe that I've solved the mystery. It took a few seconds, but after reviewing his mugshot, and the part of the article that said he was also charged with possession of drugs, I was able to deduce a few subtle hints about his character. I intend to release a full report within the week, but I will submit part of my theory now: He's a drug addict and he intended to sell the bikes for drug money. But it's hard to find a buyer when you look like a f**king drug addict, so he just kept stealing them hoping he'd get THE bike.
The National Post (and many other local papers) have been covering this story like crazy since it broke a month ago. Here's an article that might answer the Times' rhetorical question: <a class="user" href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=696022">http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=696 ...</a>"So what drove Mr. Kenk? Det.-Const. Dennis says Mr. Kenk told him "the apocalypse is coming." In the future when we have run out of oil, we will all need bikes to get around, the logic goes, and Mr. Kenk will have a few in storage to offer us."Unbelievable.
synystarAug 22, 2008
"But why?" "The police are baffled by what Igor Kenk planned to do with such a surplus of bikes?" "The biggest mysteries of all are Mr. Kenk’s motives and his ultimate plan for the armada of steel, rubber and aluminum he amassed."I believe that I've solved the mystery. It took a few seconds, but after reviewing his mugshot, and the part of the article that said he was also charged with possession of drugs, I was able to deduce a few subtle hints about his character. I intend to release a full report within the week, but I will submit part of my theory now: He's a drug addict and he intended to sell the bikes for drug money. But it's hard to find a buyer when you look like a f**king drug addict, so he just kept stealing them hoping he'd get THE bike.
dstoppingAug 22, 2008
The National Post (and many other local papers) have been covering this story like crazy since it broke a month ago. Here's an article that might answer the Times' rhetorical question: <a class="user" href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=696022">http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=696 ...</a>"So what drove Mr. Kenk? Det.-Const. Dennis says Mr. Kenk told him "the apocalypse is coming." In the future when we have run out of oil, we will all need bikes to get around, the logic goes, and Mr. Kenk will have a few in storage to offer us."Unbelievable.