Wenzhou Chinese Man Throws Bicycle To Stop Thieves

This video has been spreading recently. In the video (a news report), a girl surnamed Chen was walking on the street in Wenzhou, China when two thieves on a motor-scooter flew by and snatched her purse. She immediately screamed that she was robbed. What happened next no one expected.

Surveillance video shows a man riding a bicycle. As he was passing by the front of a hotel near where the thievery happened happened, perhaps as a result of hearing Chen’s scream, he stopped, calmly got off his bicycle, picked it up, and then threw it at the thieves riding past him on their motor-scooter. The bicycle hit them, they lost control, and crashed to the ground.

Comments from KDS:

极品花蹦蹦:

downloading Good guy…so YP. [However] I welcome this kind of YP to come to Shanghai.

月色朦胧:

downloadingdownloadingdownloading Calm. [He did it so nonchalantly.]

face:

I thought when he was approaching them he would flip one over, didn’t think he’d flee…
but him throwing [the bike] was very cool.

adam:

To have this kind of friend by your side is something to be proud of in one’s life. downloading

I have one. downloading

Everybody, do you have a friend like this? downloading

米可乐㊣:

The only small imperfection was him strutting up to them only to then flee. downloading

KI_KA:

downloading Niu bi.

善解人衣:

Definite role-model downloading, just that him fleeing was a little jiong.

JLU:

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His heart is definitely good, very clear-headed.

卡内其古哈:

This kind of guy should definitely make it onto the newspapers to be praised.

一代刀神:

Happened in Wenzhou, not Shanghai, sigh, that security guard is a role model too. downloading

么:

Wenzhou people are pretty righteous~ This is not the first time I’ve heard of this kind of thing [happening there]~~

封贴无数:

Relax, once the person is caught, he will definitely be beaten up by those passing by.

This kind of guy is what a true man is, with daring and smarts, willing to act, mind calm, a Yang Jia-like brave man.

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  1. Ouch that looked painful.

  2. Damn, THIS close to giving him a 10/10 neighborhood crimefighter rating…Gets an 8 instead, because not only did he run away, his run is kind of silly. Guy was so badass up until that point though…

  3. This must be the obligatory feel-good story for Christmas.

    LoL, but yeah, he was pretty badass right up until he realized the crash didn’t take at least one of them out. Still, upstanding guy.

  4. good smack.there are many thieves and robbers in guangdong.i had been robbed of 70 yuan(about 10 us dollars)by two hooligans in guangzhou railway station square.and another rogue snatched my toothpaste,comb and mirror.i reported the robbery to a cop who was patrolling near the station later.to my surprise,the patrolman’s reaction is very quiet and said “do not walk alone in this place.”i had eyewitnessed several pocket picking when i was in shenzhen.shenzhen is a really horrified place.

  5. Nice! Chinese man makes up for lack of having a gun with a bicycle. Where I live we are able to protect ourselves from criminals because we have the same weapons the criminals have. When you outlaw defense weapons only the criminals will have weapons.

    • 25% of all prisoners in the world..ARE IN da USA ( ;-) )
      USA have 5 % of the worlds population
      In MY country not even the police have guns !!
      We have the smallest criminal rates in Europe !

      • It’s probably because you only get several days of sun per year – it’s too dark to commit crimes there! Just kidding! I love Norway and Europe in general.

      • good to know but…. is chinasmack about fucking NORWAY???? GUESS NOT
        IF YOUR COUNTRY IS SO GOOD WHY THE HELL DID YOU COME TO CHINA???????????

        • I agree ; Chinasmack is about CHINA , But my response was to the guy who said ” where I live…” . True, they have guns in the Bible-Belt (!) what’s the point? I’m sorry to say this folks,but the American are the most ignorant,stupid and ..and…
          I think I can say so after 40 yrs in the oil-industry.I prefer working with the Chinese…

          • …, and Norwegians are God’s gift to the Earth.

          • i agree with you, americans the the most stupid sons of bitches, except one friend of mine who works with with, hes a nice guy

          • “There are almost 4.7 million Norwegian Americans according to the 2006 U.S. census”. You must have met some of those people then. Norway polulation is 4.8 million? hmmmm

            Yeah, those Satanic Black Metal Bands from Norway are pretty non-redneckish huh. Use that oil to burn any of your own historic churches lately? Norwegians must respect things like that.

            But the country is beautiful and the movie “The Heroes of Telemark” is cool.

            Thanks for the Christmas tree:)

          • This guy is totally just Pusan Playa from Norway. Pay him no mind, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

        • that sounds so american, “stay at home,why go anywhere, we have KFC and Mcdonalds here, why travel”

          • Jones says:
            Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 11:33 pm

            And Dave, I like those metal bands, and they aren’t “Satanic” unless the person making the opinion about them is of some other ridiculous belief that would actually believe in Satan. And no, no metal bands burn down churches. If they have, then please give me an example. It’s good that we’re on the same page about telling this guy that he’s a nationalistic prick and all…but to make outlandish religious claims is a bit much.

            — Jones, you said:
            And no, no metal bands burn down churches. If they have, then please give me an example. ”
            here is one:
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes#Arson_of_churches
            Varg has his solo project Buzum.If you really know what black metal scene, you should have known this man already.

            and Varg is not the only example. check this out:
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaahl#Criminal_convictions

            Gaahl, ex-vocal of Gorgoroth, tortured a man and bled him, collect his blood into a cup.

            I’m not saying all black metal bands are satanic, I myself listen to some BM bands. I’m just pointing out this for you to tell you, never use expression like “No metal bands did …”. do some research before you jump into some conclusions without solid ground.

  6. thats why back home in NY I always roll with my concealed glock 19 and two clips for back up. im straight up gangsta yo!

  7. I’m personally glad there are no guns here in China, there are a lot of people here with hardly anything to loose who would definitely use it to rob people just like in the states, except, there are more single poverty stricken men here.

  8. Faced with two large, angry and aggressive assailants, both likely armed? Running away shows this man has wisdom as well as courage and resourcefulness.

  9. HI I AM BAAAAAAAACK!
    well, really cool. i bet the dude only did that cause the one having things stolen was his grandmother.

    • You change your name but your retardation shines through like a beacon of stupidity from your words.

      Maybe you meant to say your grandmother was a bike?

  10. I’m sure that since this video, many Chinese are now going to be emboldened to respond in the same way; when they see a purse snatching, they will pick up anything and throw it at fleeing motorcycle bandits. China is also a land full of bicycles, LOL…

  11. GREAT! Finally someone who (re)acts in stead of watching a do nothing. Hero~!

  12. Oh wow, that was hilarious.

  13. Don’t be bitter expat, China is a really great country:
    Last 30 yrs ; lifted 400 m from poverty to a middle class.
    NO party-rules… It REALLY is a great counry. And to all u English teachers; STAY AWAY FROM THE GIRLS

  14. I think that the guy wanted a new bike. He exchange his old bike for the new bike with the criminal. I think he got a new bike.

  15. Hate to break it to you, and I’m for gun control, but states with concealed weapons licenses have about 1/4th the gun crime as states without them in the US. The reason we don’t have strict laws is because it would be impossible to get all of the guns out of the US (there’s enough for every man woman and child to have a couple). We’re learning something from the Chinese – practicality and statistical control comes before your high-minded European ideals!

    • The United States leads the world in number of violent crimes committed with a firearm. Though statistics aren’t clear on whether or not banning firearms now will reduce crimes in general but I doubt the reason strict gun laws aren’t in place is because of impossibility of getting guns. (practical start: ban bullets and gun shows) NRA and its powerful lobby are far more likely culprits.

  16. Good man. I really can’t imagine what any negative comments on this would be.

    Happy holidays chinaSMACKers :)

  17. I am very happy to see some heros in this country. MEdia people of the world take note, we need more heros, not more loser and corrput leaders.

  18. haha,this guy is very cool,i think a lot of beautiful girl will love him

  19. TBH it would make more sense to chase down the thief on the bike instead of throwing it at him.. I mean, what if he missed?

  20. Wow, great hero!

  21. This video should be shown in all schools.

    Not all students will be brave and cool as our hero but this video will provide a good lesson for Chinese not to be passive and afraid.

    This is a nice story. Only hope two thieves can be caught and executed.

  22. the thing is he didn’t miss. So, still well done chinese fella. i take it you would miss from such a close range, being a little dim.

  23. Awesome..

    (my comment was too short to post so I wrote this sentence)

  24. nice man,congratulation !

  25. We need more people like this in our society and not criminals.

  26. Bike throwning should be an olympic sport.

  27. OH MY!

    I cant stop laughing, those guys got Schooled!!

    anyways, forget this, Norway, American, Satan, Nationalism talk, F yall

    I say, “That is where the 1989 Tank Boy is!”

  28. Good Job…Let’s learn from him. We all should start to help each other by following his example.

  29. Absolutely awsome!~ respect! buy this good Samaritan a new bike & a beer too.

  30. i think its smart to run away. better safe than getting hurt. he did man up for this LOL !!!

  31. You know, in the UK this man would get a two and a half year jail sentence for defending the victim of a crime.

  32. I cant stop watching that. Pure awesomeness, and I dont care that he ran away from those guys, who knows if they had knives or something. Dude is awesome pure and simple.

  33. very good! lol!

  34. lol, that was better than all the lazy, fat, cops in my city in the USA. The only thing they toss are dunuts in their mouths.

  35. No YouTube link this time? :(

  36. oouuchh…,that’s good reaction i think..

  37. well all threads here degenerate into “my country tis of thee” BS but the real deal is … what a throw. I mean that throw was straight gangsta style. i love it. made my whole day. If only he would have kept his balls and went over and stomped those punks out … then every woman in Wenzhou would be singin “Big Daddy Chen come holla at me, got some lovin for you, o my baby” (in Wenzhou dialect ya’ll)

  38. That was classic

  39. That’s f**king good, I like that.

  40. In my country, you are supposed to let it happen and call the police. The police will take 3 to 6 months to feedback to you. And if the thieves had sold your belongings away, it is legal becasue this is a business.

    Don’t believe? That’s what happened to me.

  41. I need to practice this before heading to China.

  42. No hero there. He wanted the stolen beg for himself. What really happened is that he thought they would crash and fall unconscious, and he could that bag for himself, they money and the motorcycle and get away with everything. He walked casually towards them but when he saw they got up, he ran away. No hero there. His intention was to steal, and worse than them.

  43. Hi JONES ; Do you know this character ; % ? This means “percent”
    So start thiking about this; 25 % of WHAT ?? and this one; 5 % of WHAT ?? ;-)

  44. This is NOT true ; The police-stations have firearms though :-)

  45. No, not the crime rate, the number of crimes, yes.
    And it is true that the prison population is huge in the US, five to ten times higher than in other Western countries.

  46. If this happened in the US, the muggers would sue the bike man for assault and win.

  47. Not only that, you’ll have make sure your home is a burglar safe environment too.

  48. 美国的法律有时真让人感觉莫名其妙

  49. yeah true. but wouldn’t u rather move to china & throw a bike at someone instead because u can.

  50. and write a book about it and make million of dollars…

  51. If smugness were a crime, Norway would be leading the world.

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